Inside Museums

Made during the Covid Pandemic when museums were closed to the public. A series of access-all-areas visits to inspiring collections in museums and galleries across the UK. A personal guided tour of the incredible, eclectic and moving treasures in their keeping.

Documentary

Seasons

1. St Fagans National Museum of History

Air Date: 2020-10-12

Cerys Matthews shares her passion for St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff to reveal a story of community spirit that spans millennia.

2. Scottish National Gallery

Air Date: 2020-10-14

Artist Lachlan Goudie visits the Scottish National Gallery to explore the relevance of a much-loved collection to the challenges we face today, in terms of family, community, nature and hope.

3. Ulster Museum

Air Date: 2020-10-13

Emma Dabiri uses artworks held in the Ulster Museum in Belfast to explore a different way of seeing the world – through the eyes of artists.

4. Artemisia Gentileschi

Air Date: 2020-10-15

A special access tour of the Artemisia Gentileschi blockbuster exhibition billed as Tarantino meets Caravaggio, a bloody tale of tragedy and triumph with a twist.

1. The Story of Slate

Air Date: 2022-04-04

Huw Stephens learns about the history of the Welsh slate industry at the National Slate Museum in Llanberis.

2. Manchester’s Whitworth

Air Date: 2022-04-05

Diana Ali revisits the Whitworth art gallery in Manchester to explore an eclectic collection that helped inspire her as an artist.

3. Glasgow’s Treasure Palace

Air Date: 2022-04-06

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a place artist Lachlan Goudie has loved since he was a boy. He explores Glasgow’s most popular cultural jewel, home to thousands of treasures.

4. Ulster’s Folk Wonders

Air Date: 2022-04-07

Marie-Louise Muir discovers the beauty of everyday objects at the Ulster Folk Museum, found at homes in Northern Ireland at the turn of the century.

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Rating

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Release Date

2020-10-12

Episodes

8 (2 seasons)

Status

Returning Series