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Mysteries at the Museum

2010–2019 · 23 seasons

A genial host turns dusty artifacts into bite-sized stories of crime, invention and oddity, easy to dip in and out of.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Don Wildman, Tony Spera, Frankie Petrosino
Overview
Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters.

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Stream in the UK
  • Discovery+ Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Don Wildman, Tony Spera, Frankie Petrosino
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • memory
  • crime
  • obsession
  • death
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • anthology
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Don Wildman, Tony Spera, Frankie Petrosino, Alan B. Carr, Anna Cain Bianco, Michelle Lulic, Mark William, Martin Van Buren
Length
23 seasons, 310 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Travel Channel
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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