Secrets of the Museum

  • Premiered: Feb 2020
  • Episodes: 18
  • Followers: 7
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Tuesday at 20
  • Documentary History

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Season 2
2x1
Jacob Jordaens: Renaissance Watercolours
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 20, 2021
Behind the scenes at the V&A, a suit from glam rockers Slade needs some TLC, a Michelangelo gives up its secrets and a rare Renaissance watercolour requires urgent attention.
2x2
Epic Iran
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 27, 2021
Some of the largest paintings ever seen at the V&A are unveiled, Manuel’s costume from Fawlty Towers goes on show, and the museum’s oldest teddy bear has a special visitor.
2x3
Alice in Wonderland
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 03, 2021
At the V&A, a rare set of Lucian Freud prints creates a stir, a fragile 600-year-old tapestry is on the move, and a new exhibition attempts to bring Alice in Wonderland to life.
2x4
Bacchus Vase / Minton
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 10, 2021
At the V&A, Shirley Bassey’s favourite outfit must look its best for its debut, a Victorian vase gets a chance to shine, and a rare Chinese painting brings huge challenges.
2x5
Bags Inside Out/Churchill Despatch Box
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 17, 2021
Behind the scenes at the V&A, Winston Churchill’s despatch box needs attention, it’s removal day for a 350-year-old doll’s house, and a famous painting by Constable is on the move.
2x6
Painting: The Great Renunciation of the Buddha
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 24, 2021
At the V&A, a Buddhist painting is a mystery, children’s art goes on show, and Josiah Wedgwood’s masterpiece - the Portland Vase - is brought into the 21st century.

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