NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - The Vatican - Vatican City
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2011
We climb a scaffold to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to discover the secret of Michelangelo’s genius and why he feuded with the Pope. We hunt for the miscreants who defaced a Raphael masterpiece with hate filled graffiti. The censor who was responsible for putting fig leaves on penises is revealed and a visit to the Vatican’s Secret Archives uncovers the true story of the Knights Templar.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - The Louvre - Paris
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2011
The secrets of the Mona Lisa are unveiled – the brazen theft and how it became the most famous painting in history. The official portrait of Napoleon’s coronation is scrutinized to reveal a canvas of lies. We re-stage the freak jousting accident that killed a French king and find out whether modern medicine could have saved him. And we probe a king’s murder to discover if the assailant was a lone assassin or in league with a conniving queen.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Royal Ontario Museum - Toronto
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2011
A tiny Egyptian baby mummy is unwrapped to find out how it died 2000 years ago. Two theories are tested to determine whether 12th Century Islamic vessels were bongs or bombs. A dinosaur lost for decades within the museum’s walls is pieced together into the colossal skeleton of a Barosaurus. The great-great grandson of Sitting Bull is brought into the museum to discern whether the museum’s prized Sioux headdress belonged to his illustrious ancestor. And finally, the stuffed remains of a 1930s prize-winning bulldog are examined to uncover a disturbing revelation about the dangers of unnatural selection.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Egyptian Museum - Cairo
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2011
We search for the lost tomb of Ramesses the Great, then, we recreate the last violent moments of an ancient king to discover if he was a brave or cowardly man. We visit the stomping grounds of Indiana Jones to discover how a poor Pharaoh amassed a hoard of gold to rival King Tut, and enter an underground animal necropolis to find out why ancient Egyptians mummified cats, baboons and falcons by the millions. Cryptic inscriptions discovered on a pyramid’s capstone reveal the secret of the pyramid’s spiritual power, and King Khufu’s pyramid is searched for his true likeness in a chamber that includes a locked, unopened door.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Natural History Museum - London
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2011
An old skull is examined to discover if prehistoric Brits were cannibals and a killer shark is pulled from a pool of formaldehyde to find out how its genetic makeup helped swimmers win Olympic gold in Sydney. We dare a curator to handle a famous gem said to curse all who touch it, and then enter a once top-secret room where WWII spymasters created a bomb that came within a hair of killing Hitler. And we evaluate a perfectly preserved specimen of a Dodo, to discover whether the flightless bird’s extinction was really as inevitable as we have been led to believe.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2011
The armor of Henry VIII is examined to help shed light on why he got so fat and crazy, then enter New York high-society to reveal the role a nude sculpture played in a brutal murder. Inside a vast Egyptian temple (enclosed within the museum’s walls), a secret chamber is searched to discover why the temple’s statues celebrate the foreign emperor who conquered the land of the Pharaohs. We touch the Holy Grail (or maybe not) to discover what gives religious relics their power, then discover how a museum curator invented modern body armour. And finally, in a lab equipped with the latest NASA technology, we discover how museum scientists use art to solve mysteries of the past and present.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - The State Hermitage - Saint Petersburg
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2012
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - American Museum of Natural History - New York
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2012
Just when you think you may have seen the world's oldest fossil, you'll discover several meteorites in storage that are even older than the Earth itself.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - National Archeological Museum - Athens
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2012
A trip to Athens' famous museum is like stepping back into the Classical age of Greek history. Learn about some of the artifacts that are housed here, including some controversial pieces.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Imperial War Museum - London
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2012
Relive the experience of a Tornado jet pilot's hair raising mission as he shares his experience of flying in one of the first air strikes of the Gulf War in 1991.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - National Museum of Anthropology - Mexico City
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2012
This episode contains six exciting stories, each of them an exclusive behind the scenes look at secrets of life - and death - in Mexico.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Pergamon and Neues Museums - Berlin
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2012
The original bust of Nefertiti resides at the Neues Museum in Berlin and is the most popular exhibit. People are captivated by her iconic beauty, and want to take her home.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Kunsthistorisches Museum - Vienna
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2012
The stories and secrets of Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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#14 - Topkapi Palace - Istanbul
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/22/2012
At Istanbul's ancient walls we discover how a Muslim invader bested Christian defenders by using their superstitions. In the city's famed spice market we seek a poison.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Palacio Real Madrid - Madrid
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/28/2013
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Israel Museum - Jerusalem
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/21/2013
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Uffizi Gallery - Florence
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/2013
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - State Historical Museum - Moscow
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/14/2013
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Smithsonian - Washington D.C.
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/11/2013
Exploring the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Chateau Versailles - Versailles
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2013
Exploring the Palace of Versailles in France.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Royal Museums Greenwich - Greenwich
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/18/2013
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#22 - Bardo National Museum - Algeria
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/2/2013
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The Worst Episodes of Museum Secrets
Every episode of Museum Secrets ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Museum Secrets!
Museum Secrets is a TV series on History Television in Canada and a website with videos and games
Genre:Documentary
Network:History
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Vatican - Vatican City" is the worst rated episode of "Museum Secrets". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/6/2011. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Louvre - Paris".