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Great Museums Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2003 - 2003
Episode 1
The Charleston Museum: America's First Museum
Sun, Aug 31, 2003 30 mins
South Carolina's Charleston Museum, founded in 1773, features the Civil War journal of Fort Sumter soldiers; exhibitions on the rattlesnake and rural slave life; and silver and furniture.
Episode 2
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: Native Voice
Sun, Sep 7, 2003 30 mins
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (at the Maryland Cultural Resources Center) features 3000-year-old duck decoys, a Cheyenne feather bonnet, a moccasin collection, bowls and baskets.
Episode 3
The National D-Day Museum: Triumph of the Spirit
Mon, Sep 8, 2003 30 mins
The National D-Day Museum, located in New Orleans, spotlights American contributions to WWII through the stories and artifacts of servicemen and women.
Episode 4
The Colorado History Museum: Crossroads of Culture
Sun, Sep 14, 2003 30 mins
The Colorado History Museum includes exhibits on the cliff-dwelling Anasazi Indians, 19th-century ranchers, miners and missionaries.
Episode 5
The Delta Blues Museum: The Blues Live On!
Sun, Sep 21, 2003 30 mins
The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Miss., which details the origin of the music and its transformation into rock and roll. Also: a sharecropper cabin that belonged to Muddy Waters.
Episode 6
The California State Railroad Museum: Binding Ties
Sun, Oct 5, 2003 30 mins
The California State Railroad Museum, located in Sacramento, traces the history of trains and includes restored locomotives, archival photographs and artifacts.
Episode 7
The National Music Museum: America's Shrine to Music
Sun, Oct 12, 2003 30 mins
The National Music Museum, in Vermillion, S.D., features more than 10,000 instruments, including some from the Civil War and Bill Clinton's sax.
Episode 8
The George Eastman House: Picture Perfect
Sun, Oct 12, 2003 30 mins
The George Eastman House in Rochester, N.Y., focuses on the history of photography and motion pictures.
Episode 9
The Library of Congress: Volumes to Speak
Sun, Oct 19, 2003 30 mins
The Library of Congress, established in 1800, is considered "the ultimate American museum." Included: Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, maps carried by Lewis and Clark, and Bob Hope's joke files.
Episode 10
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Collective Vision
Sun, Oct 19, 2003 30 mins
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, located in Boston, houses the collector's paintings, tapestries, stained-glass windows and rare books.
Episode 11
The National Museum of Racing: Horse Power
Sun, Oct 26, 2003 30 mins
The National Museum of Racing in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., celebrates the sport and its animals and is located across from the famed racetrack.
Episode 12
The Whale Museum: Science at Sea
Sun, Oct 26, 2003 30 mins
A museum dedicated to the killer whale, the Whale Museum is located on San Juan Island, Washington.
Episode 13
Institute of Texan Cultures: Behind the Lone Star
Sun, Nov 2, 2003 30 mins
The Institute of Texan Cultures, located in San Antonio, explores the 26 diverse cultures that settled Texas.