Mysteries at the Museum

Mysteries at the Museum

The stories behind interesting and unusual artifacts stored in museums are told.

Genre: DocumentaryAdventureBiography

Cast:Don WildmanSeth PorgesKatherine WeatherfordJoshua LevineArmen MazlumianRory DuffyKizzy CoxKaren QuinonesKatherine AlcockMegan MarodKeith Elliot GreenbergPaul MeltzerVincent ChanCristina LombardiJohn FarnworthRobert SciglimpagliaJim WynbrandtLouise Hulland


1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ The Invention of Cellophane, the Eruption of Mt. Edgecumbe, the King in the Parking Lot

Fri, Apr 3, 2015

King Tut's tomb was discovered almost a century ago, yet it continues to puzzle the world today. Don heads to Egypt to retrace the steps of archaeologist Howard Carter and investigate the myths behind the famous boy king.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Mile-High Club, Attempted Assassination, Zip to Zap

Fri, Apr 10, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines an aeronautical device with an infamous claim to fame, a cane that thwarted a presidential assassin, and a souvenir t-shirt from an outlandish event that became an all-out rampage.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Opera Riot, Golfer Behind Enemy Lines, the Great Mail Train Robbery

Fri, Apr 17, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked one of the biggest riots in New York City history, a monocular used by a soldier who made a daring escape, and a wrapper from a product that sparked an interstate postal feud

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Stolen Strad; Fall from Space; Czech Dream

Fri, Apr 24, 2015

Host Don Wildman recalls an infamous night at a prestigious music venue, examines a space capsule used by a heroic astronaut during a harrowing mission, and checks out a DVD from an unusual film that blurred the lines between fact and fiction.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Birth of the Road Map; Attack of the Killer Bees; Invention of the Gas Mask

Fri, May 1, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines an iconic road sign that was part of a revolutionary plan to bring order to America's roads, a tiny bee specimen that unleashed madness, and a gas mask that was invented by a bold and pioneering man.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Erno Rubik's Magic Cube; World's First Factory; the Amphicar

Fri, May 8, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a classic toy that became a pop culture phenomenon, a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of international espionage, and a quirky car designed to travel on both land and water.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Invention of Pop Rocks; Pinball Wizard; London Smog

Fri, May 15, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines one of America's most explosive candies, a pinball machine that represents one of the game's gutsy player who saved it from obscurity, and a flare stick that guided Londoners through a unique time period.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ Pikes Peak Peanut Pusher

Fri, May 22, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a simple peanut that played a role in an unusual 20th Century fad that took one man on a daring adventure and a set of shimmering gold relics that became the subject of a battle between two rival nations.

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Peeping Butler, Beaver Bomb, Mother's Day Mother

Fri, May 29, 2015

Don Wildman examines a trinket symbolizing the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday, a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in Idaho and views a scandalous machine that titillated Victorian England.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Cherry Sisters, President's Cow, Birth of a Riot

Fri, Jun 5, 2015

Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good, a famous White House cow's milk can and a program from one of the most polemic films of the 20th century.

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ Great Kipton Train Wreck, First Inoculation, Spanish Space Suit

Fri, Jun 12, 2015

Don Wildman inspects a set of watchmaking tools that belonged to a man who changed America's railroads, a journal that tells the story of a risky experiment and an armband worn by a lawman who protected a brave girl.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Sci Fi a Bomb, Ford v. Ferrari, Colorado Brown Stain

Fri, Jun 19, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a beautiful hand-crafted glass plant that blurs the line between science and art and a muscle car that grew out of a legendary race between an American automaker and a rival Italian designer.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill

Fri, Jun 26, 2015

Host Don Wildman examines a puzzling crossword, a set of traffic signals that became a beloved symbol of East German culture, and a set of leg irons shackles that once restrained a legendary outlaw.

14Season 8

S8.E14 ∙ JFK Boat Rescue, Scheming Queen, Tiger Cage

Fri, Dec 11, 2015

Don Wildman examines a paperweight linked to a heroic chapter of JFK's life, visits Edinburgh, Scotland, to admire a controversial queen's jewels, and inspects a menacing cage connected to a incredible escape.