Smithsonian Channel - Stories from the Vault

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STORIES FROM THE VAULTS

Ever wondered what’s hiding behind the scenes of America’s most renowned museum complex? Find out as host Tom Cavanagh (from TV's "Ed") takes you on an insider's tour of the private rooms and high-tech vaults of the Smithsonian!

So join us for this behind-the-scenes look as our cameras go behind the scenes of the Smithsonian’s museums to reveal some of the amazing artifacts that visitors rarely get to see! All in HD and only on The Smithsonian Channel.

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			FAMOUS DONORS What do Teddy Roosevelt, John Steinbeck and Phyllis Diller all have in common? They all donated incredible numbers of artifacts to the Smithsonian.


			SUPERLATIVES What does it mean to be the most, the best and the tiniest? When you experience the art of taxidermy, listen to a 300-year-old Stradivarius and read the entire Bible onone micro chip, you'll find out.


			NO PLACE LIKE HOME Check out four very different kinds of homes: Neil Armstrong's space suit, a Native American teepee, cool mobile homes and how a parasite makes anywhere feel like home.






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			BEAUTY Beauty comes in many forms and in this episode Tom Cavanagh explores the subject through the perspective of three Smithsonian curators.


			FIRSTS To be “first” at something- inventing the light bulb or walking on the moon for example, is a feat to which many may aspire, but few can lay claim.

Standing proudly around Washington, DC’s Mall are the collections of history and culture that tell the story of our nation.

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From a tiny revolver to a rifle so big it needs to be supported by a bench, the gun room has it all!

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From the desk which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to Dorothy’s ruby slippers, there are so many stories about our country’s history.

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Who knew that the Smithsonian's collections hold so much that is not only gross and icky, but also weird?

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