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Museum Access: Mystic Seaport Museum

26 minutes 58 seconds

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Large wooden ship with 3 masts is painted black and docked on a sunny day with calm waters. People walk along the dock in the background.

Tour this New England coastal whaling village recreated on the Mystic River. Hear from the craftspeople as they forge iron and craft wooden barrels in vintage workshops. Step into the preservation boatyard for a behind-the-scenes look at the Mayflower II Project. Part of the "Museum Access" series.

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Runtime: 26 minutes 58 seconds

Topic: Business, Geography, History, Social Science
Subtopic: Industry, Museums, U.S. Geography, U.S. History - Precolonial-1774
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2018
Producer/Distributor: Museum Access Media
Series: Museum Access
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Street view of the entrance of a large, ornate stone building with 4 Roman-style pillars and wide stairways leading up to it. Several banners advertising different museum displays hang on the building or between pillars.

Angled street view of the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at night. A lit-up water fountain is in front of the ornate Roman-style columns and archways, which are also lit up.

Window into a large fish aquarium at the John G. Shedd Aquarium. Several different types of fish swim by, including 2 that are shiny silver, tall, and thin, and have squared-off foreheads.

Street view of the entrance of the Adler Planetarium, a domed building made of darker stone with a wide staircase leading up to it. It is surrounded by a building of a triangular shape made of glass.

Aerial view of the Met Cloisters, a square building with a red roof, a large courtyard in the middle, and a tall tower in 1 corner. The building is surrounded by green trees and is near a body of water.

Old film projector made of dark metal sits on a table in a dimly lit warehouse room next to cardboard boxes and other artifacts in the background.

Closeup of the face and shoulders of one of the Terracotta Warriors. Parts of other Terra Cotta Warriors and one of the horses are visible in the background.

Sign with gold lettering on a green background that reads, "New York Botanical Garden," hangs on a low fence surrounded by blooming red and orange flowers on a sunny day.

Several aged pieces of paper with indiscernible handwriting and drawings of machine prototypes, including a gas balloon, a compound bow, and some sort of rake.