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Let's Go to the Museum

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Let's Go to the Museum
Genrechildren's cultural
Presented byRobert MacNeil
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
ProducerMarion Dunn
Production locationsOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release5 October 1954 (1954-10-05) –
18 December 1956 (1956-12-18)

Let's Go to the Museum was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1956.

Premise

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Robert MacNeil, later of the PBS NewsHour, hosted this series concerning museums and their artifacts. Episodes were based on location at a national museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. from 5 October 1954 to 5 April 1955 for its first season, then in the same time slot for its second season from 2 October to 18 December 1956. Features included demonstrations of how museum staff prepare models of First Nations people, and a location report at the Macoun Field Club.

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  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "Let's Go to the Museum". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Let's Go to the Museum at IMDb
  • Let's Go To The Museum - Canadian Communication Foundation