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Secrets of the Museum

We'll take this to the lab to find out more aboutthis mystery compound. And there's more...

We'll take this to the lab to find out more about
this mystery compound. And there's more bad news
as another cartoon is unframed. There is to some extent
this sort of staining on every one of the steel frames that
we've opened so far. We need to get to the bottom of it
before we reframe it... Yes, exactly.
That's the priority, yeah. The team can't reseal the priceless
paper cartoons until they know what this mystery substance
could be. It makes me feel very anxious

Full Transcript

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We'll take this to the lab
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to find out more about this mystery compound.
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And there's more bad news as another cartoon is unframed.
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There is to some extent this sort of staining on every one
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of the steel frames that we've opened so far.
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We need to get to the bottom of it before we reframe it...
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Yes, exactly. That's the priority, yeah.
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The team can't reseal the priceless paper cartoons until they know
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what this mystery substance could be.
00:00:30.016 --> 00:00:31.088
It makes me feel very anxious.
Duration
32 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:28
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Blast! Films

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Movie Summary

With access to some of the world's best restorers and the beguiling collection of the V&A, this series takes the audience behind the scenes of the museum .
S01 • E02 The first step is to check what elements are present. - Secrets of the Museum 00:07
The first step is to check what elements are present.
S01 • E02 The X-rays displace the electrons inside each atom. - Secrets of the Museum 00:18
The X-rays displace the electrons inside each atom.
S01 • E03 Like the writing case, this salver - or serving dish - takes functional - Secrets of the Museum 00:56
Like the writing case, this salver - or serving dish - takes...
S01 • E01 Some of the hardest objects to preserve - Secrets of the Museum 00:45
Some of the hardest objects to preserve
S01 • E03 The Mary Quant mini dress has arrived at the textile workshop... - Secrets of the Museum 00:09
The Mary Quant mini dress has arrived at the textile worksho...
S01 • E06 All right? Are we in? - Secrets of the Museum 00:19
All right? Are we in?
S01 • E02 But when particularly fragile treasures are moved, - Secrets of the Museum 00:06
But when particularly fragile treasures are moved,
S01 • E02 In the medieval and Renaissance stores, - Secrets of the Museum 00:48
In the medieval and Renaissance stores,
S01 • E05 In conservation, the results of the monster's X-rays are just in. - Secrets of the Museum 00:12
In conservation, the results of the monster's X-rays ar...
S01 • E06 In the museum's workshops, - Secrets of the Museum 01:01
In the museum's workshops,
S01 • E02 It's a disease like mumps or chicken pox - Secrets of the Museum 00:35
It's a disease like mumps or chicken pox
S01 • E01 After three days of colour dying, - Secrets of the Museum 00:17
After three days of colour dying,
S01 • E01 It's really hard, trying to feed that long piece of felt - Secrets of the Museum 00:31
It's really hard, trying to feed that long piece of fel...
S01 • E01 Pumpie's admiral's outfit has also been made shipshape, - Secrets of the Museum 00:35
Pumpie's admiral's outfit has also been made ships...
S01 • E02 The objects that we're dealing with, because of their long history, - Secrets of the Museum 00:49
The objects that we're dealing with, because of their l...
S01 • E01 Treasures from today also have a home at the V&A. - Secrets of the Museum 00:12
Treasures from today also have a home at the V&A.
S01 • E01 It's not a case of putting it in a case, - Secrets of the Museum 00:43
It's not a case of putting it in a case,
S01 • E02 Worn across the breast, trembling jewellery was designed to quiver - Secrets of the Museum 00:16
Worn across the breast, trembling jewellery was designed to ...
S01 • E02 It was made around 1850 and it was given to the museum by Lady Cory. - Secrets of the Museum 00:22
It was made around 1850 and it was given to the museum by La...
S01 • E02 Well, the great thing that we're witnessing here, of course, - Secrets of the Museum 00:27
Well, the great thing that we're witnessing here, of co...