Documentary, History
UNESCO Memory of the World: Explore the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica’s new home with 25,000+ rare books on alchemy, hermetica & mysticism at the Embassy of the Free Mind museum, set in Amsterdam’s historic canal mansion, the House with the Heads.
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Dinolandia
The Painter's Voice
Surviving Cyclones
Francofonia
Where
Biblioburro, the Donkey Library
Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
Leftovers
#monalisa
Leninland
Portrait of a Goan Collector
When You Listen to This Song
Russian Ark
Another Man’s Treasure
Religulous
Leaving Tracks
The Sun and Richard Lippold
Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home
Národní museum
American Animals
SIMILAR MOVIES
Dinolandia
IMDB 10 | Apr , 2025
A mechanic discovers the fossil of a huge carnivorous dinosaur, unleashing a war between scientists, mayors and neighboring towns to keep “the biggest dinosaur in the world.” Among bone thefts, replicas and a mayor obsessed with creating Dinolandia, anything goes when it comes to surviving.The Painter's Voice
IMDB 0 | May , 2007
Paintings conservators at the Getty Center reveal details of their craft as they restore two large paintings by French master Jean-Baptiste Oudry.Surviving Cyclones
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1973
Using film footage shot by the Genevese film director, Fernand Reymond, in Bangladesh in 1972, this documentary film describes the cyclone prevention programme drawn up by the governmental authorities and the League of Red Cross Societies. It particularly depicts the cyclone warning system set up to protect the population. (League Film Library Catalogue Supplement No. 2, p. 39)Francofonia
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2015
Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.Where
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2022
The ninth opus of his Walker Films series, which was shot at Centre Pompidou.Biblioburro, the Donkey Library
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2008
This documentary follows the life of a one-of-a-kind man, and his one-of-a-kind library. Luis Soriano is a Colombian schoolteacher who spends weekends taking his donkey, and book collection, to the poverty-ridden towns of Magdalena Province. Facing down drug dealers, dangerous creatures, and overbearing heat, Soriano bravely faces down fear to promote education and literature.Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real
IMDB 8 | Mar , 2004
"The Last Dragon" is a nature mockumentary about a British scientific team that attempts to understand the unique incredible beasts that have fascinated people for ages. CGI is used to create the dragons.Leftovers
IMDB 0 | May , 2017
A manufactured memory.#monalisa
IMDB 0 | May , 2020
People looking at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre – or are they just looking at themselves?Leninland
IMDB 1 | Nov , 2013
At the peak of Perestroika, in 1987, in the village of Gorki, where Lenin spent his last years, after a long construction, the last and most grandiose museum of the Leader was opened. Soon after the opening, the ideology changed, and the flow of pilgrims gradually dried up. Despite this, the museum still works and the management is looking for ways to attract visitors. Faithful to the Lenin keepers of the museum as they can resist the onset of commercialization. The film tells about the modern life of this amazing museum-reserve and its employees.Portrait of a Goan Collector
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2019
For over 30 years a man termed as a mad man, comes to light as his passionate work of collecting artifacts gathers momentum and gains the title of a museum. The film trails through the struggles of Victor Hugo Gomes, a Collector from India-Goa, and how he perceives to leave behind his collection.When You Listen to This Song
IMDB 8 | Mar , 2025
In August 2021, writer Lola Lafon spent a night alone in the Annex of the Anne Frank Museum, where the young girl and her family hid from 1942 to 1944. This experience gave rise to a book, Quand tu écouteras cette chanson, and now its documentary adaptation. Over the course of a night, the author revisits her story. An inner journey around the figure of Anne Frank and the power of writing in the face of oblivion.Russian Ark
IMDB 7.2 | May , 2002
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history.Another Man’s Treasure
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving items of historic value.Religulous
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2008
Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.Leaving Tracks
IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2021
Leaving Tracks tells the intimate and compelling story of the founder of the Haas Moto Museum, and his immense impact on the lives of the custom builders whose masterpieces elevate the Museum to the pinnacle of its industry.The Sun and Richard Lippold
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1966
Documentary examining the work of sculptor Richard Lippold, particular his sculpture of the sun at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2014
Ka Hoʻina documents members of Hui Mālama I Nā Kūpuna O Hawaiʻi Nei's final repatriation of over 140 sets of iwi kupuna and provides an intimate look into the legacy forged by these committed and passionate few, ensuring that Hawaiians will mālama or care for kupuna for generations to come.Národní museum
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1949
American Animals
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2018
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.