Let's Go to the Museum

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

Let's Go to the Museum
Genre	children's cultural
Presented by	Robert MacNeil
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Producer	Marion Dunn
Production locations	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	5 October 1954 (1954-10-05) – 18 December 1956 (1956-12-18)

Premise

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

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.

External links

• 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