Let's Go to the Museum

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Let's Go to the Museum
Genrechildren's cultural
Presented by Robert MacNeil
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
ProducerMarion Dunn
Production locations Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Original release
Network CBC 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.

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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.