Treasures of New York Season 1

February. 04,2012

Rating：

4.2

Genre：

Documentary

Trailer Synopsis

Treasures of New York is a documentary series exploring New York City's premier cultural establishments, from The New York Botanical Gardens, to the Park Avenue Armory, and beyond.

Episode 12 : Museum of Natural History

December. 10,2012

For nearly 150 years, the American Museum of Natural History, which is comprised of 45 exhibition halls and houses over 32 million specimens and artifacts, has been a venerated enclave of science and natural history and one of the world's leading research and educational institutions. Hosted by Tom Brokaw.

Episode 11 : New York State Capitol

December. 05,2012

Controversy surrounding the construction of the New York State Capitol building in Albany, N.Y.

Episode 10 : Ocean Keeper

November. 01,2012

History of the Amagansett Life-Saving Station.

Episode 9 : Roosevelt House

September. 06,2012

Take an intimate look at the Roosevelt House (now owned by Hunter College) where FDR recovered from polio, where he celebrated his election to the Presidency in 1932, and where he planned the New Deal. Hosted by Jon Meacham.

Episode 8 : City Parks

September. 05,2012

Episode 7 : Art Underground

June. 27,2012

Episode 6 : Pratt Institute

June. 13,2012

Discover the prestigious art and design college's vibrant Brooklyn history through the eyes of the two men who "built" it: industrialist Charles Pratt, who founded the school in 1887, and Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, who has been articulating Pratt's vision since he became the school's President in 1993. Hosted by former Pratt student and celebrated writer Pete Hamill, the film explores Pratt's architectural and cultural impact.

Episode 5 : Lincoln Center

June. 03,2012

Episode 4 : Building Stories

May. 02,2012

Episode 3 : The New-York Historical Society

April. 05,2012

Hosted and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, this film follows the renovation and reinvention of the New-York Historical Society, New York's oldest museum and one of the nation's most important American history research institutions. The film goes behind the scenes for an inside look at the days leading up to the grand reopening to reveal the dramatic restoration of its landmark building on Central Park West.

Episode 2 : Park Avenue Armory

April. 05,2012

This documentary explores how the once endangered, crumbling, Park Avenue Armory, one of New York's hidden jewels from a bygone era is being restored and being reinvented, rapidly becoming a new performing arts center. Hosted by Morley Safer.

Episode 1 : Hearst Tower

February. 04,2012

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Hearst's world headquarters, New York City's first completed "green" office building. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Lord Norman Foster, the Tower redefined the modern skyscraper and pioneered a sustainable architectural vision for the 21st century. Paula Zahn hosts.