A Musée Vous, A Musée Moi Season 4, Episode 17: Dancers at the Barre, Edgar Degas - Mime Contest (2/3)

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Addict (1/3)

Anna Whistler, the model for her son's famous Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, secretly has a passion for video games and fiercely competes online when no one is watching.

3 min

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Final Flight (2/3)

Furious that her painter son never calls, Anna Whistler pretends she is on her deathbed to force him to come see her.

3 min

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Goodbye Nullos (3/3)

Anna Whistler watches a television report on climate change and can't hide how much environmental issues annoy her.

3 min

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Young Decadent Woman After the Ball, Ramon Casas - Tok Tok (1/3)

The Young Decadent Woman, now an influencer, goes live on social media to raise donations for the restoration of her painting.

3 min

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Young Decadent Woman After the Ball, Ramon Casas - The Big Party (2/3)

After partying all night, the Young Decadent Woman wakes up fully dressed on her couch and struggles to remember what happened.

3 min

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Young Decadent Woman After the Ball, Ramon Casas – Brush Challenge (3/3)

Challenged by painter Ramon Casas, the Young Decadent Woman takes on the latest viral social media craze: the "Brush Challenge."

3 min

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The Desperate Man, Gustave Courbet - Censorship (1/3)

Courbet is devastated after discovering that The Origin of the World has been banned from social media for indecency. He immediately gives an impassioned interview.

3 min

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The Desperate Man, Gustave Courbet - Pump Prices (2/3)

On his way to an appointment, Courbet stops for gas and is horrified by the price at the pump.

3 min

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The Desperate Man, Gustave Courbet - Ego Trip Interview (3/3)

Courbet is interviewed for social media, answering every question with the swagger of a self-important celebrity.

3 min

10

The Kiss, Francesco Hayez (1/3)

A couple shares a tender kiss until someone shouts, "Cut!" The annoyed director steps in to explain how she wants the scene played.

3 min

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The Kiss, Francesco Hayez - Five-Star Kiss (2/3)

Two young lovers share their first kiss and immediately rate the experience as if they were reviewing it on a dating app.

3 min

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The Kiss, Francesco Hayez - Sex Ed (3/3)

A chaperone steps out of the shadows and, like a teacher, explains the anatomy and physiology of a romantic kiss.

3 min

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The Card Players, Paul Cézanne - The Great Escape (1/3)

Father Alexandre and Paulin have been playing cards since 1895. Bored to tears, they try to escape their painting, but the museum guard is keeping watch.

3 min

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The Card Players, Paul Cézanne - No Smoking (2/3)

Anti-smoking laws threaten to remove The Card Players from the poster for the next Cézanne exhibition - unless one of them gives up his iconic pipe.

3 min

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The Card Players, Paul Cézanne - The Barnum Effect (3/3)

Father Alexandre reads Paulin's tarot cards to predict his future—but will he reveal even the most intimate details of his private life?

3 min

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Dancers at the Barre, Edgar Degas - Billy Elliot... Sort Of (1/3)

Two dancers at the barre discover they share an unexpected secret: they both hate classical ballet.

3 min

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Dancers at the Barre, Edgar Degas - Mime Contest (2/3)

While waiting for their ballet master to arrive, two young dancers pass the time by competing in a mime contest.

3 min

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Dancers at the Barre, Edgar Degas - Woke Culture (3/3)

In the age of woke culture, two young ballet students wonder what their next end-of-year performance should be.

3 min

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The Black Bard, Jean-Léon Gérôme - Bard Radio (1/3)

The Black Bard, immortalized by Jean-Léon Gérôme, becomes a radio host and sets the airwaves ablaze with a live broadcast.

3 min

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The Black Bard, Jean-Léon Gérôme - The Concert (2/3)

When the museum closes and the gallery lights go out, only The Black Bard remains illuminated—and decides to organize a secret concert.

3 min

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The Black Bard, Jean-Léon Gérôme - The Black Friend (3/3)

The Black Bard cheerfully reveals that he is the famous "Black friend" people mention whenever they insist they aren't racist. After hearing it so often, it's practically become his job.

3 min

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Portrait of Yatsuyama Hiranoya, Kitagawa Utamaro - Budget Cruise (1/3)

Yatsuyama Hiranoya finally leaves her room and books a budget cruise, showing her tiny cabin to a journalist reporting on the floating temples of mass tourism.

3 min

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Portrait of Yatsuyama Hiranoya, Kitagawa Utamaro - Karaoke (2/3)

Yatsuyama Hiranoya attends her favorite pastime: karaoke night. Thrilled when her name is called, she does her best to stay in tune.

3 min

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Portrait of Yatsuyama Hiranoya, Kitagawa Utamaro - Otaku (3/3)

Yatsuyama Hiranoya has reinvented herself as an otaku. Obsessed with virtual worlds, she now spends her life in her room exploring the metaverse through a VR headset.

3 min

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Woman with Blue Eyes, Amedeo Modigliani - CBD (1/3)

The Woman with Blue Eyes discusses Modigliani's struggles with addiction and wonders whether CBD might help him quit.

3 min

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Woman with Blue Eyes, Amedeo Modigliani - E-Commerce (2/3)

The Woman with Blue Eyes hosts her own social media channel. Today she shares her experiences with online shopping—and her discovery of the dark web.

3 min

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Woman with Blue Eyes, Amedeo Modigliani - No Shave (3/3)

The Woman with Blue Eyes runs a social media channel. Today she discusses the "no shave" movement and the choice women make to stop shaving or waxing.

3 min

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In the Car, Roy Lichtenstein - Crash Test (1/3)

Stuck in traffic, a couple endures relentless attacks from their children in the back seat. How long can the father keep his cool?

3 min

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In the Car, Roy Lichtenstein - Driving Like a Man (2/3)

A man takes his driving test with an examiner whose prejudices and inappropriate behavior turn the lesson into a crash course in everyday sexism.

3 min

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In the Car, Roy Lichtenstein - Lost (3/3)

A couple is lost in the middle of nowhere, with a broken GPS and a dead phone battery. Their only hope is an old road map found in the glove compartment.

3 min