Civilisations (2018)
Overview
The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed landmark 1969 series about Western art, this series broadens the canvas to reveal the role art and the creative imagination have played across multiple cultures and civilizations.
StatusEnded
TypeMiniseries
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Series 1
2018 | 9 Episodes
Series 1 of Civilisations premiered on April 17, 2018
Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. Civilizations reveals the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduce viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures. Liev Schreiber narrates.
Casts
Liev Schreiber
Narrator
Simon Schama
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Jamal J. Elias
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