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Exploring our history with Ken Burns
We support the arts in many different forms as part of our commitment to helping economies thrive and to connecting cultures. Our partnership with Ken Burns is rooted in our shared vision to make history a riveting narrative that resonates with the general public and with students in classrooms around the country.
Leonardo da Vinci: A film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon explore one of the most innovative minds in human history. Leonardo da Vinci examines Leonardo's paintings and expansive writings to reveal a genius driven by curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. The two-part biographical film offers perspectives on how thinking, feeling and engaging were essential to Leonardo's process of creating his most revered works of art. Take a journey inside his notebooks to see how his profound insights spanning a vast array of subjects continue to help us better understand our world today.
Our partnership with Ken Burns
Since 2007, we have proudly sponsored the work of Ken Burns and Florentine Films, which blend education and art to create in-depth stories that enlighten people around the world.
The American Buffalo: A Ken Burns Documentary External link, opens in a new tab
Ken Burns's documentary traces the rise, fall and rebirth of the magnificent buffalo. Made with the support of Bank of America.
Ken Burns's The U.S. and the Holocaust documentary External link, opens in a new tab
The documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein explores America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.
Benjamin Franklin: A film by Ken Burns External link, opens in a new tab
Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential figures. Made with support from Bank of America.
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Ken Burns on PBS
For more than three decades, Ken Burns and his collaborators have produced some of the most critically acclaimed and most-watched documentaries on public television.
Ken Burns & Florentine Films
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View highlights from the Florentine Films’ library of work, which advances a more complete understanding of American history.