The program’s production crew works inside the French National Museum of Natural History. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
When the program was first broadcast live on the online education platform CCtalk, viewers could ask questions and interact with the hosts online.
As the program is targeted at families with children aged between 4 and 14, Huang and Zou engage the audience with intriguing stories and easily understandable narration. For each episode, the presenter starts by asking the viewers a question, the answer to which can be found in the artworks later introduced.
The third episode introducing the Orsay Museum begins with the question, "What color is the sky", and despite the belief that the sky is blue, the impressionist paintings of Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh and Pierre-Auguste Renoir provide diverse answers.
Pierre-Yves Lochon, the French producer of the program, says that the museums participated in the program production every step of the way, from the selection of artworks to the filming and broadcasting. The museums also offered the crew access during the weekly closing day to facilitate the shooting process.
According to Lochon, so far, the program has over 50,000 subscribers across all platforms, including CCtalk, Xiaomi TV, and video streaming sites iQiyi and Youku.
Commenting on the program, CCtalk user Songsong says: "The course is very intriguing. My child loves the teachers' presentation and asked us when we would take him to the museums. I'm very happy and grateful that the program sparked his interest."