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Free Arts & Culture Documentaries

Painters, photographers, musicians and the masterpieces that changed culture. 769 free arts documentaries.

Hargrove - Roy Hargrove's Last Journey in MusicHargrove - Roy Hargrove's Last Journey in Music2024•1h 47m•HD•★8.7Future by DesignFuture by Design2010•1h 29m•HD•★8.7Music in Nazi Germany: The Maestro and the Cellist of AuschwitzMusic in Nazi Germany: The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz2022•1h 26m•HD•★8.4Finding Vivian MaierFinding Vivian Maier2013•1h 23m•HD•★8.4The Story of Film: An OdysseyThe Story of Film: An Odyssey2011•1h 1m•HD•★8.4Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn GouldGenius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould2009•1h 49m•HD•★8.4The Decline of Western CivilizationThe Decline of Western Civilization1981•1h 40m•HD•★8.4Hip Hop's Fathers: Tale of the Tape - Full Music DocumentaryHip Hop's Fathers: Tale of the Tape - Full Music Documentary2024•1h 30m•4K•★8.3Dr Dre: Beat by Beat - Full Hip Hop DocumentaryDr Dre: Beat by Beat - Full Hip Hop Documentary2024•1h 30m•4K•★8.3The Kinks: In Their Own Words - Full Music DocumentaryThe Kinks: In Their Own Words - Full Music Documentary2025•1h 30m•4K•★8.3Ansel Adams: A Documentary FilmAnsel Adams: A Documentary Film2002•1h 23m•HD•★8.3Summer of SoulSummer of Soul2021•31m•HD•★8.3A World Without Beethoven?A World Without Beethoven?2020•1h 26m•HD•★8.2Afghan Musicians in ExileAfghan Musicians in Exile2023•12m•HD•★8.2Music for Mushrooms: An Award-Winning Documentary in 4KMusic for Mushrooms: An Award-Winning Documentary in 4K2025•1h 20m•4K•★8.2The Renaissance and the AfterlifeThe Renaissance and the Afterlife2022•1h 0m•HD•★8.2The Untold Darkness of the RenaissanceThe Untold Darkness of the Renaissance2022•59m•HD•★8.2The Impressionists: Pissarro, Monet, Renoir and BazilleThe Impressionists: Pissarro, Monet, Renoir and Bazille2022•3h 55m•HD•★8.2Great Composers: Johann Sebastian BachGreat Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach1997•59m•HD•★8.2Great Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus MozartGreat Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1997•59m•HD•★8.2Studio Ghibli: A Legacy of ImaginationStudio Ghibli: A Legacy of Imagination2025•11m•HD•★8.2Building the Great CathedralsBuilding the Great Cathedrals2022•57m•HD•★8.2Treasures of the LouvreTreasures of the Louvre2022•1h 29m•HD•★8.2The Wrecking CrewThe Wrecking Crew2008•1h 41m•HD•★8.2Broadway: The American MusicalBroadway: The American Musical2022•57m•HD•★8.2Last Days HereLast Days Here2011•1h 32m•HD•★8.2From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in ChinaFrom Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China1980•1h 23m•HD•★8.2Wild Encounters: Art Wolfe's Goes Face To Face With Largest GrizzliesWild Encounters: Art Wolfe's Goes Face To Face With Largest Grizzlies2021•1h 8m•HD•★8.1Money, happiness and eternal life - Greed (Director's Cut)Money, happiness and eternal life - Greed (Director's Cut)2021•2h 31m•4K•★8.1Making a Mark: Ten Artists, One Prize — DocumentaryMaking a Mark: Ten Artists, One Prize — Documentary2025•56m•4K•★8.1Abstract: The Art of Design - Platon, PhotographyAbstract: The Art of Design - Platon, Photography2019•43m•HD•★8.1The Untold Story of the Northern RenaissanceThe Untold Story of the Northern Renaissance2023•1h 0m•HD•★8.1The Renaissance Art of PassionThe Renaissance Art of Passion2023•1h 0m•HD•★8.1Blues Story: A DocumentaryBlues Story: A Documentary2023•1h 20m•HD•★8.1Masters of the Italian Renaissance: 12 Artists in 112 MinutesMasters of the Italian Renaissance: 12 Artists in 112 Minutes2023•1h 52m•HD•★8.1Ending the Impressionist Era on a Stunning HighEnding the Impressionist Era on a Stunning High2022•59m•HD•★8.1Michelangelo: The Genius Behind the Pieta, David and the Sistine ChapelMichelangelo: The Genius Behind the Pieta, David and the Sistine Chapel2025•52m•HD•★8.1Great Composers: Ludwig van BeethovenGreat Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven2021•22m•HD•★8.1Salvador Dali: Master of SurrealismSalvador Dali: Master of Surrealism2022•45m•HD•★8.1Caravaggio: A Life in Three PaintingsCaravaggio: A Life in Three Paintings2022•31m•HD•★8.1Queen: A Rock HistoryQueen: A Rock History2022•1h 50m•HD•★8.1Johannes Vermeer: The Forgotten Grand MasterJohannes Vermeer: The Forgotten Grand Master2022•1h 34m•HD•★8.1Turner: The Man Who Painted BritainTurner: The Man Who Painted Britain2021•59m•HD•★8.1Zaha Hadid: Who Dares WinsZaha Hadid: Who Dares Wins2022•1h 10m•HD•★8.1Reggae: The Story of Jamaican MusicReggae: The Story of Jamaican Music2022•58m•HD•★8.1How the CIA Used Modern Art as a Cold War WeaponHow the CIA Used Modern Art as a Cold War Weapon2022•18m•HD•★8.1Comic Book Superheroes UnmaskedComic Book Superheroes Unmasked2003•1h 30m•HD•★8.1War Through His Eyes: The Life of Robert CapaWar Through His Eyes: The Life of Robert Capa2022•51m•HD•★8.1The Moments of Henri Cartier-BressonThe Moments of Henri Cartier-Bresson2022•15m•HD•★8.1The Mona Lisa: World Greatest PaintingsThe Mona Lisa: World Greatest Paintings2020•44m•HD•★8.1Monet Water Lilies: World Greatest PaintingsMonet Water Lilies: World Greatest Paintings2020•43m•HD•★8.1Rembrandt Night Watch: World Greatest PaintingsRembrandt Night Watch: World Greatest Paintings2020•43m•HD•★8.1Auguste Rodin: Modeler and SculptorAuguste Rodin: Modeler and Sculptor2022•22m•HD•★8.1Sutton Hoo: Masterpieces of the British MuseumSutton Hoo: Masterpieces of the British Museum2022•29m•HD•★8.1Metal Evolution, Episode 1: Pre-MetalMetal Evolution, Episode 1: Pre-Metal2011•44m•HD•★8.1Ansel Adams: Master PhotographerAnsel Adams: Master Photographer2021•34m•HD•★8.1Chuck Berry: The King of Rock and RollChuck Berry: The King of Rock and Roll2022•1h 38m•HD•★8.1Strategy of Life Part 2: The Art of AdaptationStrategy of Life Part 2: The Art of Adaptation2024•48m•HD•★8The Underappreciated World Of Dark Age ArtThe Underappreciated World Of Dark Age Art2017•59m•HD•★8Architecture, Art and Design: 100 Years of the BauhausArchitecture, Art and Design: 100 Years of the Bauhaus2019•43m•HD•★8Raiders of the Lost Art: Hitler's Art DealerRaiders of the Lost Art: Hitler's Art Dealer2021•44m•HD•★8.0Raiders of the Lost Art: Van Gogh's GuardianRaiders of the Lost Art: Van Gogh's Guardian2022•45m•HD•★8.0Beethoven's Ninth: Symphony for the WorldBeethoven's Ninth: Symphony for the World2020•1h 31m•HD•★8Music Against TrumpMusic Against Trump2019•12m•HD•★8.0Opera ItaliaOpera Italia2019•2h 57m•HD•★8Man on WireMan on Wire2018•1h 34m•HD•★8Sweatshops: Deadly FashionSweatshops: Deadly Fashion2021•54m•HD•★8.0The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single FilmThe Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film2021•45m•HD•★8.0Futurama RetrospectiveFuturama Retrospective2020•1h 10m•HD•★8.0Coachella: 20 Years in the DesertCoachella: 20 Years in the Desert2020•1h 43m•HD•★8.0Secret Origin: The Story of Dc ComicsSecret Origin: The Story of Dc Comics2020•1h 29m•HD•★8.0The Fashion Industry's Dirty Secret: The World's Most Polluted River in IndonesiaThe Fashion Industry's Dirty Secret: The World's Most Polluted River in Indonesia2022•54m•HD•★8.0Fakes in the Art World - The Mystery ConmanFakes in the Art World - The Mystery Conman2017•43m•HD•★8.0Jaafar Abdul Karim Meets Syrian Artists Starting AnewJaafar Abdul Karim Meets Syrian Artists Starting Anew2017•42m•HD•★8.0German Electronic Music and Its Star Djs – Felix Jaehn, Paul Van Dyk, Alle FarbenGerman Electronic Music and Its Star Djs – Felix Jaehn, Paul Van Dyk, Alle Farben2017•42m•HD•★8.0After the Escape – How Art Helps Refugees Feel at HomeAfter the Escape – How Art Helps Refugees Feel at Home2017•42m•HD•★8.0Addicts' SymphonyAddicts' Symphony2018•1h 1m•HD•★8.0Is Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' a Fake?Is Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' a Fake?2018•49m•HD•★8.0The Devil OperationThe Devil Operation2018•52m•HD•★8.0Karl Lagerfeld - German Fashion Designer and IconKarl Lagerfeld - German Fashion Designer and Icon2014•42m•HD•★8.0Blue Heart Full FilmBlue Heart Full Film2019•44m•HD•★8.0From Nefertiti to Beuys — Berlin’s MuseumsFrom Nefertiti to Beuys — Berlin’s Museums2019•52m•HD•★8.0The Making of the London Underground's Incredible Design SystemThe Making of the London Underground's Incredible Design System2019•51m•HD•★8.0Africa's Looted ArtAfrica's Looted Art2020•42m•HD•★8.0Public Trust Feature FilmPublic Trust Feature Film2020•1h 38m•HD•★8.0The Timeless Royal Fashion of Princess DianaThe Timeless Royal Fashion of Princess Diana2021•50m•HD•★8.0Eroticism, Death and the Devil - How Gothic Art Captivates USEroticism, Death and the Devil - How Gothic Art Captivates US2021•42m•HD•★8.0Michael Lang: The Bizarre Story Behind Woodstock Music FestivalMichael Lang: The Bizarre Story Behind Woodstock Music Festival2022•51m•HD•★8.0Fabulous Fashionistas: The Art of Growing OldFabulous Fashionistas: The Art of Growing Old2023•48m•HD•★8.0Neutron Bomb: The Toxic Warhead Designed for Maximum RadiationNeutron Bomb: The Toxic Warhead Designed for Maximum Radiation2023•3h 18m•HD•★8.0Who Killed the Cop & the Art Professor?Who Killed the Cop & the Art Professor?2024•1h 28m•HD•★8.0Operation Carpetbagger: The Mission to Destroy Nazi Europe From InsideOperation Carpetbagger: The Mission to Destroy Nazi Europe From Inside2024•1h 20m•HD•★8.0Designing Despotism: Hitler's Propaganda and the Rise of Nazi PowerDesigning Despotism: Hitler's Propaganda and the Rise of Nazi Power2023•52m•HD•★8.0New Aesthetics: Hitler's Vision for Art and CultureNew Aesthetics: Hitler's Vision for Art and Culture2023•52m•HD•★8.0Operation Barbarossa: When the Nazis Invaded the Soviet UnionOperation Barbarossa: When the Nazis Invaded the Soviet Union2020•49m•HD•★8.0Operation Uranus: The Soviet's Lethal Trap at StalingradOperation Uranus: The Soviet's Lethal Trap at Stalingrad2020•49m•HD•★8.0Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath: A Symphony of Chaos and CreationOzzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath: A Symphony of Chaos and Creation2025•53m•HD•★8.0Building Singapore's State of the Art National StadiumBuilding Singapore's State of the Art National Stadium2025•46m•HD•★8.0Hunting Bin Laden: The CIA's Deadliest OperationHunting Bin Laden: The CIA's Deadliest Operation2025•49m•HD•★8.0Liam Payne: The Dark Side of Boy Band FameLiam Payne: The Dark Side of Boy Band Fame2025•44m•HD•★8.0Behind-The-Scenes Constructing the Biggest Museum in the WorldBehind-The-Scenes Constructing the Biggest Museum in the World2025•50m•HD•★8.0Inside the Secret Processes of Word-Class ArtistsInside the Secret Processes of Word-Class Artists2025•59m•HD•★8.0Neuschwanstein - Fairytale Castle and Architectural IconNeuschwanstein - Fairytale Castle and Architectural Icon2025•1h 25m•HD•★8.0Operation Peter Pan: The CIA Plan to Take Cuba's ChildrenOperation Peter Pan: The CIA Plan to Take Cuba's Children2026•52m•HD•★8.0Vincenzo Peruggia: The Louvre Employee Who Stole the Mona LisaVincenzo Peruggia: The Louvre Employee Who Stole the Mona Lisa2026•1h 25m•HD•★8.0The Dark Secrets Behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Most Famous ExhibitsThe Dark Secrets Behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Most Famous Exhibits2026•47m•HD•★8.0The Dance That Cancels Bad KarmaThe Dance That Cancels Bad Karma2023•50m•HD•★8.0Ever-lasting Art of Japanese TheatreEver-lasting Art of Japanese Theatre2023•49m•HD•★8.0Carnival in Haiti: Joyful and Resilient Voodoo Dance and HeritageCarnival in Haiti: Joyful and Resilient Voodoo Dance and Heritage2024•47m•HD•★8.0Across Villages and Fields: Jinju, China's Wandering OperaAcross Villages and Fields: Jinju, China's Wandering Opera2025•52m•HD•★8.0The Art of Brewing Shoyu: Japan's 1,000-Year Secret to Perfect FlavorThe Art of Brewing Shoyu: Japan's 1,000-Year Secret to Perfect Flavor2025•49m•HD•★8.0Discover Mongolia's Ancestral Art: CashmereDiscover Mongolia's Ancestral Art: Cashmere2024•50m•HD•★8.0Deadly Dance Under the SeaDeadly Dance Under the Sea2020•50m•HD•★8.0The Celestial Dance of BhutanThe Celestial Dance of Bhutan2020•51m•HD•★8.0India's Last Traveling Cinemas: Taking Movies to Remote VillagesIndia's Last Traveling Cinemas: Taking Movies to Remote Villages2025•52m•HD•★8.0The Art of Mongolian Cashmere: A Tradition Spun by HandThe Art of Mongolian Cashmere: A Tradition Spun by Hand2024•50m•HD•★8.0Angkor Wat Night Festival: Full Apsara Performance of the Royal BalletAngkor Wat Night Festival: Full Apsara Performance of the Royal Ballet2023•42m•HD•★8.0What Happens When Heavy Metal Machines Breakdown?What Happens When Heavy Metal Machines Breakdown?2020•48m•HD•★8.0Fashion Factories UndercoverFashion Factories Undercover2016•50m•HD•★8.0LILY vs NEGUIN [semifinal] // .stance // Red Bull Dance Your Style USA 2019LILY vs NEGUIN [semifinal] // .stance // Red Bull Dance Your Style USA 20192019•8m•HD•★8.0MT POP RECAPMT POP RECAP2024•10m•HD•★8.0BEST BREAKING HIGHLIGHTS of Red Bull BC One 2023 World Final ParisBEST BREAKING HIGHLIGHTS of Red Bull BC One 2023 World Final Paris2023•16m•4K•★8Red Bull Music 3Style World Finals IX Mini-DocumentaryRed Bull Music 3Style World Finals IX Mini-Documentary2022•1h 15m•HD•★8.0REPLAY: Red Bull BC One Cypher USA 2024REPLAY: Red Bull BC One Cypher USA 20242024•1h 30m•4K•★8FINAL BATTLEFINAL BATTLE2026•6m•HD•★8.0Jaira Joy vs WaackxxxyJaira Joy vs Waackxxxy2025•13m•HD•★8.0Last Chance CypherLast Chance Cypher2022•2h 0m•4K•★8A FINAL BATTLE You Watch Till the Last MoveA FINAL BATTLE You Watch Till the Last Move2025•4m•4K•★8This Was The First-Ever Red Bull Dance Your Style World FinalThis Was The First-Ever Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final2019•5m•4K•★8REPLAY: Diving from 30m long platform at Oslo Opera House, Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2022REPLAY: Diving from 30m long platform at Oslo Opera House, Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 20222022•2h 0m•4K•★8Freestyle Session 2022Freestyle Session 20222022•1h 30m•4K•★8REPLAY: Epic Rooftop Diving of the Copenhagen Opera HouseREPLAY: Epic Rooftop Diving of the Copenhagen Opera House2022•2h 0m•4K•★8B-Girl Stefani vs. B-Girl KimieB-Girl Stefani vs. B-Girl Kimie2023•3m•4K•★8Afro-Peruvian Beats DocumentaryAfro-Peruvian Beats Documentary2022•1h 15m•4K•★8Redbull Dance Your Style SA Finals HighlightsRedbull Dance Your Style SA Finals Highlights2022•2m•HD•★8.0Wavee vs The CrownWavee vs The Crown2025•6m•HD•★8.0Pre-ShowPre-Show2022•2h 0m•4K•★8🔴 REPLAY: @Red Bull BC One World Final 2022 🗽New York🔴 REPLAY: @Red Bull BC One World Final 2022 🗽New York2022•2h 0m•4K•★8Creativity: An Arts and Culture DocumentaryCreativity: An Arts and Culture Documentary2023•1h 54m•4K•★8Art Around Every Corner: A Story of CreativityArt Around Every Corner: A Story of Creativity2024•1h 16m•4K•★8100 Years of the Bauhaus, Part 3100 Years of the Bauhaus, Part 32019•42m•HD•★8The Unchained Art of the RenaissanceThe Unchained Art of the Renaissance2023•1h 0m•HD•★8The Truth About Renaissance Art: Myths, Religion and Hidden StoriesThe Truth About Renaissance Art: Myths, Religion and Hidden Stories2024•1h 0m•HD•★8Dawn of the High Renaissance, 1475-1520Dawn of the High Renaissance, 1475-15202024•1h 8m•HD•★8Van Gogh's Life of Struggle: How Vincent Never Saw His SuccessVan Gogh's Life of Struggle: How Vincent Never Saw His Success2024•47m•HD•★8Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceUprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance2023•1h 20m•HD•★8Martha Cooper: The Unlikely Hero of Street ArtMartha Cooper: The Unlikely Hero of Street Art2023•42m•HD•★8The Hip Hop YearsThe Hip Hop Years2023•2h 25m•HD•★8Giotto: The Father of the RenaissanceGiotto: The Father of the Renaissance2023•2h 5m•HD•★8Sandro Botticelli: Master Painter of the Italian RenaissanceSandro Botticelli: Master Painter of the Italian Renaissance2023•3m•HD•★8The Masters of Renaissance VeniceThe Masters of Renaissance Venice2023•3m•HD•★8The Founder of the Bauhaus: Walter GropiusThe Founder of the Bauhaus: Walter Gropius2024•18m•HD•★8A Personal Journey Through Cinema HistoryA Personal Journey Through Cinema History2022•1h 10m•HD•★8History of Jazz: Oxygen for the EarsHistory of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears2022•1h 32m•HD•★8History's Greatest ImpressionistsHistory's Greatest Impressionists2022•59m•HD•★8Edouard Manet: From Realism to ImpressionismEdouard Manet: From Realism to Impressionism2022•22m•HD•★8Michelangelo: Artist and GeniusMichelangelo: Artist and Genius2021•47m•HD•★8Gustav Klimt: The Golden WorldGustav Klimt: The Golden World2022•13m•HD•★8Pixar: The Story Behind the StudioPixar: The Story Behind the Studio2022•12m•HD•★8Ballet: The Art of DanceBallet: The Art of Dance2022•32m•HD•★8
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About this collection

Arts documentaries capture what would otherwise vanish - the working process and the artist explaining it in their own words. This collection holds 769 free arts and culture documentaries across art, music, architecture, design and performance.

Explore studio interviews and artist profiles, films on painting, photography, sculpture and architecture, and music documentaries spanning classical, jazz, rock and contemporary sound. You will find cultural histories of movements and institutions, biographies of the great creators, and behind-the-scenes access to galleries, orchestras and the making of a work.

Drawn in part from arts institutions and cultural broadcasters whose archives are exceptional, this is a collection for anyone who wants to understand not just the masterpiece, but the mind and the craft that made it.