Planet Nutshell was founded to help people of all ages understand a complicated world, and since 2008, educational media has been the backbone of our portfolio. Here are some highlights from our history of creating purpose-driven media that enlightens and entertains:

The Unexplored

This original YouTube and Patreon series uncovers stories from the arts and humanities that deserve a deeper look. The first episode considers women painters from prehistory to The Baroque, and what their work says to us today.

Boston Children’s Museum: Interactive 3D Tour

We built an immersive, multimedia virtual reality tour of the entire Boston Children’s Museum, complete with a treasure hunt and a pair of animated characters who guide visitors through the experience. The tour is also full ADA accessible. Launch the tour.

KET: Artsville

We pitched this series to our friends at KET and they loved the concept: An entire town where nobody does anything but art! It was a great opportunity to educate middle-schoolers and up about forms of art and creative expression over a 9-episode run.

KET: Everyday Art Foundations

A couple of years after the release of Artsville, we teamed up with KET again on an arts education series targeted at younger viewers. The first episode of this 6-episode series helps early learners establish an understanding of what it means to be creative, and how creativity is foundational to the human experience.

MIT: Yana & Egbert

Produced in collaboration with the MIT Early Childhood Cognition Lab, Yana & Egbert introduces elementary-aged kids to elements of scientific reasoning. The first of six episodes looks at the difference between rare and common causes of events.

WNET: American Masters – Gloria Steinem on Marilyn Monroe

We worked with our friends at WNET to adapt an interview with Gloria Steinem into this deeply insightful animated story about the feminist legacy of Marilyn Monroe.

WNET: Fun with Physics

We again teamed up with WNET to produce a short series on physics concepts for elementary schoolers. This one on Centripetal Force has just shy of a million views.

WGBH: Design Squad Latinx

We worked with the education team at WGBH to work on a set of shorts that centered Latinx kids discovering scientific principles.

Rockland Trust Bank: Ms. Money

We worked with Rockland Trust Bank’s very own Ms. Money — a zany, accident-prone, and very enthusiastic teacher — to introduce financial literacy basics to kids in kindergarten through 5th grade.

Want to see more of our work, or talk about an impactful education project you’re working on? Get in touch.