Wondrous Obsessions: The Cabinet of Curiosities - Secret Knowledge

As the popularity of collecting fairs and Pinterest would attest, we are a nation of magpie obsessions.

Renaissance expert Professor Nandini Das reveals the story behind the Cabinet of Curiosities - the original collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, and which is experiencing a surprising revival in the work of contemporary artists today.

Netflix now has an 8 episode series based on the book Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions by Guillermo del Toro.

Part 1

Part 2