Mini Museum Out of the Vault - Second Edition ID #4865 (LARGE - 26 Specimens)
Please Note: While public sales of the Second Edition ended several years ago, we have kept damaged, incomplete, or otherwise defective museums on hand in storage. After the complete sale of the Second Edition's initial and reserve stock we have still been asked by customers for any remaining museums.
Rather than keep these museums with authentic specimens in the vault, we have chosen to share them with the world at a discounted rate. Each of these museums will be listed individually with the limited edition number, description of anomalies, and photos.
As such, these museums are final sale, sold as is, and will not be elligble for returns, replacements, or exchanges.
Mini Museum Out of the Vault - Second Edition ID #4865 (LARGE - 26 Specimens)
The Mini Museum is a portable collection of curiosities where every item is authentic, iconic, and labeled. It's been carefully designed to take you on a journey of learning and exploration. Each Mini Museum is a handcrafted, limited edition.
This Second Edition Museum (ID #4865) is a complete collection. Our QA team originally rejected it due to text errors for the Astronaut Mix Tape specimen, acrylic ghosting visible under specific lighting, and scratches.
Like all Second Edition Mini Museums, this 26 Specimen Second Edition Mini Museum includes:
- Detailed, 140-page Companion Guide Book
- Custom Microfiber Pouch
- Display and Storage Box
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Individual numbering, embedded in the Mini Museum
Please Note: The Mini Museum is a handmade product and the production process lends itself to small variations. This particular museum was rejected from the original Kickstarter and public sale runs and is priced at a discount due to production errors. All Mini Museums are sold "as-is" and by purchasing a Mini Museum, you acknowledge that such variations can occur. Such variations highlight the artisanal nature of the project, as each Mini Museum is made by hand and absolutely unique. This item is not eligible for returns, replacements, or exchanges.
Beginning with a trip to the Asteroid Belt, the Second Edition collection spans billions of years of history!
"Intellectual curiosity is so insatiable that nothing will discourage it, but in most its edge is easily dulled and blunted. Bacon's saying that we must become as little children in order to enter the kingdom of science is at once a reminder of the open-minded and flexible wonder of childhood and of the ease with which this endowment is lost." ~ John Dewey, How We Think (1910)
Second Edition (Large)
26 Specimens!
The 26 Specimen (LARGE) Second Edition of the Mini Museum measures approximately 5" tall x 4" wide x 1" thick and contains 26 different specimens:
Asteroid Belt (c. 4,500,000,000 Years Old), Martian Atmosphere (Zagami Meteorite), Libyan Desert Glass (c. 28,500,000 Years Old), Mt. Fuji (Lava), Japanese Star Sand (Foraminafera Microfossils), Dimetrodon Spine Sail, Ammonite, Stegosaurus Plate, Dinosaur Skin, Raw Emerald from Colombia, Hell Pig Jaw (Entelodont), La Brea Tar Pit, Mammoth Meat (19,551 Years Old), Neanderthal Hand Axe, Oasisamerica (Ancient Ceramics), Bronze Age Dagger from the 12th Century BCE, Medieval Chain Mail from the 15th Century CE, Shipwrecked Pieces of Eight, Petrified Lightning (Fulgurite), Hindenburg (Airship Skin), the Golden Gate Bridge, Olympic Relay Torch, Astronaut Mix Tape (Skylab, 1973), the First Super Computer (Cray-1), Star Wars Episode IV (Krayt Dragon), Moon Tree (Apollo 14)
You can read more about each of these amazing items on our special page for the Second Editon collection.
In addition to these incredible specimens, the 26 Specimen Second Edition Mini Museum (MM2) also includes:
- Detailed, 140-page Companion Guide Book
- Custom Microfiber Pouch
- Display and Storage Box
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Individual numbering, laser etched
The production run for the 26 specimen version is limited to just 5000 pieces.
Above: Large or Small, your Mini Museum will arrive in a handsome Display Box. Inside the box, your Mini Museum will be protected by a Custom Micro-Fiber Pouch. You will also find a Certificate of Authenticity, and a 140-page hardbound book which we call the Companion Guide.
The Mini Museum is a handcrafted, limited edition collectible. The unique specimens are artfully arranged and clearly labeled. The entire collection is encased in Lucite acrylic and designed to inspire for generations.
Please Note: The Mini Museum is a hand made product and the production process lends itself to small variations. All Mini Museums are sold "as-is" and by purchasing a Mini Museum, you acknowledge that such variations can occur. Such variations highlight the artisanal nature of the project, as each Mini Museum is made by hand and absolutely unique.
Finally, as noted above, this museum carried imperfections which caused it to be rejected from the original Kickstarter and online shop inventories. Descriptions and photos of these issues can be found above and the museum has been discounted based on these issues. This item is a final sale and is not eligible for returns, exchanges, or refunds.
Pictures from the Mini Museum Community
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