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The Museum: a murder mystery after closing time

The doors closed at six, the alarm was set at half past and the night guard did his first round at seven. Somewhere between the second and third rounds, a case in the gallery was opened, and a visitor who should have left never did.

The place

After the doors close

The Museum is quiet in a way that makes every sound important. The atrium is the grand entrance under a glass roof, the gallery runs along the front of the building, and the map room holds charts too fragile to show. Behind the public rooms, the archive and the workshop are where the real work happens, the vault holds what is too valuable to display and the café is the only place where anyone talks above a whisper.

Curators, restorers and late donors all have keys. The clues show which of them used one.

How it plays

Museum boards are full of objects. Statues and display cases block their squares, so long galleries can end up with only a few free cells. Benches can be sat on and are often the only place a person can be "on" anything. The vault and the map room are small rooms, good places to begin.

Because so many squares are blocked, "beside" clues are strong here. A person beside a statue has only a handful of squares to choose from, and often just one that fits every other rule.

The rooms

Where everyone could have been

These are the rooms you will find at the Museum. A case uses some of them, cut into a square board by thick walls, and a clue such as "She was in the Gallery" places a person inside one.

Gallery

Archive

Atrium

Workshop

Café

Vault

Garden

Map Room

The cast

Everyone has a reason. One has an opportunity.

The same regulars travel from case to case. These are the people who have been on the guest list at the Museum so far.

Portrait of Sofia

Sofia

The chess prodigy.

Portrait of Lena

Lena

The painter who never finishes a canvas.

Portrait of Oscar

Oscar

The antiques dealer.

Portrait of Walter

Walter

The estate’s groundskeeper.

Portrait of Yara

Yara

The young pharmacist.

Portrait of Alma

Alma

The retired botanist.

Portrait of Dario

Dario

The jazz musician.

Portrait of Greta

Greta

The gardener who talks to her roses.

Portrait of Hugo

Hugo

The retired colonel.

Portrait of Nora

Nora

The village doctor.

Portrait of Paula

Paula

The opera singer between engagements.

Portrait of Quentin

Quentin

The butler of forty years.

Portrait of Rafael

Rafael

The bicycle courier.

Portrait of Theo

Theo

The paperboy.

Portrait of Vera

Vera

The widow who sets the crosswords.

Portrait of Bruno

Bruno

The cook who tastes everything.

Portrait of Clara

Clara

The young reporter.

Portrait of Elena

Elena

The gallery owner.

Portrait of Felix

Felix

The student who never sleeps.

Portrait of Irene

Irene

The architect restoring the east wing.

Portrait of Jonas

Jonas

The shy librarian.

Portrait of Karim

Karim

The family lawyer.

Portrait of Mateo

Mateo

The waiter who hears everything.

Portrait of Zoe

Zoe

The tattoo artist.

Cases set here

Every case at the Museum

Each case is free to play in the browser. The solution page opens the day after the case.

November 1, 2026 · Hard · 7×7

The Quarrel at Teatime

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October 31, 2026 · Expert · 7×7

The Lost Glove

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October 26, 2026 · Easy · 6×6

The Wet Footprint

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October 20, 2026 · Easy · 5×5

The Forgotten Hat

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October 15, 2026 · Medium · 6×6

The Unfinished Map

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October 10, 2026 · Expert · 7×7

The Telephone Call After Dinner

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October 3, 2026 · Expert · 7×7

The Wager at Noon

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