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''"Everyone has heard of the Museum of Mistakes. Hardly anyone has been inside it."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Museum_of_Mistakes|The Museum of Mistakes|Fallen London|}}</ref>
<blockquote>''"Everyone has heard of the Museum of Mistakes. Hardly anyone has been inside it."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Museum_of_Mistakes|The Museum of Mistakes|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Museummistakes.png|thumb|(art from SS)]]'''The Museum of Mistakes''' is a dusty old institution on [[Ladybones Road]]<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’The entrance lies behind a gate of amber on Ladybones Road.’</ref> run by the Ministry of Public Decency,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Prepare_your_Theft_from_the_Museum_of_Mistakes!|Prepare your Theft from the Museum of Mistakes!|Fallen London}}</ref> and a d__nable pain to actually get into. It holds all sorts of ancient things, reminders of old indiscretions and errors.
 
[[File:Museummistakes.png|thumb|(art from SS)]]'''The Museum of Mistakes''' is a dusty old institution on [[Ladybones Road]]<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’The entrance lies behind a gate of amber on Ladybones Road.’</ref> run by the Ministry of Public Decency,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Prepare_your_Theft_from_the_Museum_of_Mistakes!|Prepare your Theft from the Museum of Mistakes!|Fallen London|}}</ref> and a d__nable pain to actually get into. It holds all sorts of ancient things, reminders of old indiscretions and errors.


==Halls of Shame==
==Halls of Shame==
The Museum has seventy-seven doors, but not all of them are real; some are just painted onto the wall, while others hold traps designed to give any intruder a really miserable day.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Reconnoitre|Reconnoitre|Fallen London|}}</ref> Perhaps it’d be best to enter legitimately… but that might be an even more difficult task, given the bureaucratic labyrinth<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’The Ministry uses every weapon in its formidable battery of paperwork to dissuade visitors to the Museum.’</ref> that is the nine-stage application process.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’There is a nine-stage application process. You're probably going to need more ink.’</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Use_your_contacts_to_prepare_the_ground|Use your contacts to prepare the ground|Fallen London|}}</ref>
The Museum has seventy-seven doors, but not all of them are real; some are just painted onto the wall, while others hold traps designed to give any intruder a really miserable day.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Reconnoitre|Reconnoitre|Fallen London}}</ref> Perhaps it’d be best to enter legitimately… but that might be an even more difficult task, given the bureaucratic labyrinth<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’The Ministry uses every weapon in its formidable battery of paperwork to dissuade visitors to the Museum.’</ref> that is the nine-stage application process.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’There is a nine-stage application process. You're probably going to need more ink.’</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Use_your_contacts_to_prepare_the_ground|Use your contacts to prepare the ground|Fallen London}}</ref>


The following are known to be on display in the Museum:  
The following are known to be on display in the Museum:  


*A corroded brass microscope smelling faintly of ammonia<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}’Snow in the Neath?’</ref>
*A corroded brass microscope smelling faintly of ammonia<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London}}’Snow in the Neath?’</ref>
*Old musket-balls<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Steal_the_coins!|Steal the coins!|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*Old musket-balls<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Steal_the_coins!|Steal the coins!|Fallen London}}</ref>
*Jade carvings<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Attend_with_pleasure|Attend with pleasure|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*Jade carvings<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Attend_with_pleasure|Attend with pleasure|Fallen London}}</ref>
*A half-eaten fig<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Find_a_way_in|Find a way in|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*A half-eaten fig<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Find_a_way_in|Find a way in|Fallen London}}</ref>
*A three thousand year old bit of black sailcloth,<ref name=":1" /> labelled 'Achaean, c 1200BC'<ref name=":2" />
*A three thousand year old bit of black sailcloth,<ref name=":1" /> labelled 'Achaean, c 1200BC'<ref name=":2" />
*First City Coins<ref name=":1" />
*First City Coins<ref name=":1" />
*Diamonds<ref name=":1" />
*Diamonds<ref name=":1" />
*A stuffed two-headed bat<ref name=":2" />
*A stuffed two-headed bat, almost the size of a man<ref name=":2" />
*Two locks of hair; one amber, one dark.<ref name=":2" />
*Two locks of hair; one amber, one dark.<ref name=":2" />


== Grim Reminders ==
== Grim Reminders ==
The '''Dadd Wing''' contains the museum's collection of human remains<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Visit_the_Museum_of_Mistakes|Visit the Museum of Mistakes|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’The Dadd Wing houses the Museum's collection of human remains.’</ref> and requires a separate ticket to enter.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’ADMITTANCE to the DADD WING ONLY, it says, in tiny print. And on the back: Not valid for other wings. Entry at bearer's own risk.’</ref> It houses glass cases, sarcophagi,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’ Its gallery is crammed – on both ground floor and mezzanine – with sarcophagi, dusty glass cases, and tables of jumbled exhibits.’</ref> the skin of of human faces,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_around_6|Ask around 6|Fallen London|}}</ref> part of a skull,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’It is a round curve of thin bone. You examine the label: Calvarium. Canterbury, 1170.’</ref> and its oldest exhibit,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’"Its oldest exhibit is a collection of statuettes and jars."’</ref> a collection of ushabti and canopic jars donated by one Troubled Painter.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’Their plaque is less gnomic than most. Ushabtiu & canopic jars. Nile valley. It names the donor as a certain Troubled Painter.’</ref>  
The '''Dadd Wing''' contains the museum's collection of human remains<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Visit_the_Museum_of_Mistakes|Visit the Museum of Mistakes|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’The Dadd Wing houses the Museum's collection of human remains.’</ref> and requires a separate ticket to enter.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’ADMITTANCE to the DADD WING ONLY, it says, in tiny print. And on the back: Not valid for other wings. Entry at bearer's own risk.’</ref> It houses glass cases, sarcophagi,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’ Its gallery is crammed – on both ground floor and mezzanine – with sarcophagi, dusty glass cases, and tables of jumbled exhibits.’</ref> the skin of of human faces,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_around_6|Ask around 6|Fallen London}}</ref> part of a skull,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’It is a round curve of thin bone. You examine the label: Calvarium. Canterbury, 1170.’</ref> and its oldest exhibit,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’"Its oldest exhibit is a collection of statuettes and jars."’</ref> a collection of ushabti and canopic jars donated by one Troubled Painter.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’Their plaque is less gnomic than most. Ushabtiu & canopic jars. Nile valley. It names the donor as a certain Troubled Painter.’</ref> This Painter lives in the [[The Royal Bethlehem Hotel|Royal Bethlehem Hotel]], and his name is implied to start with an R.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London}}’Eventually, you find a copy of the Museum's correspondence with the Troubled Painter, misfiled under 'R'. You note his address: a suite at the Royal Bethlehem Hotel.’</ref>  


This mysterious painter lives in the [[The Royal Bethlehem Hotel|Royal Bethlehem Hotel]], and his name is implied to start with an R;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}}’Eventually, you find a copy of the Museum's correspondence with the Troubled Painter, misfiled under 'R'. You note his address: a suite at the Royal Bethlehem Hotel.’</ref> he may be Richard Dadd, the namesake of the exhibit. In real life, Dadd was a troubled but prolific illustrator who produced most of his best-known work while in psychiatric hospitals (one of which was Bethlem Royal Hospital).<ref>{{Citation|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dadd|Richard Dadd|Wikipedia|}}</ref>
== Historical Inspirations ==
The mysterious painter and namesake of the Dadd Wing may be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dadd Richard Dadd]. In real life, Dadd was a troubled but prolific illustrator who produced most of his best-known work while in psychiatric hospitals (one of which was Bethlem Royal Hospital).<ref>{{Citation|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dadd|Richard Dadd|Wikipedia}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:55, 5 February 2025

"Everyone has heard of the Museum of Mistakes. Hardly anyone has been inside it."[1]

(art from SS)

The Museum of Mistakes is a dusty old institution on Ladybones Road[2] run by the Ministry of Public Decency,[3] and a d__nable pain to actually get into. It holds all sorts of ancient things, reminders of old indiscretions and errors.

Halls of Shame[edit]

The Museum has seventy-seven doors, but not all of them are real; some are just painted onto the wall, while others hold traps designed to give any intruder a really miserable day.[4] Perhaps it’d be best to enter legitimately… but that might be an even more difficult task, given the bureaucratic labyrinth[5] that is the nine-stage application process.[6][7]

The following are known to be on display in the Museum:

  • A corroded brass microscope smelling faintly of ammonia[8]
  • Old musket-balls[9]
  • Jade carvings[10]
  • A half-eaten fig[9][11]
  • A three thousand year old bit of black sailcloth,[9] labelled 'Achaean, c 1200BC'[11]
  • First City Coins[9]
  • Diamonds[9]
  • A stuffed two-headed bat, almost the size of a man[11]
  • Two locks of hair; one amber, one dark.[11]

Grim Reminders[edit]

The Dadd Wing contains the museum's collection of human remains[12][13] and requires a separate ticket to enter.[14] It houses glass cases, sarcophagi,[15] the skin of of human faces,[16] part of a skull,[17] and its oldest exhibit,[18] a collection of ushabti and canopic jars donated by one Troubled Painter.[19] This Painter lives in the Royal Bethlehem Hotel, and his name is implied to start with an R.[20]

Historical Inspirations[edit]

The mysterious painter and namesake of the Dadd Wing may be Richard Dadd. In real life, Dadd was a troubled but prolific illustrator who produced most of his best-known work while in psychiatric hospitals (one of which was Bethlem Royal Hospital).[21]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Museum of Mistakes, Fallen London
  2. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’The entrance lies behind a gate of amber on Ladybones Road.’
  3. ↑ Prepare your Theft from the Museum of Mistakes!, Fallen London
  4. ↑ Reconnoitre, Fallen London
  5. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’The Ministry uses every weapon in its formidable battery of paperwork to dissuade visitors to the Museum.’
  6. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’There is a nine-stage application process. You're probably going to need more ink.’
  7. ↑ Use your contacts to prepare the ground, Fallen London
  8. ↑ Sidebar Snippets, Fallen London ’Snow in the Neath?’
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Steal the coins!, Fallen London
  10. ↑ Attend with pleasure, Fallen London
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Find a way in, Fallen London
  12. ↑ Visit the Museum of Mistakes, Fallen London
  13. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’The Dadd Wing houses the Museum's collection of human remains.’
  14. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’ADMITTANCE to the DADD WING ONLY, it says, in tiny print. And on the back: Not valid for other wings. Entry at bearer's own risk.’
  15. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’ Its gallery is crammed – on both ground floor and mezzanine – with sarcophagi, dusty glass cases, and tables of jumbled exhibits.’
  16. ↑ Ask around 6, Fallen London
  17. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’It is a round curve of thin bone. You examine the label: Calvarium. Canterbury, 1170.’
  18. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’"Its oldest exhibit is a collection of statuettes and jars."’
  19. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’Their plaque is less gnomic than most. Ushabtiu & canopic jars. Nile valley. It names the donor as a certain Troubled Painter.’
  20. ↑ The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice, Fallen London ’Eventually, you find a copy of the Museum's correspondence with the Troubled Painter, misfiled under 'R'. You note his address: a suite at the Royal Bethlehem Hotel.’
  21. ↑ Richard Dadd, Wikipedia
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