Thank you to everyone who has shown up so far! We're so excited for this campaign -- and what an amazing first day we've had already! We blew by the $100k funding mark and we're only just getting started.

We wanted to take this time to talk a bit more about the project and answer your burning question...

It's a great question, and the answer comes from a place we’ve been thinking about a lot lately. First, we think the world could use more science and history in everyday life, and more moments of shared wonder. We've explored this through jewelry, books, and other collaborative projects. This project is one small way of adding to that conversation.

But there's always more than that with Mini Museum. There's a big picture too and that picture revolves around the underlying promise of Mini Museum, which is to say that history, time, and reality are best understood through direct, physical contact. We try to encourage this by making meaningful collections designed to provide a sense of one's place in the universe, connecting the present directly with moments and materials far outside everyday experience.

In contrast, dice are meant to be handled as the centerpiece of interactive gameplay that involves storytelling and a shared connection with others. In that sense, they're dynamic in a way that is very different from our typical collections. We found this combination really intriguing and it inspired us to see what might be possible by merging wonder and fun.

The result is an object that captures a piece of the past inside an object designed to be used in the present. In this way, the artifact becomes something more than an item to study and transforms into a new kind of experience you engage with in a different context… hopefully an experience you share with others because that's really what Mini Museum is all about.

We still have a few tricks up our sleeves! We'll be announcing a few stretch goals and even more ways to grow your collection, so stay tuned and check back in often! What are you hoping for? What are you most excited about with this collection? Drop a comment and let us know!

As we've already talked about, this campaign is a unique one for Mini Museum. We want to bring history to a new audience in new ways, so we'd love to hear a bit more from YOU! Fill out the poll to help us get to know you better!

How long have you been following Mini Museum? Have you been with us since our first campaign over a decade ago?

Or is this your first collection? If so, welcome! Glad to have you here! What questions do you have for us? Whether its questions about our process, how we ensure your specimens are authentic, or what our favorite dino is, we're happy to answer - just ask!