Art of Play - Wonder by Design

Mini Museum

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$249.5 $499 In stock

Category: Luxury Gifts

The Fifth Edition Collection begins with the stellar heart of our solar system. The core of a primitive celestial body formed in the cataclysmic heat and violent aftermath of the sun’s ignition. We'll journey from this exuberant beginning more than 4.6 billion years ago to visit with our closest neighbors in the cosmos.

We will explore it all... from armored fish in the ocean's depths to the conquest of land, and scrambling creatures covering the surface of our planet. We'll see the largest creatures ever to roam the earth as well as those who evolved to prey upon their majestic forms.

In addition, each specimen is handcrafted from authentic source material. As such, these tiny treasures will vary in size, color, and appearance. Some will also show the effects of the intense acrylic embedment process. This is especially true of the Permian Bone and Amelia Earhart Vega 5B specimens. Such variations are normal and lend to the unique nature of each collection.

  • Detailed, 170-page Hardbound Companion Guide Book
  • Custom Microfiber Pouch
  • Display and Storage Box
  • Certificate of Authenticity

Specimens include:

Stellar Heart (Muonionalusta Meteorite), Martian Dust Storm (Shergottite, NWA 7397), Starry Night (Lunar Meteorite, NWA 13951), Magma Ocean (Isua Greenstone), Cauldron of Life (Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents), Rough Ruby (Mozambique), Conquest of Land (First Land Plants), Dunkleosteus (Armored Fish, Permian Bone, Coelacanth ("The Living Fossil"), Carcharodontosaurus (Tooth), Oviraptor (Bone), Daspletosaurus (Bone), Alamosaurus (Bone), Woolly Rhinoceros (Bone), Glyptodon (Scute), Darwin Glass (Tektite), Dawn of Creativity (Red Ochre), Early Modern Humans (Stone Tool Core), Lost Civilization (Bronze Sword), Roman Siege Engines (Ballista Shot), Ottoman Empire (Kemha Silk), Monticello (Home of Thomas Jefferson), Old Ironsides (USS Constitution), Amelia Earhart (Vega 5B, First Solo Transatlantic Crossing), Empire State Building (Stainless Steel Mullions), Cold War Espionage (Soviet Spy Camera), Walt Disney (Disneyland, Main Street Apartment), Queen of the Skies (Boeing 747), Woodstock (The Original 1969 Stage), Nuclear Arms Race (Trident 1 C4 Missile), Sony Walkman, Mount Everest (Climbing Rope), Gateway to the Stars (Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center)

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 2 reviews)

Zoe ★★★★★

Picked this up for myself after years of staring at photos of meteorites online, and holding an actual piece of a celestial body in the little display case is surreal. The Fifth Edition starting with the stellar heart of the solar system makes the whole thing feel like a tiny museum on my shelf.

Julian J. ★★★★★

My brother is a total space nerd and flipping through the Fifth Edition with him, we spent a solid hour just staring at the encased specimen from that primitive celestial body. The acrylic block is heavier and clearer than I expected, so it sits on his desk like a real artifact instead of a gimmick.