The Met Mystery at the Museum

Explore the Museum and Solve the Puzzles to Save the Exhibition!

Part of DK The Met

Join William the hippo and friends in an interactive adventure puzzle book. Help them solve the mystery and save the exhibition!
William the hippo and his friends live on 5th Avenue, New York, inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At night, when the museum is closed and all the visitors have gone home, their adventures begin. A special exhibition is about to open, and everyone is excited to see the amazing exhibits from all over the world. However, the boxes holding the exhibits are locked with puzzles that need to be solved. The curators are struggling to figure them out - it's up to you to help William and his friends travel through the museum, solve the puzzles, and save the exhibition!
Helen Friel is an author/paper engineer with ten years’ experience art directing and creating artwork for editorial and advertising clients. She designs and illustrates interactive and immersive books for both children and adults, including the first pop-up book sent into space. Some of her clients include: Fanta / TIME / Vogue / Vanity Fair / Sky / Tatler UK / Tatler Asia / Ryan Air / Harrods / Google Play / Tesco Mobile / The Savoy Hotel / Ted Baker / Etsy / Fast Company / The Body Shop / Hermès / Mr Porter / Kiehl's / The Sunday Times / Ad Age / Bombay Sapphire View titles by Helen Friel

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Join William the hippo and friends in an interactive adventure puzzle book. Help them solve the mystery and save the exhibition!
William the hippo and his friends live on 5th Avenue, New York, inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At night, when the museum is closed and all the visitors have gone home, their adventures begin. A special exhibition is about to open, and everyone is excited to see the amazing exhibits from all over the world. However, the boxes holding the exhibits are locked with puzzles that need to be solved. The curators are struggling to figure them out - it's up to you to help William and his friends travel through the museum, solve the puzzles, and save the exhibition!

Author

Helen Friel is an author/paper engineer with ten years’ experience art directing and creating artwork for editorial and advertising clients. She designs and illustrates interactive and immersive books for both children and adults, including the first pop-up book sent into space. Some of her clients include: Fanta / TIME / Vogue / Vanity Fair / Sky / Tatler UK / Tatler Asia / Ryan Air / Harrods / Google Play / Tesco Mobile / The Savoy Hotel / Ted Baker / Etsy / Fast Company / The Body Shop / Hermès / Mr Porter / Kiehl's / The Sunday Times / Ad Age / Bombay Sapphire View titles by Helen Friel

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