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Brand New Website Preview our new website.
Our new professional look is more in-line with our goal of building a quality museum with awe-inspiring exhibits by leading fantasy artist. We've also added a new Forum, making it easier to participate in the project by posting suggestions and thoughts.

This preview of the new website is still under construction.
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Contributing Concept Art Talented people join the fight!

Find out about the talented artists and writers who are helping to make this museum a reality. When several creative people come together for a good cause some amazing things can happen!
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Now Over 2700 Fans We now have over 2700 fans on facebook.

The more people that are interested in seeing the museum, the easier it will be for us to generate funding. Becoming a fan via facebook is the fastest, easiest, and one of the best ways to support the museum.
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Featured Virtual Exhibits!

The Virtual Exhibits let you, the visitor, get a taste of what is to come in the finished museum. Each exhibit will showcase the concept art, give you some of the history behind the highlighted creature/myth, and focus on the guest contributor(s) for that section. Below are our Featured Virtual Exhibits.

Dragons
Unicorns
Fairies
Vampires
Werewolves
Zombies
Mermaids

Did You Know...?

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    The word "museum" comes from mythology.

    Museum comes from the Greek word "mouseion", which is a shrine devoted to the works of the Muses such as art and writing. Read More...
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    Garlic is not the only food rumored to kill vampires.

    Vampires were known to be driven by compulsion. Sprinkling areas with large quantities of mustard seed would force vampires to count the seeds until the sun would come up and burn them. Read More...
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    The city of London may have gotten it's name from a Celtic deity?

    The Romans named the city Londinium after the invasion of C.E. 43, but where did the name "Londinium" come from? One theory is that it was derived from Lugh/Lugus, a Celtic deity, known for wielding a magic spear. Read More...
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    Cinnamon was thought to come from the nest of a Cinnamologus bird?

    Cinnamologus birds were rumored to build their nests out of Cinnamon sticks on dangerous cliffs. These weren’t the only mythological birds with a spice connection. Cinnamon, spikenard, and myrrh were believed to be necessary components of the Phoenix's magical fire from which they are reborn. Spice traders often made up stories to protect the cost and secret methods of growing their products. Read More...
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About Us

Entertainment, Education, and Elves.

Find out about our plans, goals and how you can help.

The Museum of Mythical History plans to educate, entertain, and inspire through interactive exhibits based upon the history and culture behind legends, myths, and fairy tales we all grew up on.

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Newsflash

• Feb, 06 2009
HUGE NEWS!!!
We are now ready to accept tax deductible donations, The Museum of Mythical History has been granted a 501(c)3 non-profit fiscal sponsorship! The Museum of Mythical History is now a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. We have added a donation link to the bottom of each page, and we will be updating text throughout the site to reflect this massive leap forward with the project.

• Jan, 31 2009
Jennifer Kearney added as a contributor, her amazing concept art of a Minotaur can be seen now on our Facebook fan page. Soon we'll have it up on this site as well.

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