Calling All Junior Detectives! There’s a mystery afoot, and we need every Sherlock min-fan and Nancy Drew-in-training on the case! After years of hosting the popular Museum Murder Mystery Game here at the DMA, we’ve decided it’s finally time to give the kids a chance to step into the role of detective. Our kid-friendly version is the perfect mash-up of Night at the Museum and the game of Clue, featuring plenty of fun and games . . . without the murder.
On Friday, March 9th our first ever Family Mystery Night will make its debut, and we’re looking for the brightest junior detectives to help solve the case. Actors will bring the art to life, and kid detectives can interview the suspects, search for clues in the galleries, sniff out the crime scene, and hopefully solve the mystery by the end of the evening.
We polled a few prospective detectives on what the mystery could be and got some very devious ideas (maybe we should watch our backs?!).
From Caleb, age 7:
“I think maybe one of the paintings is a map to the emperor’s treasure, I don’t know where, maybe in a dojo!”
From Lucia, age 14:
“If I had to guess, there are a bunch of art pieces who aren’t happy because they don’t get enough attention, so they decide to steal/kidnap another work of art who is very popular. This art was supposed to travel somewhere, but because they stole it, everything got delayed, so now we have to find the missing painting so it can get to its destination.”
From Naomi, age 9:
“Somebody’s head got chopped off! A kidnapping! A painting is rogue!”
To get the dirt on the real story, find all the details here and purchase your tickets today. Happy sleuthing!
Leah Hanson is the Manager of Family and Early Learning Programs at the DMA
