Ancient Collection
Daniel has spent years thinking about museum treasures, mastering the stories behind each artwork and the history etched into each display As a committed conservator, he is aware of the collection like an antique sail, every nook and cranny, every carefully classified item. So when a truck arrives with a cargo of newly found historical artifacts, he’s eager to take a look at what’s been revealed on the other side. But as he inspects the form, something catches his eye. Many items do not fit in official stock. They feel out of the realm, like puzzle parts that belong to a kind of story after all.Through Sophie, his observant young assistant, her wing, Daniel begins looking into the museum’s principal hall, the director’s workplace, the garage depot, the loading backyard Old facts are pulled from dusty shelves, forgotten paintings are exposed and mysterious files begin to hit the floor. Piece by piece, they learn that new arrivals can be linked to an extended-forgotten historical collection that was in no way supposed to be on displayWhat begins offfevolved as regular merchandise will become a fascinating museum thriller. Daniel and Sophie position themselves by following the trail of clues that go deeper into the museum\s own history, uncovering why some of those artifacts have been deliberately kept secret for so many years