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<blockquote data-quote="grodog" data-source="post: 5903989" data-attributes="member: 1613"><p>I agree with you completley in spirit, jmucchiello. That said, the last original copy of the Declaration of Independence (found by a family at the back of an old painting in an attic) sold for $2.42M in 1991. And while that's for a historical artifact of huge importance, it's also for a piece of content that we know word for word, already. Most of these D&D manuscripts and incunabula are not known outside of the small groups of folks who played in the Lake Geneva and Twin Cities circles---and that's precisely why, unfortunately, the mss. won't be distributed for free before they're sold. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Absolutely true, and generally Paul's auctions list an IP disclaimer stating that the rights to the content belong to the author (or whoever the IP holder is). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There were a few different RPG museum efforts underway over the past 10-15 years or so, but I've never heard of any of them coming to fruition:</p><p></p><p>- GAMA was doing a National Game Museum c. 2006, but that seems to have fallen through (they did get as far as registering the domain <a href="http://www.nationalgamemuseum.org/" target="_blank">http://www.nationalgamemuseum.org/</a> which you can see in the internet archive @ <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060218095331/http://www.nationalgamemuseum.org/" target="_blank">National Game Museum - National Game Museum</a> (GAMA now owns .com but it's equally unused) </p><p></p><p>- A few years ago, Frank Mentzer posted to the Acaeum forums at </p><p><a href="http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30639&highlight=#30639" target="_blank">Copied Temple of Elemental Evil • Page 3 • Collecting General • The Acaeum</a> about an effort that Harold Johnson was in the process of setting up; I just pinged them to see if anything had materialized or not</p><p></p><p>- One of the big D&D collectors on the Acaeum also had plans for</p><p>a museum in FL; he's not at the Acaeum any longer, but you can see</p><p>some samples that he and his team of collectors have accumulated at</p><p><a href="http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1350" target="_blank">A peek into Invincible?s Lair • Collecting General • The Acaeum</a> and you can see some</p><p>of the Dwarven Forge setups he's done at</p><p><a href="http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforums/viewtopic.php?id=906" target="_blank">http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforums/viewtopic.php?id=906</a> with</p><p>many more under his user ID search at</p><p><a href="http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforums/search.php?search_id=1677275670" target="_blank">http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforums/search.php?search_id=1677275670</a></p><p></p><p>I'm sure I'm forgetting at least some other recent-ish efforts, and none of those count the various collections donated to universities, libraries, etc. either. It would be a wonderful resource for gamers, collectors, and the hobby, if such a museum ever came to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grodog, post: 5903989, member: 1613"] I agree with you completley in spirit, jmucchiello. That said, the last original copy of the Declaration of Independence (found by a family at the back of an old painting in an attic) sold for $2.42M in 1991. And while that's for a historical artifact of huge importance, it's also for a piece of content that we know word for word, already. Most of these D&D manuscripts and incunabula are not known outside of the small groups of folks who played in the Lake Geneva and Twin Cities circles---and that's precisely why, unfortunately, the mss. won't be distributed for free before they're sold. Absolutely true, and generally Paul's auctions list an IP disclaimer stating that the rights to the content belong to the author (or whoever the IP holder is). There were a few different RPG museum efforts underway over the past 10-15 years or so, but I've never heard of any of them coming to fruition: - GAMA was doing a National Game Museum c. 2006, but that seems to have fallen through (they did get as far as registering the domain [url]http://www.nationalgamemuseum.org/[/url] which you can see in the internet archive @ [url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060218095331/http://www.nationalgamemuseum.org/]National Game Museum - National Game Museum[/url] (GAMA now owns .com but it's equally unused) - A few years ago, Frank Mentzer posted to the Acaeum forums at [url=http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30639&highlight=#30639]Copied Temple of Elemental Evil • Page 3 • Collecting General • The Acaeum[/url] about an effort that Harold Johnson was in the process of setting up; I just pinged them to see if anything had materialized or not - One of the big D&D collectors on the Acaeum also had plans for a museum in FL; he's not at the Acaeum any longer, but you can see some samples that he and his team of collectors have accumulated at [url=http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1350]A peek into Invincible?s Lair • Collecting General • The Acaeum[/url] and you can see some of the Dwarven Forge setups he's done at [url]http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforums/viewtopic.php?id=906[/url] with many more under his user ID search at [url]http://www.dwarvenforge.com/dwarvenforums/search.php?search_id=1677275670[/url] I'm sure I'm forgetting at least some other recent-ish efforts, and none of those count the various collections donated to universities, libraries, etc. either. It would be a wonderful resource for gamers, collectors, and the hobby, if such a museum ever came to be. [/QUOTE]
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