The World of the Museum

Name: The World of the Museum
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781399634618
Price: 44.99 NZD
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An art lover s 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle with over 80 masterpieces to spot

By The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Step inside The World of the Museum and discover over 80 masterpieces in this detailed 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Explore artworks from around the globe - including Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas - then travel through time as you visit collections of medieval, Egyptian, Greek, and... Read More

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Format: Jigsaw

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Description

Step inside The World of the Museum and discover over 80 masterpieces in this detailed 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Explore artworks from around the globe - including Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas - then travel through time as you visit collections of medieval, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman relics. Spot mischief and mayhem along the way, as artworks come to life, artists roam the halls, and surprising museum visitors admire the art!

1000-PIECE PUZZLE featuring a bustling museum scene with fun details to spot by Andrew Rae.

ART LOVERS can piece together over 80 iconic works of art from masters such as Hokusai, Van Gogh, and Caravaggio.

INCLUDES A POSTER with introductions to the works of art.

LAURENCE KING has been capturing imaginations and inspiring creativity in new and unexpected ways for over 30 years, with playful and eye-catching games, gifts, and books.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399634618

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Piece Count: 1000 Pieces

Puzzle theme: Books, Animals, Vehicles, Art

Format: Jigsaw

Date Published: 03 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Contributors:

Illustrated by Andrew Rae

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 300g

Pages: 1

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1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzles Animal Puzzles Arts & Culture Laurence King Publishing Puzzles The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Author

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Author)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest and finest art museums with a collection that spans 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.

Andrew Rae (Illustrator)

Andrew Rae is an illustrator based in London. His clients include the New York Times Magazine, Apple, the London Science Museum, Google and the Guardian. His previous titles for Laurence King include Pop Art Puzzle, Where's Warhol?, This is Warhol, This is Dali and My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook.

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Art =

Featuring more than 800 artworks from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this groundbreaking book is organized by thematic keywords rather than the usual chronological or geographical categories. Drawing upon analytics from The Met’s online Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Art = offers fresh, unconventional ways of engaging with visual culture. Beyond the wealth of illustration,...

By The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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