The Higgdon Museum

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The Higgdon Museum
Sidewalk69 (talk) 05:31, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
the Higgdon Museum

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Basic Info:

  • Museums have a wide range of different collections and exhibitions, although previously they were not lootable. Nowadays, different decorative items may be found there.
  • Generally, the descriptions found in Museums fall along the lines of "…currently displaying a(n) exhibition/installation/collection of _____________"
  • Museums can be barricaded normally.

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Description

The Higgdon Museum is a Puppet museum located in the suburb of Rhodenbank. The museum was opened by Charles Higgdon in 1955 in order to show off his sizeable collection to the public, as Higgdon was well known for rubbing his good fortune in the faces of "lesser" people. When he realized that few poor people ever had the chance to actually witness all his wealth Higgdon had the museum commissioned and built so he could do just that. Newspapers of the day, including the Daily Malton, often reported on Higgdon's antics at his museum, as he often taunted and ridiculed visitors. This continued until 1978 when, while scaling a large marble pillar and yelling to everyone about how lucky he was to be rich, the pillar managed to become dislodged from its support and fell over, crushing Higgdon to death. Bystanders reported that more than a few patrons clapped and cheered at this unfortunate turn of events.

In the years that followed the museum stayed open as Higgdon's collection was disputed over by his many heirs. While this went on the gallery continued to serve as a major — if not the major — influence for art in east Malton since its opening, and more so after Higgdon's untimely demise. Many artists shown at the gallery were unknown, not only to the general public, but also to the commercial art world as well. It was their shows at the gallery that once provided them a springboard to launch their careers. Of course these days the collection has remained as it was on the day of the "Malton Incident", with the execption of those pieces that survivors have helped themselves to every now and then.

Barricade Policy

Please keep this building at EHB.

In accordance with the Rhodenbank Civil Defense Corps barricade plan the location should be Extremely Heavily barricaded at all times. The true purpose of this building is to serve as a heavily fortified shelter for Malton's veteran survivors.







Current Events

December 13th, 2009 - building ruined with 4 zombies outside ... --OO Willie 14:15, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

December 9th. 2009 - building repaired but unlit. Barricades @ VHB with two survivors holding. --OO Willie 03:20, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

November 12th, 2009 - WARNING - MAJOR ZOMBIE INCURSION!! MOB Locator indicates this building is breached and probably loaded with zombies. STAY AWAY!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!! --OO Willie 12:59, 12 November 2009 (UTC)