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The Craske Museum
--VVV RPMBG 05:49, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
the Craske Museum

Heytown [79,37]

the Usher Building the Godson Arms Cornelius General Hospital
(Spracklingbank)
a warehouse the Craske Museum Burns Place
(Spracklingbank)
Ostler Towers Goldney Place Police Department Schreiber Walk
(Spracklingbank)

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.

Craske Museum, front.jpg Craske Museum, excellent view.jpg

Old poster decorated with graffiti
A Bantu piece
A Bantu piece

Description

Bantu mask.jpg
African royal mask.jpg
Another Bantu piece
Another Bantu piece

The Craske Museum was taken over by unaffiliated survivors after the Outbreak. Due to its strategic nature situated in the middle of what is known as the Craske Triangle: the Usher Building (a NecroTech laboratory), Cornelius General Hospital in Spracklingbank, and Goldney Place Police Department. The solidly constructed old stone building gives the Museum a fortress-like appearance, and has made it an important position to hold in Heytown.


Barricade Policy

As the headquarters of the Mad Craskers, the Craske Museum is to be kept Extremely Heavily barricaded at all times, as per the Heytown Barricade Plan, to protect the valuable artwork and artifacts, and to keep the Museum safe for control of the Craske Triangle.

Revives

Contact them for help: The Mad Craskers Forum.


Current Status

The Craske Museum is often the center of activity in southern Heytown, due to its resources. However, it is less frequented than the Bowles Museum, due to Bowles' close proximity to Dowdney Mall, in Santlerville.


History

In late 2006, a small group of Survivors took control of the museum, during a siege of the Triangle. As all involved were rather angry at the situation, and the base of their operations was the Museum, they called themselves the Mad Craskers. They control the museum to this day, and their graffiti can be seen on old museum banners.
Historically part of the Craske Triangle and headquarters for the Mad Craskers.

The Craske Museum, an African Art Museum and once an attraction for outsiders, never got much attention from the residents of Heytown themselves. Built in the 1950's, its unremarkable architecture blends in between the buildings in which it is nestled. The Museum, named after Walter John Craske, a collector of African artifacts and one-time adventurer in the Congo and the jungles of Nigeria, contained mostly African artwork, historical artifacts, and visual timelines of Africa's history. It also featured other exhibits, however, including an exhibit on Chinese inventions, Russian artwork, and a short-lived exhibit on the trend of decorating Automobiles, which was vandalised beyond repair three days after it opened, costing the museum thousands of dollars. ... its African Art Exhibit ransacked by looters.