ACTIVE SEARCHES

This is the hub for ongoing searches. All information here is as accurate as we can confirm.

If an item is found, the search is completed and will be added to the Completed Searches page.

Do you have information about any of these active searches? If so don't hesitate to email the admin: night-at-the-musian@protonmail.com! Or, if you have a link to something listed here, feel free to drop it on the Discussion page!


Last Update: 19 May 2024

Updated entries will be marked with a star (🌟).

Major Searches // Rumors, Leads, and Small Finds // Mini Searches // Fan Contributions // Hoaxes

Major Searches

Lost Games

various interactive games in several mediums

Reunite with Rexy DVD-ROM Game

Status: Partially Found

The DVD-ROM game packaged with the 2006 film's bonus features. Currently inaccessible with the deaths of Flash and Internet Explorer. A matter of emulation. Certain clips from the game are accessible through the DVD and VLC Media Player.


Mobile Apps

Status: Lost

The apps made for the series are confirmed to exist, but have been removed from the iOS and Android app stores. They were located on Facebook and App Advice. More information is available on the Games page.

Known to Exist: NATM 3 App, Monkey Cam


Flash Games

Status: Lost

The games made to promote the films, released onto the official NatM website. Two were made available to play through Poptropica and Roblox. More information is available on the Games page.

Known to Exist: Escape from Pompeii, Knight Flight, Tablet Tapper, Monkey Slap, Hall of Mix-Ups

Lost Toys

Nathan's Hot Dogs

Status: Partially Found

A toy line released in Winter 2006/07 with statuettes of the characters. Of this line, only one is confirmed to exist: an Ahkmenrah figurine.

Battle of the Smithsonian: Original Script Shots (2009)

Status: Partially Found

A version of NATM 2 shot with the original script. A few shots of this cut exist in the bloopers and special features on the NATM 2 DVD(s?), but no full version. Due to the scheduling conflicts with Rami Malek in the film, it is likely that those shots are the only ones that were made before the final script was completed.

🌟Paul Pincott's 2014 Auction

an auction of film props

Status: Partially Found

In 2014, Paul Pincott’s Can Am Importique Movie Prop & Set Decor Warehouse closed its doors and auctioned off its store of film props. Some of the sold items were props for NATM 2! Interestingly, they were advertised with the original title, Escape from the Smithsonian.

Sale and catalog are here, but the items need to be sorted through to see which items were present in NatM 2.

[Source] [Archived Sale, images deleted]

Rumors, Leads, and Small Finds

these entries are not currently proven to exist or may be easy to search for

The NatM Revival

There's been some sightings of NatM stuff in the wild and on Disney+. It's possible that the series is about to receive a revival, re-release, or a reboot. They may also be preparations for the musical's announcement, or even an animated TV show in the KRA style. We'll keep archiving what we see. The evidence is compiled below.

This was seen in late 2023 by thevintageducky in a Wal-Mart.


Photos of the NatM Collection on Disney+. Seen and preserved by pineapple-coffee on 14 December 2023.

🌟NatM 3 Original Script
Status: Lost
The first draft of NatM 3. Possibly the source of the fanon idea of Ahkmenrah being stabbed 73 times. Exists, but is missing as of 2021.
Tiny Tourists 3D Files
Status: Lost
The Tiny Tourists campaign claims that the models of the miniatures were 3D printed. If the original object files still exist, they can be printed by anyone who has a 3D printer. There were six variations on Octavius's armor, so there's likely multiple versions of him. Most likely, these files are in the possession of Fox or Disney, or whoever sculpted them. It is unlikely that the originals will be found.
McWorld Items
Status: Lost
Items available with the 2009 McDonalds toys for the McWorld MMO. Confirmed to exist, needs proper archivism.
Musical Information
Status: Developing
Any and all information relating to the upcoming musical. Casting calls, upcoming show announcements, playbills, anything and everything.
Product Placements
Movie posters, cereal boxes, shaped macaroni - anything promotional made for the films. Confirmed to exist, needs proper archivism.
Genting SkyWorlds Merchandise
The toys and merch available in Genting SkyWorlds! High-quality pics and closeups are needed!
Concept Art
Any made for the live-action films, the model sheets made for the animated film, and the storyboards for all of them. Feel free to go through the credits and find people's portfolios - you never know what will be found!
Admin: In regards to NATM 1, I know some storyboards exist on the DVD in one of the Special Features. I'll try to screenshot the when I have the time. In regards to NATM 4, I've already archived a ton of them from what I could find in the credits for NATM 4, but over a hundred artists worked on the movie and only about fifteen had active portfolios. I'm honestly surprised that we haven't found the unedited model sheets for the main cast! Though I do love our sopping wet cat of a president.

Mini Searches

searches you can complete today!

Some Searches are so small you can complete them easily! Below are Searches that are super easy, but the admin doesn't have time for. Maybe YOU have time for them?
References
Admin: Look, I can't watch everything! If there's a NATM reference in a show you like or a movie you saw, go ahead and send it my way.
Social Media Posts
Ranging from Dan Stevens' Twitter AMA to the ads telling folks to buy the DVD, Twitter and Facebook are full of these sorts of posts. Unfortunately, Facebook is behind a login wall, so the images within are inaccessible to me because I refuse to get a Facebook. Twitter is another story, and it'll take time. What will happen first - Twitter dies or we archive Dexter's Twitter Takeover?
Tiny Tourists Posts
Posts from the original campaign leading up to the release of NATM 3. The official accounts caught a lot of them, but not all of them! This is a case where you can scroll through Twitter or Instagram and find posts under the tag.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2014
Some of the SotT promos aired during this programming block. If you have access to a recording of the 2014 parade that includes the commercials, let us know!

Fan Contributions

lost fan works and creations

Translations
Since this series is an English-speaking one, it needs to be dubbed and translated for other languages. Sometimes subtitles aren't accurate - NatM 4 is proof of this - and just translate the English script without actually giving proper closed captioning. If you can transcribe them, or even better, put them in a subtitle format, you'd be helping the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities around the world!
Admin: PLEASE LET ME WATCH THESE FILMS IN JAPANESE PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Era 1 and Pre-Era 1 Fan Works
Cosplays, fan fiction, 3D printed models, stuff from 1993-2006, and 2006-2014.
Life at the Museum
A fanbook by the artist ES Midsummer. Released in Thailand at an event in 2015. A Google Survey to voice one's opinions about the book was available to answer until 10 July 2015. It has been lost since then, and very few images have surfaced. They're available on ES Midsummer's abandoned Tumblr. [IA Backup] While ES Midsummer is still active on sites like Twitter and Popiku, their Tumblrs have been abandoned since 2016. If you have a copy of this fanbook, don't hesitate to scan it and send it!
A post with art that links to a survey about the book, now closed.
jayce-kui's Youtube Videos
jayce-kui was active in the fandom in Eras 1 and 2. They made at least two AMVs that have been made private or deleted.
The Night at the Muse-ical
A fan musical created on Tumblr sometime around 2015. Most of it has been lost.
Museum of Confessions
A Tumblr confessions blog themed around the franchise, where people could send their confessions. It lasted until 2019, when it was deleted.

Hoaxes

these are likely or proven nonexistant

Jedediah and Octavius Spin-Off

Status: Fake

A spin-off series involving our two favorite minatures. Began as a rumor somewhere between Era 1 and Era 2, and is still passed around on occasion. Teased by Owen Wilson in Stars In The House. Never actually put into production or even planned by Levy - though, he didn't seem opposed to the idea. Due to the lack of proof, and the contradictory information given by the cast meetup, this rumor is considered a hoax. If proof becomes available, it will be archived and moved to another category.