Art thieves have broken into the Auckland Art Museum and stolen
the famous doggy artwork “THE HOWL”. It is hidden
somewhere in Auckland. Can you find it? Estimated to be worth well
in excess of $10 million dollars there will be a handsome reward
for whoever recovers this lost work of art.
To locate the missing artwork you will need to visit the site of
10 famous artworks featuring dogs. Inside the lid of each artwork
you will find a number. Match the number to the corresponding
letter below to get the coordinates for “The Howl” and
to locate the missing artwork.
This artwork is called “The Creation of Adam by
Michelangelo” by the artist Michelangelo.
The Creation of Adam is a section of Michelangelo's fresco
Sistine Chapel ceiling painted circa 1511. It illustrates the
Biblical story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father
breathes life into Adam, the first man. Chronologically the fourth
in the series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis on the
Sistine ceiling, it was among the last to be completed.
When you find this artwork cache there will be a letter and a
number on a sticker under the lid. You will need this to be able to
find The Howl Heist final cache. Please record the number for your
own purposes, but do not remove it! The container is heavily
alarmed and guarded and the art police will be onto you if you do!
At the time of theft the artwork was then hidden in a small plastic
box equipped with a few trinkets and all things necessary for
practising forging signatures on the bottom of the artwork,
BYOP
Remember to return the cache to the exact location you found it
and the area can often be busy so be discreet. Also you might find
it much easier to approch the cache from below rather than
above.