Post-Grad Community URL Treasure Trail

Some light and fun entertainment designed by our Post-Grad Community Ambassador Kate Asquith during the COVID-19 lockdown.  Kate is studying on the MA Fashion Journalism course at London College of Fashion.

Welcome to this artfully tricky URL Treasure Trail! Can you problem-solve your way to the end to find the hidden treasure?

Before you begin, it’s best to play this game on a laptop or desktop computer, not a mobile phone. You’ll need multiple browsers open at a time!

Follow the instructions below and remember to enjoy the journey as well as the destination – feel free to explore any of the art you come across before continuing with the clues.

There are seven clues in total which all lead on from each other... Good luck!

Clue One

1. This piece of art is 1/3 Renoir, 1/2 Warhol and 1/5 Degas.
2. Complete its name: The _________ of Cruelty.
3. Who is the artist of the piece?
4. Insert the first letter of his first name (upper case) into the blank space in this URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=     eY7fLonjgE

Clue Two

1. In the video, one woman compares the light installation to a famous children’s storybook. In that book, there features an “old conger eel” – which art critic is this character a reference to?
2. Take his last name and insert each letter (all lower case) into the 6 blank spaces in this URL:

https://a   tsandc   lture.google.com/   tory/self-portrait-with-mon   ey-1945/9QJ   GZPaNK94Lw?hl=e   /

Clue Three

1. How many fingers are in this painting?
2. Add that number to the date given in the paragraph about “the little alter ego.”
3. Split the new date in half – the first two digits and the last two digits are now separate numbers (i.e. 1362 is now 13 and 62).
4. In the penultimate paragraph, find the mathematical command and apply it to your two numbers to calculate the final number.
5. Which area of the North American Numbering Plan does this number serve?
6. Add the state’s name into this Instagram handle: @_______museum

Clue Four

1. Looking at this Instagram account, find the word describing the “distances” in the post from 23^rd March 2020.
2. Find the first word of @lilpunkie77’s comment on the post featuring “Taxi! Taxi!” by Eugenie McEvoy.
3. A singer is featured in the post from 18^th March 2020. Listen to their song containing the two words you just found.

Clue Five

1. Which instrument is playing at 1 minute 46 seconds?
2. Name a second song that:
   1. was recorded by another singer of the same name
   2. begins with the last syllable of the aforementioned instrument
3. If this second song is in:
   1. E minor, go here 
   2. F♯ minor, go here 
   3. B♭ minor, go here
   4. G Minor, go here

Clue Six

1. Which creature does the poem mention?
2. Find that creature here (Hint: stay in the first room!)
3. Which of these silhouettes also features in this portrait? Follow the link.

A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqlL38X5KM0

B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS3ZbQ4-t1w

C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVA4RWwQivQ

Dhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwcZZjagxM

Clue Seven

1. Which of these words is not spoken in the video?

A

B

C

D

2.  For the final URL:

1. Take the letter repeated twice in the word mentioned first in the video and insert it into the first space in the below URL (lower case).
2. Take the last letter of the missing word and insert it into the final space in the below URL (upper case).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?    =1Bix44C1    zY

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