Daily museum puzzle
Play the Anthropeum Game
Pin the map. Pick the era. Ten Met artifacts, one puzzle every day.
Jun 15, 2026 · 10 rounds · once daily
When?
Gneiss
Preview · Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access
- 1
Drop a pin
Place your guess anywhere on the world map.
- 2
Pick an era
Choose a 250-year block from 3000 BCE to today.
- 3
Share your score
Compare your daily grid with other players.
10
rounds per day
10,000
max points each
5K + 5K
location + time
Daily
leaderboard
Common questions
What is the anthropeum game?+
The anthropeum game is a daily browser puzzle where you guess where and when ten museum artifacts were made. Each round shows an object from The Metropolitan Museum of Art — you place a map pin for location and pick an era on a BCE/CE timeline.
Is the anthropeum game like TimeGuessr?+
Both are daily guessing games, but the anthropeum game focuses on museum artifacts rather than photographs. You guess both geography and historical era, using objects from The Met's open-access collection.
How do BCE and CE work in the anthropeum game?+
The era slider spans from 3000 BCE to the present. BCE (Before Common Era) counts years before year 1; CE (Common Era) counts years after. Your score improves the closer your guess is to when the artifact was actually created.