Mini Museum Summer Reads

What Are You Reading? 📖 Let us Know!

One of our favorite parts of summer is soaking up the sun with a good book in hand. This year, the Mini Museum team has a ton of great reads, but we want to ask... what are you reading?

Let us know at this form here, and we'll feature it in a Summer Reading Round-Up on our Instagram next month! Something cool about science? A history of your favorite time period? A great novel or even a comic book? Whatever you're enjoying this summer, let us know!

You can even share a pic of your favorite reading spot with us at photos@minimuseum.com! We'll include these in our summer reading round-up!

Share Your Reads!

Want some book ideas right away? Check out our book: Relics A History of The World Told in 133 Objects!

Every copy of Relics purchased from our site comes with a certificate of authenticity stamped with ink infused with Tyrannosaurus Rex bone dust. As far as we know, we're the only book that can say that. 🦖

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REX BONE INK!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/1715\/files\/carousel-relics-1080-asteroid_1024x1024.jpg?v=1626978580\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove: It's big! Over 300 Pages of Hardbound Mini Museum Adventure weighing in at 1.74 pounds!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Mini Museum book like no other!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelics: A History of the World Told in 133 Objects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a brand new journey that tells the history of our planet from its days as a dust cloud all the way up to the modern era!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this hardbound book, you'll adventure across \u003cem\u003ebillions\u003c\/em\u003e of years of history, visiting the birth of the solar system, discovering the beginnings of life, and enter the age of civilization! 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