How to use Mooseium

Mooseium has two halves — a Museum for art and a Library for books — that share one account. Here's how to get the most out of both. It only takes a few minutes to set up something that's truly yours.

1. Getting started

Tap Sign in and use a magic link (we email you a one-tap link) or continue with Google. First time in, you'll pick a handle — a unique @name that becomes your public profile and museum address. You can also set a display name, a bio, and a name for your museum on your account page anytime.

2. Finding art

From the home page, use the search bar to look up anything — an artist (“Vermeer”), a subject (“sunflowers”), or a mood (“storm”). A few ways to explore:

• All museums or one: the dropdown next to the search box scopes your search to a single collection or searches across all of them at once.
• Browse by theme & era: the theme cards and era chips on the home page run curated searches — a fast way to wander.
• Open a piece: tap any artwork to open its placard with the full details, the artist, and a zoomable image.

3. Saving to collections

When you find something you love, hit Save. You'll pick a collection to put it in — or create a new one on the spot (“Dogs in Art,” “Moody Landscapes,” whatever you like). Collections are your building blocks: everything you save lives in one, and you can make as many as you want. Find them all on your Collections page.

4. Curating your galleries & museum

Each collection can become a room in your own 3D museum. On a collection's page you can:

• Show it in your museum — toggle a collection to include it (or leave it out) as one of the rooms visitors walk through.
• Group it into a wing — collections are organized into wings that open off the central atrium, so a big museum stays easy to navigate.
• Publish & share — make a gallery public and share the link; anyone can view it, and it can appear on the Galleries page for others to discover.

5. Walking your 3D museum

Hit Explore in 3D to step inside. You spawn in your Library and walk out into the museum, with wings opening ahead and to the sides.

• Move: WASD keys (or the on-screen joystick on a phone) to walk; drag to look around.
• Jump anywhere: the Directory (top right) teleports you straight to any gallery.
• Set the mood: toggle day, night, or rain, flip the lights, and pick background music from the controls in the corner.

6. Your Library

The Library is your private study for reading and writing. It has three tabs:

• Discover — search public-domain books, browse by subject, and see a “Because your museum has…” shelf that suggests books connected to the artists you collect. Tap a book for its details, then Save it or Read now.
• Books — your saved library, with a Continue reading shelf that remembers your place. Books read in full, with a comfortable paper mode, adjustable text size, and highlight-to-save-a-note.
• Writing — a quiet place for your own journals, stories, and notes, organized into folders alongside your books.

Inside the 3D museum you can walk up to the desk to write, the armchair to read, or the shelves to browse — sit down and the tool opens right there.

7. What's public, what's private

Your published galleries, profile, and display name are public — that's how you share your taste with the world. Your Library — the books you save, your reading progress, and your writing — is private to you. Nothing from your Library is shared unless a future feature explicitly lets you choose to.

A few tips

• Save generously — you can always reorganize collections later.
• A collection doesn't have to be in your museum; keep private mood-boards too.
• The art you collect shapes what the Library suggests — so a museum full of Van Gogh brings his letters to your shelf.

That's it — go build something beautiful. Questions? Our Contact page is always open. 🫎