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One of the biggest accomplishments in Stardew Valley is completing the full Museum collection. The local Museum, housed inside the Library, is missing a ton of stuff, leaving its displays empty. Gunther, the curator, will tell you that the former curator made off with all of the items.

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By mining, exploring, and more, you can find a ton of items that serve as valuable additions to the Museum's collection. Here, you can learn how to find all 95 items that can be donated to the Museum, as well as what you get for completing the collection.

Updated January 8, 2024 by Jacqueline Zalace: Still looking to complete the Stardew Valley Museum collection? We've tweaked the formatting of this guide slightly to help you complete the collection in no time.

Where To Find Every Artifact

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Artifacts are typically found by digging up the artifact spots around the valley with a hoe. However, some of them are found in other ways as well. In total, there are 42 Artifacts to collect.

Common Artifacts Spots

Desert Exclusive Artifacts

Monster Drops

These artifacts may be found elsewhere, but you have a higher chance of obtaining them as a monster drop.

Geodes & Mines

Where To Find Every Mineral

Stardew Valley Minerals

Minerals are most often found by mining. Gems can be found in nodes and many other places, while other Minerals can typically be found inside Geodes.

In total, there are 53 Minerals to collect. For ease of reading, we've split this section into two sections: the first contains Gems and foraged Minerals, while the second contains the Geode-exclusive Minerals (with a couple of exceptions).

Gems and Foraged Minerals

Geode-Exclusive Minerals

All Rewards For Donating To The Museum

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There is a series of rewards you can earn by donating things to the Museum. There are some for the total number of items you've donated, as well as rewards for donating certain numbers of Minerals, Artifacts, or a specific set of items.

General Rewards

Artifact Rewards

Mineral Rewards

Should You Donate Everything?

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Overall, yes. You should donate everything to complete the collection. Some items are more valuable than others though, so you may want to hold on to them before donating for the first time.

One of these important items is the Prismatic Shard. While you can donate the first one, we suggest holding on to it. The Prismatic Shard can be used to obtain the Galaxy Sword, which is a great weapon to use while exploring.

If you are playing a multiplayer game and want to marry the other player, you will also need a Prismatic Shard to make the Wedding Ring.

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There are two achievements associated with donating items to the Museum, which you can find below.

Achievement

Requirement

Reward

Treasure Trove

Donate 40 Items

Blue Bonnet Unlocked

A Complete Collection

Donate All Items

Cowboy Hat Unlocked

When you complete achievements, you will unlock new hats from the hat-selling mouse found in the Cindersap Forest. In the southern portion of this map (near the Wizard's Tower), you will find an abandoned house; this is where you can buy your newly unlocked hats.

Reorganizing The Museum

A collection of colourful gems and artifacts are on tables in the Stardew Valley museum

Thankfully, you are able to reorganize the Museum. To do so, simply go to Gunther and speak with him. Select the option to reorganize, and you will then be able to drag items to new spots. There are more spaces than possible items, giving you some free space to plan your organization.

You will be able to organize at any point, regardless if you have just a few items or every single one donated.

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