Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.

How to find the art in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Only the finest of art pieces.
This article is over 4 years old and may contain outdated information

There’s a brand new wing for your museum that you can unlock in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The art you find can make a great addition to your museum, granted it’s not a fake, because that can certainly happen. Where can you find the art in the game, and how do you unlock it?

Recommended Videos

The first thing you need to do is unlock the art wing for your museum. You can do this by speaking to Blathers, and after he’s spoken to you about the hard work you’ve put into adding bugs, fish, and fossils to you, he’s ready to start accepting art. At this point, you need to wait for a full 24-hours to pass, and after that, Isabelle will tell you there’s a suspicious character walking around your island. You can find them hanging out around the front of your Resident Services building, and you find out it’s Redd. They have an art piece to sell to you, and once you receive it and give it to Blathers, you need to wait two full days before the art wing addition to your museum is constructed.

Now that your art museum has arrived, you’re ready to start adding more pieces of art to your displays and full it up with works from all over the world. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to find art, statues, or sculptures like you would fossils, bugs, or fish. You need to rely on speaking to Redd when the Treasure Trawler docks on your island. You need to talk to Redd, who is roaming around your island to speak to them about sticking around and selling more art pieces. You can do this on the same day the art gallery wing opens on your island.

Make sure to visit the Treasure Trawler whenever it visits to see what new pieces of art Redd has for sale. You can only purchase one art item each visit, so make sure it counts.

You don’t want to waste your one art item purchase on stuff you already added to your home or your museum. After you purchase the item, it takes a day to make its way to you. It’ll show up in your mailbox after your purchase. Be wary because you may have purchased a fake from Redd.


Gamepur is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Zack Palm
Zack Palm
Zack Palm is the Senior Writer of Gamepur and has spent over five years covering video games, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Oregon State University. He spends his free time biking, running tabletop campaigns, and listening to heavy metal. His primary game beats are Pokémon Go, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and any newly released title, and he finds it difficult to pull away from any Star Wars game.