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Heist at the NGV (AL Bonus) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/29/2022
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the listed coordinates.

There is, however, an art gallery that once had a painting stolen from it and happens to be the starting point for the Heist at the NGV Adventure Lab which, once completed, will reveal the necessary information to locate the cache.

Please allow for sufficient time to complete both the AdLab and the bonus - there is a bit of travelling around the CBD required (at maximum efficiency, both can be done in under an hour with a Myki in hand). Public transport is plentiful and recommended, as is finding other local hides along the way; or consider splitting your journey up into multiple trips.

 


"Good artists copy, great artists steal."

- Pablo Picasso

 


 


In 1985, the National Gallery of Victoria purchased Pablo Picasso's 'The Weeping Woman' for A$1.6 million which was, at the time, the most an Australian art gallery had ever paid for a single work.

However, just a year later, it was stolen on the evening of August 2nd, 1986, setting a bizarre series of events into motion involving ransom letters, government ministers and a train station locker.

The Heist at the NGV Adventure Lab explores the people, places and actions comprising one of Melbourne's most fascinating art heists.

 


 

To locate this bonus cache, you must first complete the Heist at the NGV Adventure Lab on Groundspeak's Adventure Lab app.

You can find it by:

  • clicking this link OR
  • scanning the QR code below OR
  • looking for the Heist at the NGV pin on the Adventure Lab app (which is at the same coordinates as the pin for this mystery cache)

 

Once you've completed the Adventure Lab, the coordinates to the cache will be revealed.

Please make sure you enter them into the coordinate checker below - it has very important information to ensure that you can find and open the cache without any hassle.
 

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Brain

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)