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How To Study a Historical Display in The Sims 4 Blast From the Past Event

Author : Allison Update:Feb 25,2025

Week 2 of The Sims 4's Blast from the Past event presents a museum-based challenge: studying a Historical Display. This guide clarifies how to complete this seemingly simple, yet occasionally problematic, task.

A Sims 4 museum showcasing a historical display.

Locating a Museum:

To begin, locate a museum on your in-game map. Look for the building icon depicting pillars. While several exist, the Municipal Museum in Willow Creek and The Future's Past in Oasis Springs are conveniently located near other event tasks.

Studying the Display:

Enter the museum and interact with a painting or sculpture (both qualify as Historical Displays). Select the "View" option. The completion of the quest is confirmed by the appearance of an Emit icon.

Troubleshooting:

Players report difficulties with the "View" option, potentially due to mods. If encountering this issue, temporarily disabling mods might resolve the problem. If the problem persists, trying multiple displays across different museums is recommended. Hopefully, EA will address any underlying bugs.

Week 2 Quest Overview:

Completing the Historical Display task is only one step in Week 2's challenges. The full list includes:

Echoes of Time:

  • Read the History of Time Travel at a Library
  • Experience the Past by Playing The Sims Archives vol. 2
  • Study a Historical Display at a Museum
  • Ask an Elder about the Shard
  • Research Shards of Time
  • Search Objects for Shards of Time (3)
  • Show Emit the Shards of Time

Inventing the Past:

  • Read Theoretical Electronics at a Library
  • Collect Platinum
  • Collect Ironyum
  • Repair Something (Handiness Level 2 or Higher)
  • Exercise Your Mind (Logic Level 2 or Higher)
  • Obtain an Electronic Upgrade Part
  • Build the Time Travel Component

The Sims 4 is available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

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