ANIMAL CROSSING

We've turned some of the Ashmolean's treasures into miniature artworks you can import into Animal Crossing.

Just scan the QR codes, below, using the NookLink tool in the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, or Click Here, for full instructions.

Animal Crossing Museum

 

Animal Crossing Artwork – Koganei by Hiroshige

Koganei in Musashi Province, 1858
by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Djed the Mummy

Djed Djehuty Iuef Ankh Mummy
Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes, Egypt c. 770–712 BC
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Manet portrait of Mademoiselle Claus

Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus, 1868
by Edouard Manet
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Piggy Bank

Piggy Bank, 15th Century
Java, Indonesia
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Maharaja Sawai Pratep Singh by Ramji Das

Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh riding, 1782–1785
by Ramji Das
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Portrait of Elias Ashmole

Portrait of Elias Ashmole, c.1681
by John Riley (1646–91)
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Copy of tomb painting by Nina Davies

Copy of a wall painting from the Queen Nefertari's tomb
by Nina de Garis Davies
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Villian by Toyohara Kunichika

The actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the fisherman Fukashichi, 1869
by Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900)
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Tile by William de Morgan

Decorated Tile 1882–1888
by William De Morgan
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Head of John the Baptist

The Head of St John the Baptist
Late 16th–early 17th century
after Andrea Solario (c. 1465)
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Alfred Jewel

Alfred Jewel, AD 871–899
North Petherton, Somerset
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Animal Crossing Artwork – Cloister Lillies by Marie Spartali

Cloister Lilies, 1891
by Marie Spartali Stillman
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INSTRUCTIONS

Step-by-Step Instructions for Adding Art to Animal Crossing Using a QR code

1. Download the “Nintendo Switch Online” app.

2. Sign into your Nintendo account.

3. Select “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” under “Game-Specific Services.”

4. Connect to NookLink.

5. Get your Nintendo Switch, and open Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

6. From the home menu, hit the – button to access game settings.

7. Follow the prompts by Tom Nook to access “NookLink settings.”

8. Once your mobile device and Switch are connected, use your mobile phone to access NookLink.

9. Tap the pink “designs” icon.

10. Tap “scan a QR code.”

11. Scan the QR code of the artwork you want to add to your game.

12. Open Animal Crossing on your Nintendo Switch.

13. Access your Nook Phone.

14. Select “Custom Designs.”

15. Hit the + sign to download any new patterns.

16. Select a blank design pattern to replace with your new pattern.

17. Enjoy your new art!

 

QR codes were created using the Animal Crossing Pattern Tool.