How to get the Paper Crown in the Closed Exhibit in Blue Prince

The Closed Exhibit is a found floorplan in Blue Prince. At first glance, it seems like just a standard, T-shaped room with a couple keycard doors, but, like everything in Blue Prince, there’s more to find inside.

Our Blue Prince guide will show you how to get the Paper Crown in the Closed Exhibit and where to find the clues you need to do it.

[Ed. note: This guide contains spoilers for Blue Prince.]

How to unlock the Closed Exhibit in Blue Prince

The Closed Exhibit is a found floorplan in Blue Prince. You’ll pick it up when you unlock the safe in the Study.

Where to find Closed Exhibit clues in Blue Prince

If you’ve explored the Basement and made your way to the Sanctum, you may have found the Red Door. When you supply power to it via the Boiler Room, you can head to a higher level of the rotating gear room. There, you’ll find a window that has your first clue. You need to pump water around via the Pump Room (also powered by the Boiler Room) until the Reservoir is at level 6.

First, though, you’ll have to get the Reservoir to level 11 so you can move the boat to the side with the stairs.

When you get the Reservoir to 6, you’ll have a path through the previously underwater tunnel. That leads you to the Safehouse. Inside, you’ll find a map of the Royal Museum. If you have a Magnifying Glass, there are a few handwritten notes that will tell you what you need to do.

Specifically, there’s a note with an arrow pointing to the Security System Controls on the back side of the Closed Exhibit.

How to get the crown in the Closed Exhibit in Blue Prince

To get at the Security System Controls, you’ll have to place the Closed Exhibit like you did with the Foundation. You need to have a room with an open door pointing at the side of the Closed Exhibit without a door.

When you do that, you’ll find the Security System Controls. Next to a window that lets you see into the Closed Exhibit, you’ll find three buttons:

• Reveal tripwire — reveals the laser grid in the Closed Exhibit
• Lower barrier — drops the ropes around the crown
• Reset alarm system — turns everything off for 10 seconds

You job is to hit the buttons in order (you can skip the tripwire one), and then sprint (hold down the left trigger) around and back into the Closed Exhibit. You only have 10 seconds to do this. If your floorplan cooperates and you’re quick, you can grab the Paper Crown before the security system comes back online.

With the Paper Crown in hand, you will be able to redraw floorplans if there is not a red room in your first draw.

The Paper Crown isn’t the only crown in the game, though. You’ll also find one associated with the Throne Room, which is a whole other thing.

For more Blue Prince guides, see our lists of all safe codes and all Shrine blessings, or learn how to solve all Gallery puzzles.