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The government warehouses of fiction and [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] [[Wikipedia:conspiracy theory|(WP)]] have a number of analogues in the real world, although some are not run by official national governments. Historically, the template is the [[Wikipedia:Library of Alexandria|Great Library of Alexandria]], which held an extensive collection of written works but was repeatedly destroyed during the first millennium AD. The [[Wikipedia:Vatican Secret Archives]] are alleged to hold many secrets, such as unpublished records of the [[Wikipedia:Knights Templar]]. Many prominent museums have extensive archives which often lay undisturbed for decades, such as the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian Museum]] in Cairo, which was found in 2002 to have 80,000 items—more than half the museum's collection—stored away in its vaults.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1213_021213_cairomuseum.html |title=Cairo Museum Unveils "Lost" Egyptian Treasures |first=Nancy |last=Gupton |work=National Geographic News |publisher=[[Wikipedia:National Geographic Society]] |date=December 13, 2002}}</ref>
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The government warehouses of fiction and [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] [[Wikipedia:conspiracy theory|(WP)]] have a number of analogues in the real world, although some are not run by official national governments. Historically, the template is the [[Wikipedia:Library of Alexandria|Great Library of Alexandria]], which held an extensive collection of written works but was repeatedly destroyed during the first millennium AD. The [[Wikipedia:Vatican Secret Archives|Vatican Secret Archives]] are alleged to hold many secrets, such as unpublished records of the [[Wikipedia:Knights Templar|Knights Templar]].<ref>[http://asv.vatican.va/home_en.htm Vatican] at asv.vatican.va</ref> Many prominent museums have extensive archives which often lay undisturbed for decades, such as the [[Wikipedia:Cairo Museum|Egyptian Museum in Cairo]], which was found in 2002 to have 80,000 items—more than half the museum's collection—stored away in its vaults.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1213_021213_cairomuseum.html |title=Cairo Museum Unveils "Lost" Egyptian Treasures |first=Nancy |last=Gupton |work=National Geographic News |publisher=[[Wikipedia:National Geographic Society]] |date=December 13, 2002}}</ref>
  
In the United States, the [[Wikipedia:National Archives and Records Administration]] and the [[Wikipedia:Library of Congress]] both have numerous government warehouses to store historic items and documents. [[Wikipedia:Area 51|Area 51]], northwest of Las Vegas, was the home to a number of [[black projects]] [[Wikipedia:black projects|(WP)]]; secret military programs.
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In the United States, the [[Wikipedia:National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives and Records Administration]] and the [[Wikipedia:Library of Congress]] both have numerous government warehouses to store historic items and documents. [[Wikipedia:Area 51|Area 51]], northwest of Las Vegas, was the home to a number of [[black projects]] [[Wikipedia:black projects|(WP)]]; secret military programs.
  
 
The '''Government Warehouse''' is a plot device used in [[Wikipedia:Film|movie]]s, [[Wikipedia:Television program|television series]], and [[Wikipedia:novel]]s, a scenario used in [[Wikipedia:role-playing game]]s, and a belief of some conspiracy theorists. The concept is that there is a secret government warehouse where various items are stored of whose existence the [[Wikipedia:government|(WP)]] wants the general populace to remain ignorant.
 
The '''Government Warehouse''' is a plot device used in [[Wikipedia:Film|movie]]s, [[Wikipedia:Television program|television series]], and [[Wikipedia:novel]]s, a scenario used in [[Wikipedia:role-playing game]]s, and a belief of some conspiracy theorists. The concept is that there is a secret government warehouse where various items are stored of whose existence the [[Wikipedia:government|(WP)]] wants the general populace to remain ignorant.
  
==Notable fictional versions==
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== In fiction ==
An early and significantly notable appearance was in ''[[Wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981) as the final resting place of the [[Wikipedia:Ark of the Covenant]].  Since then a version of that warehouse has been the primary focus of a number of independent fictional works:
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[[Image:Government Warehouse.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Government Warehouse at the end of the movie ''[[Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.]]
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In [[Wikipedia:fiction]], the Government Warehouse is a plot device used for conveniently disposing of story elements that have fulfilled their purpose in a story, but that would cause consistency or [[Wikipedia:Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] problems for subsequent (or previous) stories in the same fictional setting were they to remain. In many cases, the story items disposed of are of such a nature that they would make it difficult to set up the necessary tensions and conflicts for other stories in the same fictional setting, as they would make such tensions and conflicts simple to resolve.
  
* [[Wikipedia:Steve Jackson Games]] calls its online store "Warehouse 23".
 
* [[Wikipedia:The Librarian franchise|''The Librarian'']] (2004–2008): A film series starring [[Wikipedia:Noah Wyle]] where the Metropolitan Public Library is a cover for the group that runs the warehouse.
 
* ''[[Wikipedia:Warehouse 13]]'' (2009–): A [[Wikipedia:Syfy]] television series where the warehouse is run by a secret division of the [[Wikipedia:United States Secret Service]].
 
 
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The government warehouses of fiction and conspiracy theories (WP) have a number of analogues in the real world, although some are not run by official national governments. Historically, the template is the Great Library of Alexandria, which held an extensive collection of written works but was repeatedly destroyed during the first millennium AD. The Vatican Secret Archives are alleged to hold many secrets, such as unpublished records of the Knights Templar.[1] Many prominent museums have extensive archives which often lay undisturbed for decades, such as the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which was found in 2002 to have 80,000 items—more than half the museum's collection—stored away in its vaults.[2]

In the United States, the National Archives and Records Administration and the Wikipedia:Library of Congress both have numerous government warehouses to store historic items and documents. Area 51, northwest of Las Vegas, was the home to a number of black projects (WP); secret military programs.

The Government Warehouse is a plot device used in movies, television series, and Wikipedia:novels, a scenario used in Wikipedia:role-playing games, and a belief of some conspiracy theorists. The concept is that there is a secret government warehouse where various items are stored of whose existence the (WP) wants the general populace to remain ignorant.

In fiction

File:Government Warehouse.jpg
The Government Warehouse at the end of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
In Wikipedia:fiction, the Government Warehouse is a plot device used for conveniently disposing of story elements that have fulfilled their purpose in a story, but that would cause consistency or continuity problems for subsequent (or previous) stories in the same fictional setting were they to remain. In many cases, the story items disposed of are of such a nature that they would make it difficult to set up the necessary tensions and conflicts for other stories in the same fictional setting, as they would make such tensions and conflicts simple to resolve.
  1. Vatican at asv.vatican.va
  2. Gupton, Nancy Cairo Museum Unveils "Lost" Egyptian Treasures. National Geographic News. Wikipedia:National Geographic Society.