Start Date: 10/27/2009
End Date: 10/30/2009
Event Times: 10 am-3 pm
Contact Info
E-mail: museum@
wisconsinhistory.org Phone: 608-264-6555
Fax: 608-264-6575
Halloween Week at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Enjoy a week of activities for all ages interested in the odd and peculiar! This year we explore Wisconsin's connections to Spiritualism, the one-time fastest-growing religion in the United States; and to Orson Welles and his brilliant radio broadcast,
War of the Worlds. Create panic in America with "out-of-this-world" arts and crafts for the kids, join in the hunt for Wisconsin's spookiest stories and places, and meet some colorful characters from Wisconsin's past wandering our exhibit floors.
Broadcast line-up:
War of the Worlds (60 minutes)
Noon Wednesday, October 28
The Night America Trembled (65 minutes)
2 pm Wednesday, October 28
War of the Worlds (60 minutes)
Noon Thursday, October 29
The Night That Panicked America (70 minutes)
2 pm Thursday, October 29
The Day That Panicked America (70 minutes)
2 pm Friday, October 30
Add'l Contact Info: 608-264-6550
Ticket Info: Admission by donation
Location Description: Four floors of changing exhibit galleries, permanent exhibits and the museum store — located on Madison's Capitol Square
Venue: Wisconsin Historical Museum
Address: 30 N Carroll St
City: Madison
Accessibility Info: The site is fully accessible to visitors requiring a wheelchair for mobility.
Event Location URL:
http://historicalmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org
