TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama Museums will host three mysterious and spooky events that are free and for all ages to get the community in the Halloween spirit.
Haunting at the Museum
The Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum invite the public to attend the thrilling Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party Oct. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m.
“We look forward to welcoming you back to Haunting at the Museums with a spin this year,” said Kristin Harrell, education outreach coordinator at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. “Participants should be prepared to investigate Honey Hollow, a town steeped in secrets. From exploring what happened at Mrs. Aster’s tea party to uncovering the clues hidden around the garden, we know you’ll have a tea-rrific time!”
Haunted Tours
The fun will continue Oct. 27 with haunted tours of the Gorgas House Museum from 7 to 9 p.m. Visitors are invited to take a free haunted tour at the Gorgas House Museum and hear ghost stories and tales of the people who lived and died at the home.
Haunting Tuscaloosa
The events conclude Oct. 29 with Haunting Tuscaloosa at the Gorgas House Museum and Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion from 6 to 8 p.m. Learn more about grieving and burial practices throughout time and space with the new exhibit, “The Veil Between: Mortuary Practices Through the Ages.” Detailing funerary and mortuary practices in Tuscaloosa and Thailand, the exhibit will guide visitors through the rites and rituals that surround death in the past, present, near and far.
The exhibit is a collaboration with the Murphy African-American Museum with Historic Tuscaloosa, Siriraj Museum and the Museum of Cultural Anthropology at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand.
More information can be found on the UA Museums website.
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Contact
Rebecca Johnson, UA Museums, rljohnson8@ua.edu