Events Calendar

Halloween Week

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - Friday, October 28, 2011   Event times vary, see description.

Enjoy a week of supernatural stories and spooky activities for all ages! Join in the search for Wisconsin's eeriest stories and places with a museum scavenger hunt, and meet some colorful characters from Wisconsin's past wandering the exhibit floors.

Programs and Times:

Museum Scavenger Hunt and Colorful Character Appearances — 10 am–3 pm daily. Mystery Movies — Enjoy a variety of suspenseful mystery films from the 1930s, '40s, and 50s:

  • Wednesday at noon: "Midnight Manhunt" (1945, 63 min)
  • Wednesday at 2 pm: "The Black Raven" (1943, 65 min)
  • Thursday at noon: "Nancy Drew, Reporter" (1939, 68 min)
  • Thursday at 2 pm: "The Cheney Vase" and "To Trap a Thief" (1950s, 49 min total)
  • Friday at 2 pm: "The Mystery of Mr. Wong" (1939, 68 min)

Ticket Info:

Free and open to the public

Location Info:
Venue: Wisconsin Historical Museum

Four floors of changing exhibit galleries, permanent exhibits and the museum store — located on Madison's Capitol Square

30 N Carroll St
Madison, WI

Contact Info:
E-mail: museum@wisconsinhistory.org
Phone: 608-264-6555
Fax: 608-264-6575





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