Fall is my favorite time of year. Fall brings comfort and an unusual rainbow spectrum of oranges, browns, and yellows. It brings back the nostalgia of racing my Mom to crunch the first dry leaf on the ground. The one major holiday that knows how to ring in the Fall with delight and excitement is Halloween. Get a fresh look at representations of animals with two unique tours. This one-of-a-kind experience begins with a tour of our special exhibition, Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt, which explores the ancient Egyptian process and purpose of animal mummification through a display of mummies of birds, cats, dogs, snakes, and other animals from cemeteries throughout Egypt. Then, we’ll hop on the trolley to Green-Wood Cemetery to compare these spiritual creatures to the wide variety of Victorian-era symbolic representations of animals, from birds and bees to lions and horses, in Green-Wood’s menagerie of monuments. There are three options to choose from, one that is a walking tour on Halloween itself (with open Mausoleums and nighttime fun).
October 21, 2017: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
11 am Meet in the Rubin Lobby
11 am–12 pm Tour of Soulful Creatures
12:15 pm Meet in the Rubin Lobby, trolley ride to Green-Wood Cemetery
12:45–1:45 pm Trolley tour of Green-Wood Cemetery
1:45–2 pm Return to Museum
October 21, 2017: 3:00 – 6:00 pm
3 pm Meet in the Rubin Lobby
3–4 pm Tour of Soulful Creatures
4:15 pm Meet in the Rubin Lobby, trolley ride to Green-Wood Cemetery
4:45–5:45 pm Trolley tour of Green-Wood Cemetery
5:45–6 pm Return to Museum
October 31, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
6 pm Meet in the Rubin Lobby
6–7 pm Tour of Soulful Creatures
7:15 pm Meet in the Rubin Lobby, trolley ride to Green-Wood Cemetery
7:45–8:45 pm Walking tour of Green-Wood Cemetery
8:45–9 pm Return to Museum
