Halloween at the Musée Electropolis

Halloween au Musée Electropolis
Visite guidée : L'horreur dans les médias
Jeu d'enquête : A la recherche des monstres du musée
This event is available in
French
For the whole month of October, as well as during the All Saints' Day vacations, the Musée Electropolis will be hosting Halloween. Monsters, ghosts and electrical malfunctions will be the order of the day.

Three different events are on offer:

- Investigation game "In search of the museum's lost monsters".

Armed with a parchment to complete their investigation, visitors can discover the evolution of monsters and monstrous creatures through time. A monster is featured in every room of the museum.
Visitors can learn more about the creatures that have frightened young and old alike. It's up to them to discover whether they're real, fictional or whether their existence is still a mystery.

Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm.
Ages 7 and up. Game available at museum reception.
No reservation required. Length of game: approx. 45 minutes.

- New at the museum: Visit the museum in the dark

For the first time, from 5pm during the school vacations, the museum lights will go out and visitors will be in the dark. With Halloween in mind, a spooky, chilling atmosphere will be created, and thanks to the light from your smartphone, you'll be able to discover or re-discover the museum's collections. Chills guaranteed.

Tuesday October 22 to Friday October 25 and Tuesday October 29 to Thursday October 31, at 5pm.
No reservation required. Not recommended for children.

- Horror in the media" guided tour

During the school vacations, the guided tour will focus on the theme of fear and how it has been conveyed through the media: the evolution from oral stories to theater, then via the written press, radio, television, not forgetting cinema, and now via social networks and video games. Visitors will discover how electricity has fueled horror stories, both real and fictional. Between fact and fiction, we'll discover the chilling stories that have spanned the ages: Frankenstein, the Beast of Gévaudan, the legend of Zeus...
Tuesdays, October 22 and 29: at 2pm and 2:30pm
Thursdays, October 24 and 31: at 2pm and 2:30pm
Saturdays October 19, 26 and November 2: at 2.30pm

Guided tour for children aged 12 and over, one accompanying adult compulsory.
Reservations required via online ticketing service: https://www.billetweb.fr/halloween-2024-musee-electropolis

The ticket for the guided tour also gives you access to the museum before and after the visit, allowing you to play the investigation game and discover the museum in the dark on the same day.
All events are free with the Museums Pass.
Only the guided tour requires a reservation.
The museum is closed on Friday, November 1.
Address
55 rue du Pâturage
68200
Mulhouse
+33 3 89 32 48 50
Tarif
Free entry with the Museums-PASS-Musées
Dates
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
Exhibitions in this museum
Art et Electricité : un nouvel espace à visiter au Musée Electropolis
Exhibition
Mulhouse

In the visual arts, a dozen works in the museum's permanent display will illustrate the representation of electricity and artists' use of its effects in the 20th century. Since it opened in 1987, the ...