Heritage Square Museum’s Halloween and Mourning Tours

I love finding more and more Halloween events going on around L.A. You can plan on having a spooky time this Friday and Saturday at Heritage Square Museum at its Sixth Annual Halloween and Mourning Tours. Learn all about death and mourning etiquette during the Victorian era and participate in a funeral inside one of our historic homes. Find out about Victorian Spiritualism - what it was, who followed it and why. See how other cultures celebrate and remember their loved ones as we look at the Mexican traditions and customs of El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).  Finally, discover how even the intricate details of clothing played a role how Victorians showed their loss of a loved one.

Here’s the scoop from the Heritage Square Musuem:

Saturday, October 24

(12 – 4 pm)

Guests are invited to bring a picnic, blankets, chairs, and candy while enjoying classic scary movies at Heritage Square… if they dare. The scheduled features include The Unknown, a silent horror movie made in 1927 starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, a comedy directed by Charles Barton, starring Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange. Guests are encouraged to wear warm clothing. Beverages and popcorn will be available for purchase. Admission to the Sixth Annual Halloween and Mourning Movie Night is free for Museum members and $10.00 for the general public. The gates will open at 7 p.m. for picnics with the show starting at dusk.

Sunday, October 25

(12 – 4 pm)

The Halloween and Mourning Tours program is more family friendly. Children ages 2 to 12 may come play period games, make 19^th century harvest crafts, choose a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch (while supplies last), and listen to spooky stories in the Ford House by the San Gabriel Valley Storytellers. Admission prices are $10.00 for Adults, $8.00 for Seniors over 65, $5.00 for Children 6 to 12 years, and free for children under 6 and Museum members Halloween and Mourning Movie Night

About Heritage Square Museum

A living history museum reflecting the settlement and development of Southern California from the Civil War to the early 20th Century, Heritage Square Museum offers visitors a look into the everyday lives of Southern Californians at the close of the 19th Century. The eight historic structures located at the museum, constructed during the Victorian Era, were saved from demolition and serve as a perfect background to educate the public about Southern California's early development. From the simplicity of the Octagon House to the opulence of the Perry Mansion, the Museum provides a unique look at the lifestyles of the people who contributed so much to the development of modern Los Angeles.

Heritage Square Museum is located at 3800 Homer Street, Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.heritagesquare.org

Photo Courtesy of Heritage Square Museum

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