Victorian Mummy Unwrapping

By special appointment to The Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum (WHAM).

Across the fields of Norfolk County, in the quiet Village of Waterford…a Victorian Mummy unwrapping for a select few, get your tickets now!

Wind the clock backward to 1895… Infamous antiquarian, Dr. Eugenia Mooney, will take audiences on a journey from ancient Egypt to the eccentricity of an English parlour during the Victorian period, where she will attempt to resurrect the dead. Ancient curses, sacrificial animals, secret rituals, and mummification will all be explained as Dr. Mooney slowly removes the mummy’s wrappings. This is an interactive presentation.

Thursday, 24 October, 2019 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tickets: $15 (pre-purchase required) – available directly at the Museum, or call 519-443-4211
The Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum (WHAM), 159 Nichol Street, Waterford, ON MAP

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