Promo image for Halloween Takeover at the Manitoba Museum. On the right is a photos of three children posing together in the Museum lobby wearing costumes. On the left text reads,

Halloween Takeover @ the Manitoba Museum

Saturday, October 26 & Sunday, October 27 • 10 am to 4 pm

Join us for a ghoulishly good time at the Halloween Takeover @ the Manitoba Museum. Come in costume and experience fun-filled family Halloween activities throughout the Museum!  

Wander through the Museum Galleries and discover cool or gross facts on our EW!-ology Scavenger Hunt; take in an eerie and entertaining Spooky Skies show in the Planetarium; witness hair-raising experiments in Dr. Gherkin’s Ghastly Ghallery of Ghoulishness; and pose for a picture in front of one of our fun Halloween backdrops! Don’t miss out on this fiendishly fun Halloween experience for the whole family! 

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MUSEUM MEMBER TICKETS$5$5$5
GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS$30$25$20

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For the safety and security of all our visitors, please do not bring any toy weapons that are included with your Halloween costume. 

Museum Galleries

Daily: 10 am – 4 pm 

 

“EW-ology” Scavenger Hunt

Discover fun facts that will have you saying COOL! or EW! as you wander through the Museum Galleries, locating clues and answering questions. 

 

Capture the fun at our Halloween Selfie Stations!

Creep through the night with nocturnal animals, duck as furry bats fly by, and pose with jack-o-lanterns & ghouls in our pumpkin patch!  Take a selfie at one of our Halloween backdrops and tag @ManitobaMuseum on social media! 

A collage of three photos. On the left, two children in costumes smile at the camera as they give each other a hug. In the centre, a bat sticker with a number 3 in the centre on a Museum display case. On the right, an adult posing with two children in front of a pumpkin themed photo backdrop in the Museum Galleries.

Auditorium

Demonstration times: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Demonstration length: 25 minutes

 

A wild-eyed individual with their hands raised in exultation as foil cups fly off of a Van de Graaff generator.

Dr. Gherkin’s Ghastly Ghallery of Ghoulishness! 

“It’s ALIIIIIIIVE!!” 

Doctor Gherkin appears to have finally done it! In their gruesome attempt to create life artificially, they are one grim step away from succeeding with their grisly plan. Come see for yourself, but be warned…  their horrific, hair-raising experiments may shock you!

Planetarium

Show times: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm
Show length: 25 minutes

 

A brand new “Spooky Skies” show for the Halloween Season!

Halloween is the perfect time for trick-or-treaters to be out under the stars. Learn to find some spooky constellations and find out which planet is the most terrifying place in the solar system! Spooky fun times for all ages. Rush seating only.