Haunted Museum Connected: After Dark

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Welcome to the virtual Haunted Museum!

Celebrate Halloween and the shocking, spine-chilling, spooky wonders of our natural world at this year’s virtual event. 

Bats, Blood, and Backyards!

Join Miguel Ordeñana, NHM Wildlife Biologist, for an in-depth look at the not so spooky world of bats. Learn how myths, legends, and natural history have turned this cute and important part of our habitat into the Halloween favorite we know today!

Become a Citizen Scientist! Backyard Bats 

Mix A Craft Cocktail: The Sinking Feeling

Join Matthew from Geeks Who Eat to learn how to make one of this year's Haunted Museum signature cocktails, The Sinking Feeling. 

Lost Art of Taxidermy with Tim Bovard

NHMLAC Taxidermist, Tim Bovard, will explore the lost art of taxidermy, showing examples of his work, and chatting about the vast variety of preserved animals at the museum.