Mütter Museum: Not-So-Silent Cinema [RESCHEDULED]

Date / Time

  • February 22, 2018
    5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Venue Website:

19 S 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, United States

This off-site event is presented in tandem with the Rosenbach’s Frankenstein & Dracula: Gothic Monsters, Modern Science.

Join the Mütter for a screening of iconic silent horror film Vampyr, complete with a live score from Not-So-Silent Cinema!

Popcorn, drinks, and complimentary museum admission will be available from 5:30pm-7pm, followed by the film screening of Vampyr (1932) and musical performance. The film will be preceded by a short lecture by Linda Lee, folklorist and co-curator of the exhibit “Poisoned Sleep: Frankenstein and Sleep Paralysis” in tandem with the Rosenbach. Lee will speak about the folklore surrounding the creatures we know as vampires, and the medical conditions that may have contributed to their enduring allure as figures of the night.

In the event of inclement weather, the Rosenbach will announce any closures on rosenbach.org. Please call 215-732-1600 x0 if you have questions about program status.