[BCMA] Release - Spend an Evening at the Morgue

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Spend an Evening at the Morgue

Vancouver (October 6, 2010) - Looking for an authentic Halloween experience? Come and join Chris Mathieson, Executive Director of the Vancouver Police Museum, on Monday and Tuesday evenings in October for a unique ninety-minute storytelling experience inside the building that was Vancouver's City Morgue for almost fifty years.

Built in 1932 as the home of the city's Coroner's Service and the Vancouver Police Bureau of Science, the building at 240 E. Cordova Street has thousands of stories to tell. From assassination attempts to practical jokes, from celebrity visits to music videos, these evening experiences will bring to life the characters, exploits and chilling tales that make this one of Vancouver's spookiest buildings.

“The history of this building is incredible; from the 1950’s to 1980, an average of 1,100 cases a year passed though these doors,” says Mathieson. “This building is connected to almost every accident, homicide and suicide that happened in this city during that period. Unlike some of the Halloween experiences out there, we don’t need to make anything up or leave things to the imagination—the truth is eerie enough.”

As these events happen after regular museum hours, doors open promptly at 6:30PM. Because of the (occasionally) graphic nature of the material presented, adults (18+) only please.

Please note that tickets are non-refundable and we cannot move people to another session--please make sure to pick the appropriate session when you register. Also, ticket sales will only be available online at http://www.policemuseum.ca/Halloween.htm; no tickets will be available in-person at the museum or by phone.

During the Halloween season, the Vancouver Police Museum also plays host to the Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tours, a two-hour bus tour of Vancouver’s most infamous places.

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For more information, contact:

Chris Mathieson, Executive Director
Vancouver Police Museum
240 E. Cordova St., Vancouver, BC
Direct: 604-665-2207
Email: chris at vancouverpolicemuseum.ca
www.vancouverpolicemuseum.ca
www.twitter.com/policemuseum/

 

About the Vancouver Haunted Trolley Tours
The Vancouver Police Museum also plays host to the Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tours, a two-hour bus tour of Vancouver’s most infamous places. Tours run nightly Wednesday-Sunday through October, beginning on October 9, 2010. For media inquiries, contact Sarah Haffey at the Vancouver Trolley Company (604-801-5515).

About the Vancouver Police Museum
The Vancouver Police Museum, housed in Vancouver’s old Coroner’s Court and City Morgue, details the rich history of lawlessness and law enforcement in Vancouver. It is run by an independent non-profit organization and is self-funded through admission and program feels, membership dues, donations and gift shop sales. In 2009, almost 21,000 people visited this small museum in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.


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