STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The next movie night at the W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center will feature the 1933 horror classic “Mystery of the Wax Museum” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.
In the movie, Mr. Ivan Igor, a famous sculptor at a wax museum in London, becomes trapped in the museum as it burns. A year later, he reappears as a curator for a wax museum in New York with incredibly life-like statues.
Reservations are not required but are recommended. Contact the museum to make your reservations today at gordoncenter@tarleton.edu or 254-968-1886.
The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center, a facility of Tarleton State University, is located at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. To learn more about the museum, visit www.tarleton.edu/gordoncenter.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of more than 21,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For over 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.