31 October-4 November 2012. On 31 October and 1 November, on occasion of the celebrations for Halloween, Rome’s Museum of Zoology hosts A Fear Museum.

Children aged nine to 12, equipped with sleeping bags, will have the chance to spend two long and scary nights (from 21.30 to 8.00) at the museum, which will be exclusively lit by the participants’ torches. Kids will be taken on an exciting overnight adventure and save animals in danger of extinction.

From 2 to 4 November kids aged five to eight will enjoy the terrifying workshops, entitled Shudders at the Museum. Surrounded by cobwebs, bats and skeletons, they will participate to a series of shivering games at the discovery of the secrets of the most mysterious animals worldwide. €10 per child. Fri-Sat 15.00, 16.15, 17.30; Sun 10.30, 11.45, 15.00, 16.15, 17.30.

Booking required.

Gabrielle Bolzoni