Melted Away: A History of the National Civil War Wax Museum

Name: Melted Away: A History of the National Civil War Wax Museum
Start: 2025-09-06T10:30:00-04:00
Location: 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17325

Schedule

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 at 10:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17325 | Gettysburg, PA

The former “National Civil War Wax Museum” on Steinwehr Avenue, visited by more than 9 million visitors during its 50 year run, closed in 2014. In this presentation, Glenn Corbett will discuss the role of historically-themed wax museums in “edutainment,” featuring Gettysburg’s own museum that opened in 1962. He will trace the design, development, and operation of the Gettysburg museum using never-seen archival materials and images. Two former tenants of the museum will be in attendance for selfies!
FREE/ACHS Members; $10/General Admission.