Oct. 17 (UPI) — A Minnesota museum opened a seasonally-appropriate exhibit dedicated to the stuff of Halloween nightmares: “creepy dolls.”
The History Center of Olmsted County’s new exhibit, “Creepy Dolls: Loose in the Vaults,” features unsettling dolls paired with various objects from the Rochester museum’s archives.
“The idea is the dolls are let loose in the vaults. They curate the show and pick their objects that they relate to the most,” Chris Delisle, the museum’s exhibit and event coordinator, told WCCO-TV.
Delisle said the exhibit combines history with entertainment.
“What I’m really interested in is what people resonate with and why they connect with these objects. What takes them back in their mind to the memories of their childhood,” he said.
He said all of the dolls were donated by members of the community, who were also asked to include information about the history of each toy.
“The doll has to come from Olmsted County,” Delisle said. “We really want everything to be tied to Olmsted County.”
Visitors are being asked to vote for their favorite of the petrifying playthings, and the winner will be announced near the end of the exhibit.
