The “Grewsome” Case of Whitman’s Brain
The “Grewsome” Case of Whitman’s Brain
There was to be no “Rest in Peace” for the remains of the “poet of the body and poet of the soul”.
Talk and candlelit evening tour of the Walt Whitman birthplace house. Learn how Walt’s fascination with science and the human brain intersected with macabre Victorian pseudoscience.
Light seasonal refreshments will be served.
*NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Cost: $25
Thursday, October 24, 2024
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
700 PM-9:00 PM
Walt Whitman Birthplace
248 Old Walt Whitman Road
Huntington Station, NY