Opening Celebration for Mad Gepetto’s Spooky Dioramas

Opening Celebration for Mad Gepetto’s Spooky Dioramas: Sunday, October 20 from 11 AM-4PM. The exhibition will be on display from October 7 – November 3, 2024 Discover the dioramas created by Mad Geppetto, Scott Bryant Whipple, located throughout the Museum this Spooky Season. Whipple is a multi-award winning Connecticut-based artist with ties to Waterbury, who specializes in scratch-build, found-object dioramas inspired by the classic horror genre. The museum is offering a reduced admission of $5 for the day.  Register Here…

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October 20, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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144 W Main St
Waterbury, CT United States

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Opening Celebration for Mad Gepetto’s Spooky Dioramas: Sunday, October 20 from 11 AM-4PM.
The exhibition will be on display from October 7 – November 3, 2024
Discover the dioramas created by Mad Geppetto, Scott Bryant Whipple, located throughout the Museum this Spooky Season. Whipple is a multi-award winning Connecticut-based artist with ties to Waterbury, who specializes in scratch-build, found-object dioramas inspired by the classic horror genre.
The museum is offering a reduced admission of $5 for the day. 
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Scott Whipple, aka “Mad Geppetto” (American, b. 1962) Puppet Tyranny, 1999. Scratch built multimedia and found objects. Courtesy of Scott Whipple, aka “Mad Geppetto.”

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