Press Release
Media Contact
Anna McKean
801.422.0020
mpc@byu.edu
For Immediate Release
‘Mystery and Mayhem at the MPC’
On Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th at 6p.m., BYU’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures (MPC) will host a date night where couples work together to solve a mock mystery: “The Disappearance of the Parrot Jar.”
Participants will immerse themselves into character personalities and work as detectives to discover who stole a valuable artifact from the Museum’s exhibition. Identity profiles are assigned to each individual when they purchase tickets and include a brief history of their character’s background along with a costume description.
“The mystery and suspense create such an exciting atmosphere,” said Anna McKean, promotions manager at the MPC. “It really gives people a chance to come learn and experience the museum at a whole new level.”
The date night will begin with a tour of the “crime scene,” where the artifact was stolen. The mystery will then unfold over dinner, as clues are revealed and accusations made. Each character is a suspect in the mystery and everyone must prove their innocence to the other participants.
“Everyone who comes has such a good time together as they get into solving the mystery,” said Jane Barlow, educational assistant at the museum. “It’s one of my favorite date nights.”
Tickets for the date night are $24 per couple and will be available at the WSC Information Desk beginning October 5th. For more information visit mpc.byu.edu or call 801.422.0020.