Happy Halloween! Do you remember this “spooktacular” exhibition? In 2016, we presented “The Mysterious Talking Board: Ouija and Beyond” featuring over 100 historical Ouija boards spanning over 75 years. #HappyHalloween #OuijaAndBeyond
This tweet was posted on October 31, 2022.
In 1890, The Kennard Novelty Company was the first to offer the device commercially, using the name #Ouija board. #OuijaAndBeyond
This tweet was posted on October 25, 2016.
In honor of our 40th anniversary, every week this year we are highlighting one of our past exhibitions. In 2016, we presented, "The Mysterious Talking Board: Ouija and Beyond," featuring over 100 historical Ouija Boards. Have you ever played with a Ouija Board? #TBTSFOM #SFOMat40
This tweet was posted on January 23, 2020.
Learn more about #Ouija boards in "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond", located post-security, in T2. https://t.co/8nA11vxH7V
This tweet was posted on October 25, 2016.
Learn more about #Ouija boards in "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond", located post-security, in T2. https://t.co/8nA11vxH7V
This tweet was posted on November 30, 2016.
Learn more about #Ouija boards in "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond", on display, post-security, in T2. https://t.co/8nA11vxH7V
This tweet was posted on December 07, 2016.
Learn more about #Ouija boards in, "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond", located, post-security, in T2. https://t.co/8nA11vxH7V
This tweet was posted on October 22, 2016.
See more #Ouija boards in "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond" on display, post-security, in T2. https://t.co/8nA11vxH7V
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2017.
See more #Ouija boards in "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond" on display, post-security, in T2. https://t.co/8nA11vxH7V
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2017.
See more #Ouija related stories in "The Mysterious Talking Board: #OuijaAndBeyond" on display, post-security, in T2. https://t.co/8nA11vxH7V
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2017.
Some claimed that spirits dictated entire books to them via the Ouija board. Others turned to talking boards to seek advice about their love lives or for guidance during troubled times.
Have you ever played with a Ouija board? #HappyHalloween #OuijaAndBeyond
This tweet was posted on October 31, 2022.
Talking boards have their roots in Spiritualism, a belief in the ability of the dead to communicate with the living. #OuijaAndBeyond #Ouija
This tweet was posted on October 25, 2016.
“Questions may be asked—and out of the darkness your answers are spelled out in tiny flashes of light.” Mystifying Oracle #Ouija ad, 1933
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2017.