History & local legend
The Philadelphia Museum of Art contains period rooms assembled from historic interiors, bringing entire architectural settings into its galleries. Writer Michael McMahon used that practice to frame a story about an unseen presence in one of those rooms.
In his account, visitor Hedy Baj went to museum security in December 1997 after feeling a slap across her face. Guards reviewed a surveillance recording and saw her head jerk sideways, although she appeared to be alone.
McMahon wondered whether a presence might have traveled with one of the transplanted interiors.
