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Frau Welt
An allegorical figure occurring frequently in medieval literature. Seen from the front she is beautiful; when she turns round, her back is a mass of decay, maggots, and noisome creatures. ...-- Frau...
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Dilettanti Society in The Morbid Anatomy Library with Special Guest Mike Zohn...
We have many wonderful events coming up at Morbid Anatomy! First up, we haveA Thief's Guide to Alchemy: Part 1, On the Language and Image or How to Read an Alchemical Text with alchemistBrian Cotnoir...
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Animated Gif of an Ivory Anatomical Manikin Undergoing Auto Dissection
I found this wonderful ivory anatomical manikin imagination on the blog of the Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books at the University of Missouri Libraries via the wonderful Tumblr account of...
View ArticleTransmitting Thought: The Maimonides Dream Lab: A New Film by Ronni Thomas...
Below, Filmmaker in Residence Ronni Thomas--director of The Midnight Archive--introduces the newest episode of his Morbid Anatomy Museum Presents film series. Entitled"Transmitting Thought: The...
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Sacred Italian Waxworks or The Last Judgement with Real Corpses, 18th and...
Doing research for my upcoming book on the Anatomical Venus, I came across the following choice tidbit in the excellent Waxing Eloquent: Italian Portraits in Wax (on which more here).Italy, it...
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New Conference Devoted to 19th Century Eccentric, Naturalist, Traveler and...
Following is information about a new conference devoted to 19th century eccentric traveler, writer, naturalist and taxidermist Charles Waterton featuring friend of Morbid Anatomy Pat Morris. The...
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Get Married--Or Host a Private Party or Film Shoot!--At the Morbid Anatomy...
Want to get married in the Morbid Anatomy Museum, like Brad Harris and Elizabeth Alexander, pictured above, did? Or perhaps you might be interesting in hosting a film screening, a film shoot, a...
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Corpse Theatre in the Sacred Spaces of Italy: Guest Post by Elizabeth Harper,...
Elizabeth Harper of the fabulous All the Saints You Should Know blog has some astounding details to add to the material covered in our recent post on Sacred Italian Waxworks or The Last Judgement with...
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Substance and Symbol in Alchemy! Sex and Death in Romeo and Juliet!...
We have many wonderful events coming up at Morbid Anatomy! ThisWednesday, we haveA Thief's Guide to Alchemy Part 2 on Alchemy: Substance and Symbolwith alchemistBrian Cotnoir(June 10th; ticketsand more...
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Win a Trip for Two to The Morbid Anatomy Museum and One Year Anniversary...
Win a trip for two with hotel and airfare included from your home city to the Morbid Anatomy Museum this October for Day of the Dead! Must enter by September 20th, and winner will be announced on...
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Talks on Art and Death in Greenwood Cemetery's Historic Chapel! Letterpress...
We have a number of very exciting events to announce at Morbid Anatomy!First, we are delighted to announce Common Shade, a new series of talks and moderated conversations exploring death and its...
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TONIGHT: Greenwood Event Rain Cancellation and Morbid Anatomy Seeks...
Due to the threat of thunderstorms, tonight's event at Greenwood Cemetery, Common Shade: Catherine Gallant on Isadora Duncan’s Dances of Mourning, has been rescheduled and will now take place next...
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Desperately Seeking a Copy of "Model Experts: Wax Anatomies and Enlightenment...
My copy ofModel Experts: Wax Anatomies and Enlightenment in Florence and Vienna, 1775-1815by Anna Maerker has gone missing from the @Morbid Anatomy Library. If anyone has a copy I could borrow for a...
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Call for Submissions: Short, Documentary and Feature Science/Art Films for...
Our friends at the Imagine Science Film Festival are seeking submissions short, documentary and feature films "on the full spectrum of other scientific subjects, in all genres" for possible inclusion...
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Call for Papers: Art, Anatomy, and Medicine Since 1700, Columbia Museum of...
This call for papers just in for an exciting looking conference on Art, Anatomy and Medicine to take place at Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina in April, 2016! Full call follows;...
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Spiritism and Medicine! Talks at Greenwood Cemetery! Search for the Sacred...
We have a tons of very exciting events to announce this week at Morbid Anatomy!First up, tonight is My Grandfather the Spirit Doctor and Me: On Medicine, Storytelling, Film and The Radio Illustrated...
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The Call of Abandoned Souls: Guest Post and New Book by Ivan Cenzi of...
Following is a guest post by Ivan Cenzi of the Bizzarro Bazar blog, who has just published a new, heavily illustrated book on the astounding Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples, which some readers might...
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Members-Only Early Access to Future Morbid Anatomy Flea Markets! William...
Thanks to all of those who braved the sun and the lines for our epic flea market last Sunday! If you did not make it--or gave up when you saw the line!--you can pay a virtual visit via yesterday's...
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Häxan in 16mm with Victrola Back by Popular Demand! Devil Themed Dilettanti...
We have a tons of very exciting events to announce this week at Morbid Anatomy!In date order, we have Mid-Century Stereopanorama with Eric Drysdale: Look and See the 1950s in 3-D!(Thursday, August...
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Fabuolous Senior Thesis Project Inspired by Remmelin's Flap Anatomy: Guest...
Morbid Anatomy Reader Brittany Bennett created a life sized contemporary flap anatomy based on her love of the work of Johan Remmelin. You can see images above and a description of the project below....
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