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New Exhibition of the Sacred, Visionary and Vernacular! One Year Anniversary...
We have many wonderful goings on to announce this week at Morbid Anatomy!First, for three newly announced events: Hope very much to see you at a lecture and book party for Man-Eater: The Life and...
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Physiological Ads for the Modern Self: Guest Post by Michael Sappol
Below is a guest post on anatomical modernist Fritz Kahn and "Physiological Ads for the Modern Self" by our good friend Michael Sappol, author of A Traffic of Dead Bodies, curator of Dream Anatomy, and...
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Call for Works: The First Annual Morbid Anatomy Saint Florian Gowanus Pageant
The First Annual Morbid Anatomy Saint Florian Gowanus Pageant Call for WorksSunday, August 16thWe are seeking short pieces--talks, performances, screenings, spectacles--for Gowanus Canal and...
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Panoptikum - Grand Musée Anatomique: Touring Historical Anatomy Museum Seeks...
I have just been alerted to an exciting new touring historical anatomical museum now seeking funding. Their project description follows; you can find out more--and make a contribution!--by clicking...
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New Flea Market with Early Access for Members! Placebos, Nocebos and Voodoo...
We have many wonderful goings on this week at Morbid Anatomy, including several newly announced events: First up is our next Dilettanti Society Happy Hour with cocktails by Art in the Age; this...
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How to Kill an Animal Humanely: Guest Post by Michael Sappol, National...
Below is a guest post by our good friend Michael Sappol, author of A Traffic of Dead Bodies, curator of Dream Anatomy, and historian at The National Library of Medicine. It was originally posted on...
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Saint Florian Gowanus Pageant and Procession! Isadora Duncan at Greenwood...
We have many wonderful goings on this week at Morbid Anatomy, but first, a special alert: Morbid Anatomy is currently seeking a 2011 or later model Macbook laptop in order to upgrade our A/V system....
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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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Seeking Attribution for Wax Dying Christ Figure
The photo above of what appears to be a wax dying Christ was taken on a trip to Europe in 1994. I am not sure where, but might well have been Austria or Germany. If anybody knows from whence it came,...
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Can Reading Make You Sick? Electric Victorian Dilettanti Society! St Florian...
We have many wonderful upcoming events at the Morbid Anatomy Museum!First up is our Gowanus Pageant and Procession in honor of Saint Florian, patron saint of flooding! The day will begin with a...
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Guest Book Review of Alan Finn's "Things Half in Shadow" by Jennifer Berman
Following is book review of Alan Finn's Things Half in Shadow by Jennifer Berman, one of the contributors to our first exhibition, The Art of Mourning. The book was donated to the library by writer...
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St. Florian Gowanus Pageant! Forensic Pathology! Cursed Gemstones! Secret...
St Florian Indulgence Card, c. 1880. See more in our Saint Florian Gowanus Pageant, Procession & Variety Show this Sunday!We have many wonderful upcoming events at the Morbid Anatomy Museum!First...
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Morbid Anatomy Anthology Deluxe Limited Edition and Signed Copies of Harold...
We at Morbid Anatomy are thrilled to announce our new Morbid Anatomy Anthology Deluxe Handmade Slipcased Limited Edition shipping mid to late November, just in time for Christmas! Limited to only 110...
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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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Morbid Anatomy Flea Market at the Bell House! Medicine, Mediumship &...
Morbid Anatomy Flea Market Photo by Gretchen RobinetteWe have many wonderful upcoming events at the Morbid Anatomy Museum!Having outgrown our humble space, the Morbid Anatomy Flea Market moves to The...
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The Most Dangerous Game (1932) - The Hunt for Human Prey Showing on 16mm Film...
Following is a guest post by Peter M. Parrella (aka "Skeleton Pete") about The Most Dangerous Game, a delightfully shocking pre-code tale of sex, violence and exoticism shot on the same sets--and...
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AUCTION ALERT: "Out of the Ordinary" Auction of Curiosities; September 10,...
A few highlights from Christie's upcoming "Out of the Ordinary" curiosity auction; 10 September 2015 South Kensington, London. Thanks, Bart Grob, for bringing this to our attention!See all lots and...
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