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Spectropia - Mirage and Ghost Stories at the Morbid Anatomy Library: Guest...
I am very pleased to introduce the first of what I hope will be many guest posts by Morbid Anatomy Library intern Laetitia Barbier; she has been working with us on and off over the past few years, and...
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Eros and Thanatos at Milan's Cimetero Monumentale: "Dedizione: Don't Tell...
On a recent trip to Italy with Evan Michelson--co-star of TV's "Oddities" and Morbid Anatomy Library scholar in residence--we paid an impromptu, jet-lagged visit to the wonderful Cimetero Monumentale...
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Morbid Anatomy Library No Appointment Open Hours, Saturdays January 12 and...
For the next two Saturdays--January 12th and 19th--the Morbid Anatomy Library (seen above) will be hosting no-appointment-necessary open hours from 2:30 - to 6:00. So come on by for a perusal of the...
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This Thursday Night at Observatory: "Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare...
This Thursday, January 10, I am so very excited to be hosting my former colleague at the American Museum of Natural History--library director Tom Baione--at Observatory. He will be talking about--and...
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Raccoon Head Taxidermy Class with Rogue Taxidermist Katie Innamorato,...
We at Morbid Anatomy are so excited to be offering a new taxidermy class with rogue taxidermist Katie Innamorato. We have only two slots still available for this five person intensive; if interested,...
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"Dying on Screen," The Wellcome Collection, London, Saturday, January 19
Next Saturday at London's wonderful Wellcome Collection! If I lived in London, I would SO be here:DYING ON SCREEN: SHORT FILM AND VIDEO BY ARTISTSSaturday 19 January 2013Free and Open to the...
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Macabre New York! Christian Death Rituals! Haunted Hotels! Medieval Automata!...
We have quite a January and February lined up at Morbid Anatomy Presents. This week alone, we have an evening dedicated to macabre sites in New York ("A Dark Day in New York," tonight!); tales of ghost...
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"Goldbar": New "Ossuary Chic" Bar in New York City: Guest Post by Frank...
I have patronized many a theme bar in my day, but this is the first ossuary theme bar that has come to my attention! And right here in New York City, no less!Here is a full report, by my friend and...
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"Ode to an Anatomical Venus," Article, Women's Studies Quarterly, Enchantment...
Regular readers of this blog are no doubt already aware of my near-obsession with the "Anatomical Venus," a kind of female wax anatomical model popularized in the 18th century. Over the past six years,...
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Apocalyptic Anime! Memento Mori! Death-Themed Screenings! Annual Fundraiser!...
Morbid Anatomy Presents has a few things cooked up to amuse you these cold winter nights. This evening, we will be hosting JR Pepper who will be speaking on the Apocalypse in Japanese anime; Thursday...
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Must-See Exhibition of Astounding Anatomical Artworks: "Doctors, Dissection...
Whilst over in London recently, I spent a fascinating afternoon with curator Jelena Bekvalac as she guided me through her exhibition"Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men" now on view at the Museum...
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Morbid Anatomy Library Now Hosting Regular, No-Appointment-Necessary Open...
Beginning tomorrow--Saturday, January 26th--the Morbid Anatomy Library (pictured above) will be open to the public, with no appointment necessary, on Saturdays from 2:00 - to 6:00 PM. So come on by for...
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Congdon's Anatomical Museum, Bangkok, Photo Essay on Atlas Obscura
Friend and colleague Michelle Enemark just published a wonderful photo essay about her recent visit to Congdon's Anatomical Museum in Bangkok on the Atlas Obscura website. You can read her article--and...
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The Victorian Love Affair with Death! Morbid Anatomy Going Away Party!...
This will be a very exciting February at Morbid Anatomy Presents. This Friday the 1st, we will be showing death-themed films in tandem with Imagine Science. In the weeks that follow, we have two insect...
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"Memento Mori Remember to Die," 1640, Woodcut, Folger Shakespeare Library,...
"Memento Mori Remember to Die," 1640, woodcut, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC.Text reads:It is appointed for all men once to dye, therefore think upon eternity.And as I am so must you be,...
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"Disintegration and Death:" Dragons in The Symbolic Imagination of Ancient...
While we think of dragons as creatures of folktales and children's stories, Israel's writers conjured them as images of the forces of disintegration and death that lurk in the background of our world...
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A Few Slots Available for Tomorrow's Anthropomorphic Insect Shadowbox...
We have a few more slots available for tomorrow's Anthropomorphic Insect Shadowbox Workshop with Former AMNH Senior Insect Preparator Daisy Tainton; full details follow; email morbidanatomy [at]...
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Tonight: "Resurrection:" 3rd Annual Observatory Fundraiser and Costume Party!...
Lord Whimsy! Resurrection-themed art! Evan Michelson, Morbid Anatomy Scholar in residence and star of TV's Oddities! Brand new episodes of The Midnight Archive! Kikkerland giveaways! Costume contest!...
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Santa Muerte: My Search for the Bony Lady: Guest Post and Photos by Tonya...
In the aftermath of Sunday's amazing Viva la Muerte: The Mushrooming Cult of Saint Death event (photos here!), please enjoy this guest post just in from macabre authoress--and soon to be Morbid Anatomy...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Morbid Anatomy Going Away Party and More Upcoming Events and...
In just under two weeks, Morbid Anatomy is leaving Brooklyn and taking to the road! My first stop will be Italy, where I and Evan Michelson--star of TV's "Oddities" and Morbid Anatomy Library scholar...
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