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Human cadaver exhibit breaks Tampa museum records
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by debwire | August 18, 2005 at 02:08 am
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GAINESVILLE -- Owners of an exhibit featuring plasticized human corpses made plans to go ahead with its U.S. opening in Tampa this weekend despite a state board decision Wednesday that it would be illegal to do so.
Florida's Anatomical Board, which oversees the use of cadavers in medical schools, voted 4-2 to deny a request to open ``BODIES, the Exhibition'' at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry after board members expressed concern about having dissected bodies displayed in various poses without permission of the deceased or their families.
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at 01:41 on August 19th, 2005
Exhibit Of Human Corpses Opens In Florida
A controversial exhibit of human corpses, stripped of their skin to
reveal muscles, organs and blood vessels, Thursday in Tampa, despite
the state Anatomical Board's refusal to approve it.
The Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa opened the exhibit even
though the state anatomical board said the museum failed to get
permission for exhibit and does not have consent forms for those whose
bodies are on display.
(Note: Tampa is U.S. debut for the exhibit)
at 02:00 on August 19th, 2005
See this related story
.(Direct link to video)
at 17:44 on August 19th, 2005
The exhibit opened early. A few more related stories:
'Bodies' opens early in Tampa
Visitors Give Bodies Exhibition Rave Reviews Despite Controversy
Crowds take look at 'Bodies'
at 16:57 on August 23rd, 2005
Human cadaver exhibit breaks Tampa museum records
TAMPA - More than 12,000 people came to the Museum of Science and
Industry in the first four days of a controversial exhibit featuring
preserved human cadavers and body parts, shattering previous attendance
records.
Museum
officials said "BODIES, the Exhibition," showcasing human bodies
preserved and posed so visitors can see their inner workings, broke
records set in December 2003 when artifacts from the Titanic were
displayed.
at 16:41 on August 24th, 2005
Publicity still doesn't prepare you for 'Bodies'
"This is plastic, right?" the woman said, reaching for the grayish-beige lump on the counter.
"No, ma'am," said the museum worker in the MOSI shirt. "That's a real brain."
The woman hesitated, then picked it up anyway, hefting its weight.
After all, how often do you get to hold a real human brain? And
besides, there was a jar of hand sanitizer nearby.
at 18:18 on August 24th, 2005
Florida Museum Puts Cadavers on Display
More than 12,000 people have paid $20 this week to see dead bodies.
It's a new exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa,
Fla., "Bodies, the Exhibition." It consists mainly of preserved
cadavers with exposed muscles, bones, organs and tendons.
Guest:
Michael Sappol, author of Traffic of Dead Bodies; curator-historian at the National Library of Medicine
at 01:34 on August 25th, 2005
The website with photos of this exhibition can be found at: http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/
at 01:34 on August 25th, 2005
The website with photos of this exhibition can be found at: http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/
at 09:54 on May 31st, 2009
Sounds very interesting. Kinda hard to believe they are real bodies, but the pictures look pretty real to me.