Controversial Exhibit in Tampa

**dukedogsmom** · 08-26-2005, 08:42 PM

Lizbud's thread made me think of this. I, myself, think this is fascinating. However, I don't know if it's going to be shut down or not. I'd love to go see it before it/or if it does. Here's a link to a news article. The exhibit is at MOSI
Story link
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pb...AKING/50818005

**gemini9961** · 08-26-2005, 10:08 PM

Val, it's drawing such large crowds, I think it'll be open for a while. My friend from work went and said it was really cool. I myself want to go, but money permitting I don't know if I will get to. Dead bodies don't scare me given my line of work, so this would be super neat to see the inside, all the muscles and such.

**dukedogsmom** · 08-26-2005, 10:18 PM

If you decide you can go, we should meet there. I wonder if they let you take pics? I'm thinking probably not. Things like this have never bothered me, either. Now someone puking, that's a totally different story.

**gemini9961** · 08-26-2005, 10:28 PM

I'm thinking pics will be a no-no. I am really not sure if I will go due to money being tight, but I will see.

**Giselle** · 08-27-2005, 12:05 AM

Oh, that sounds awesome! I mean, it might be a little creepy at first, but I find mummies just exhilarating. This shouldn't be *much* different

**gemini9961** · 08-27-2005, 05:14 AM

Originally posted by Giselle
Oh, that sounds awesome! I mean, it might be a little creepy at first, but I find mummies just exhilarating. This shouldn't be *much* different

They just won't be wrapped up

**finn's mom** · 08-27-2005, 08:50 AM

Originally posted by gemini9961
They just won't be wrapped up

I don't think King Tut is wrapped up anymore, is he? The mummies I've seen were unwrapped, if I remember right...

**dukedogsmom** · 08-27-2005, 09:40 AM

They're also different because the skin is removed. You can see all the muscles, veins, etc.

**moosmom** · 08-27-2005, 10:40 AM

I have always been fascinated by forensics, anatomy and physiology. When I was going through my paramedics class, we went to the UConn Medical School and saw cadavers. Some had been there for quite some time. I actually saw a spinal cord, which looks like a whole bunch of fishing lines together.

I'd LOVE to go see the exhibit. Too bad it's so far away.

**dukedogsmom** · 08-27-2005, 10:44 AM

It may come up near you. It's a tour and is just here for a while. I think six months but not sure.

**RICHARD** · 08-27-2005, 12:16 PM

Since when does the FL board of medicine and the AG's office care about art??

Are they afraid that people may find out where THEY have some bodies hidden.

I can see their point but don't you think that it's a cool thing to have you immortalized that way???

I think I do know the reason that they the BOM and AG's office are against it...

The cadavers have more brains than they do.

**lizbud** · 08-27-2005, 01:17 PM

I dropped out of Medical Technology classes because I found
out I couldn't take the sight of blood. I really like reading about
the human body, just prefer to see them with their skin on.

**ramanth** · 08-29-2005, 12:12 PM

Oh Body Worlds!! Andy and I saw that exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

It ends it's tour in Chicago on September 5th.

http://www.msichicago.org/bodyworlds/index.html

Excellent exhibit!!

**ramanth** · 08-29-2005, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by moosmom
I have always been fascinated by forensics, anatomy and physiology. When I was going through my paramedics class, we went to the UConn Medical School and saw cadavers. Some had been there for quite some time. I actually saw a spinal cord, which looks like a whole bunch of fishing lines together.

I'd LOVE to go see the exhibit. Too bad it's so far away.

How far are you from Cleveland, OH?

BodyWorlds 2 is at the Great Lakes Science Center until September 18th.

http://bodyworlds2.glsc.org/