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One of the things I like best about running this silly blog is that frequently, rather than seeking out the weirdness, the weirdness comes to me.<\/p>\nOne of the things I like best about running this silly blog is that frequently, rather than seeking out the weirdness, the weirdness comes to me.<\/p>\n
Lisa Hix, a writer for Collectors Weekly, sent me this over the weekend:<\/p>\n
Morbid Anatomy\u2014a blog, library, curiosity gallery, and lecture series dedicated to the places where death and beauty intersect\u2014often revels in the macabre, albeit in a thoughtful, intellectual way. Thanks to its swelling popularity, Morbid Anatomy is expanding into a three-story, 4,200-square-foot museum in Brooklyn this spring.<\/p>\n
Learning to Love Death: New Museum Takes a Walk on the Shadow Side<\/a><\/p>\n
I talked to founder Joanna Ebenstein about her strange fascinations with Santa Muetre, the holy saint of death; medical specimens; depictions of deformity and disease; superstition and paranormal research\u2014and eccentric Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter. She explained why she thinks pondering mortality is good for all of us.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And then half a dozen of my friends sent me the same story, one with the suggestion that we all organize a field trip to New York for a visit.<\/p>\n
So, yes; awesome blog Morbid Anatomy<\/a>, which has maintained a small physical presence with limited hours for a while now, is expanding into a full-scale museum in Brooklyn. In addition to a caf\u00e9 and gift shop, the space will include a lecture hall where “rogue scholars” can give talks on everything from ancient Egyptian funerary customs to jackalope taxidermy.<\/p>\n