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 Vallarta Living | Art Talk | August 2005 
Florida Board Tries to Block Cadaver Exhibit
 Yahoo! News
| | A controversial exhibition of skinned human cadavers opened on Thursday at a Florida museum in defiance of a state agency's vote to ban the display. The controversial exhibition entitled 'Body Worlds, The Anatomical Exhibition Of Real Human Bodies' features real specimens of human bodies and animals preserved by a technique called plastination, developed by German scientist Gunther Von Hagens. |
A Florida state board voted this week to prohibit an exhibit of human cadavers at a Tampa museum but museum officials said they intend to go ahead with it.
The exhibit of 20 preserved human bodies and 260 organs is scheduled to open on Saturday at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa.
But the Florida Anatomical Board voted 4-2 at a meeting on Wednesday to deny approval for the exhibit. The board regulates the distribution of cadavers for research and education.
The bodies were obtained from China by Premier Exhibitions, which organized the exhibit intended to educate visitors about the workings of the human body. The Chinese government said the bodies were unclaimed and their identities were unknown.
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist said last week the exhibition of human bodies requires approval by the board.
Board members who opposed the exhibit said they were concerned the bodies would not be displayed with the proper respect. The bodies have been put in poses with such titles as "Running Man" and "Soccer Player."
Museum officials said they would fight for the right to present the exhibit, which could lead to a court battle. |
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