Bodies
Not sure if I’ll have a chance to check this out before I head back to Olin next Tuesday, but the amount of free publicity the Museum of Science and Industry received over this exhibition is amazing.
Essentially, the state anatomical board wanted control over these bodies since they were being used for educational display. MOSI and the exhibitor felt that since it wasn’t a medical display, (i.e. for med schools) the Anatomical Board couldn’t exert control. As is the great Florida style, a legal battle erupted, between the Attorney General of the State and the Anatomical Board versus the Museum and the exhibitor. In the end, MOSI played the “If we open before you have a chance to say anything about it, you can’t close us” card, and the exhibition opened two days early. And, of course, because people either thought the exhibition would close prematurely, or just the ridiculous number of times it was mentioned in the newspaper, people came out in force.
Ah well, even if I don’t see it now, there’s always Christmas.
August 25th, 2005 at 11:59 am
That’s so weird…the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has a very similar exhibit up now that’s been the biggest draw for the museum in something like 10 years.