Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Morbid Anatomy 2nd Annual Gala! Insect Petting Zoo! The Cult of Fashion! Demystifying Shamanism! Camera Obscura Workshop! Life After Near Death! 

We have many wonderful upcoming events at the Morbid Anatomy Museum!

First, please save the date for the second annual Morbid Anatomy Museum Gala and Afterparty. We hope you can join us for a special evening of dinner, drinks, performances & special guests, an auction of one-of-a-kind art, objects, and experiences, and much more this April 12th at the Bell House.




A few tickets are still available for our upcoming anthropomorphic mouse taxidermy class with Amber Maykut (Saturday, January 30th, 12 pm to 4 pm) and Victorian hair art workshop with master jeweler Karen Bachmann (Sunday, January 31st, 11 am to 6 PM).

For our friends in Spain, we hope to see you at this year's Congress for Curious People sponsored by Hendrick's Gin February 3rd to 7th. Learn more about the programming by clicking through for day 1, day 2, night 2, day 3, day 4, night 4,
and day 5.

Hope to see you there!

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IMMEDIATELY UPCOMING EVENTS
Midcentury Stereopanorama with Eric Drysdale: Look and see the 1950s in 3-D!
Wednesday, January 27th, 8 pm, $20. Tickets and more info here.

Deathly Contemplation: 17th Century Dutch Vanitas Paintings: An Illustrated lecture with Lauren Davis
Thursday, January 28th, 8 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

The Executioner, Unhooded: An Illustrated Lecture with Alison Kinney
Saturday, January 30th, 8 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Class with Amber Maykut
Saturday, January 30th, 12 pm to 4 pm, $120. Tickets and more info here.

Victorian Hair Art Workshop with Master Jeweler Karen Bachmann
Sunday, January 31st, 11 am to 6 PM, $150. Tickets and more info here.
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NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENTS
The Other Paris: The Shadow Side of 19th Century Paris, Lecture and Book Signing with Luc Sante, Author of Low Life
Wednesday, February 10th, 7 pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.

Insect, Arachnid and Reptile Petting Zoo with NYU Biology Student Aaron Rodriguez
Monday, February 29th, 7pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

Vanitas, Fleeting Time, A Camera Obscura Workshop and Inquiry with Artist Amy-Claire Huestis
Saturday March 5th,12 pm to 5 pm, $85. Tickets and more info here.

The Cult of Fashion, An Illustrated Lecture with Alexis Karl
Thursday, March 17th, 7 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

Alchemy and Dream: The Lunar Realm of Alchemy, An Illustrated Lecture with Brian Cotnoir
Monday, April 4th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

Save the Date for the Second Annual Morbid Anatomy Museum Gala and Afterparty
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at The Bell House (149 7th Street, Brooklyn). More info here.

Demystifying Shamanism: An Illustrated Presentation with Dr. Stanley Krippner
Thursday, April 14th, 7 pm, $15. Tickets and more info here.

Life After Near Death, An Illustrated Lecture with Debra Diamond
Thursday, April 21st, 7 pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.

Goth 101: A History of the Postpunk and Goth Subculture, 1978 - 1992, An Illustrated Lecture with Andi Harriman
Wednesday, April 27th, 7 pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains, An Illustrated Lecture with Historian Thomas W. Laqueur, University of California at Berkeley
Monday, May 2nd, 7 pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.
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CONGRESS FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE 2016 IN MADRID, SPAIN
Morbid Anatomy Day of Anatomy and Anthropology
Wednesday, February 3, 5:00pm, Faculty of Medicine (plaza Ramón y Cajal, Madrid) 16 euros. Tickets and more info here.

Madrid in the Baroque Era: A Theatrical and Spectacular City
Thursday, February 4, Equestrian monument of Felipe IV, Plaza de Oriente, 5:00 p.m. 22 euros. Tickets and more info here.

MADRID Strange Phenomena: A Night of Mentalism
Thursday February 4, Calle Santa Ana 6, 10 p.m. 17 euros. Tickets and more infohere.

The Secrets of the National Museum of Natural Sciences
Friday, February 5, Starting point: corresponding to the "tickets" doors in the museum (Calle Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2) door 7:00 p.m. 20 euros. Tickets and more info here.

Special Visit to the XIX century Homeopathic Hospital of "San Jose" and lectures
Eloy Gonzalo Street, 3. 10:30 a.m. Only for guests.

Carnival Gala: Surrealist Masked Ball in the Palace Duarte
Palace Duarte, street Mancebos 5, Palace Opening: Saturday February 6, 9:30 p.m to 2:00 a.m. Tickets and more info here.
Madrid and the Freemasonry
Egyptian Temple of Debod, 11 a.m. 14 euros. Tickets and more info here.
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ALL UPCOMING EVENTS
Here Lies Fluffy: Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, A Final Resting Place: An Illustrated Lecture with Elizabeth Broman
Thursday, February 4th, 2016, 7 pm (lecture will start at 7:15 sharp), $8. Tickets and more info here.

Death is in Our Hearts: Meditations on Death's at Tractional Force, an Illustrated Lecture with Carl Abrahamsson
Friday, February 5th, 7 pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

Jackalope or Traditional Rabbit Shoulder Mount Taxidermy Class
Saturday, February 6th,12 pm to 6 pm, $250. Tickets and more info here.

The Other Paris: The Shadow Side of 19th Century Paris, Lecture and Book Signing with Luc Sante, author of Low Life
Wednesday, February 10th, 7 pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.

The Flapper Revolution: An Illustrated Lecture With Mel Gordon, Author of Voluptuous Panic
Thursday, February 11th, 7 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

Horizontal Collaboration: The Erotic World of Paris, 1920-1946 with Mel Gordon, author of Voluptuous Panic, Sponsored by Overland Distillery, Proud Makers of Trinity Absinthe
Friday, February 12th, 7 pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

If You Feel It, Peel It: 42nd Street Peepshow Films and Beyond programmed by MM Serra and Josh Lewis
Saturday, February 13th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

Anthropomorphic Insect Shadowbox Workshop: Valentine Day's Special with Daisy Tainton, formerly Senior Insect Preparator at the American Museum of Natural History
Sunday, February 14th, 1 to 4 pm, $75. Tickets and more info here.

Beggar's Banquet: The History of Sin Eaters: An Illustrated Lecture with Karen Bachmann
Tuesday, February 16th, 7 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

Midcentury Stereopanorama with Eric Drysdale: Look and see the 1950s in 3-D!
Wednesday, February 17th, 8 pm, $20. Tickets and more info here.

Surrealism and Alchemy: More Than Just a Pretty Picture: An Illustrated Lecture with Brian Cotnoir
February 19th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

Mole Mount Taxidermy Workshop with Katie Innamorato
Sunday, February 7th, 12 pm to 6 pm, $250. Tickets and more info here.

Mütter Museum Presents: The Skin She Lived In: Anthropodermic Books at College of Physicians of Philadelphia: Illustrated Lecture by Beth Lander, Introduced and Moderated by Daniel K. Smith
Monday, February 22nd, 7 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari on 16mm with live music by M.V. Carbon
Wednesday, February 24th, 7 pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

Morbid Academy Presents: Stalking Weird History: A Conversation with Robert Damon Schneck and Mitch Horowitz
Thursday, February 25th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

Fancy Rat Taxidermy Class with Divya Anantharaman
Saturday, February 27th, 12 pm - 6 pm, $200. Tickets and more info here.

European Starling Taxidermy Class with Divya Anantharaman
Sunday, February 28th, 12 pm - 7 pm, $275. Tickets and more info here.

Insect, Arachnid and Reptile Petting Zoo with NYU Biology Student Aaron Rodriguez
Monday, February 29th, 7pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

Tarot Reading, Palmistry and Astrology with The Tarot Society
Monday, February 29th, 6 pm to 8 pm. Sliding scale. More info here.

From Grand Guignol to the Classic Horror Movies of the 1930s: Elliot Passantino's History of Horror Film, Part 1
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 7 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

Vanitas, Fleeting Time, A Camera Obscura Workshop and Inquiry with Artist Amy-Claire Huestis
Saturday March 5th,12 pm to 5 pm, $85. Tickets and more info here.

Morbid Anatomy Flea Market at the Bell House
Sunday, March 6th,12 pm to 6 pm (11 am for members). More info here.

The Good Death: An Exploration in Dying in America: An Illustrated Lecture with Ann Neumann
Thursday March 10th, 7pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.

Architecture of Initiation: Alchemy and the Theater of Memory: An Illustrated Lecture with Brian Cotnoir
Friday, March 11th, 7pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

Morbid Academy Presents: The Real Paranormal: A Conversation with Stacy Horn and Mitch Horowitz
Wednesday, March 16th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

The Cult of Fashion, An Illustrated Lecture with Alexis Karl
Thursday, March 17th, 7 pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

Katherine Bauer's "Psycho Pussy Slaughter" and other Fatal, Feline Rites and Rituals: Screening with 16mm film and live music!
Wednesday, March 23rd, 7 pm $10. Tickets and more info here.

Alchemy and Dream: The Lunar Realm of Alchemy, An Illustrated Lecture with Brian Cotnoir
Monday, April 4th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

Morbid Academy Presents: Tales from the Crypt: A Conversation with Ptolemy Tompkins and Mitch Horowitz
Wednesday, April 6th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World: An Illustrated Lecture with David Jaher
Monday, April 11th, 7 pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.

Save the Date for the Second Annual Morbid Anatomy Museum Gala and Afterparty
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at The Bell House (149 7th Street, Brooklyn). More info here.

Atomic Doomsday Battle of the DJs: 78 Records vs. 16mm Film
Wednesday, April 13th, 7 pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

Demystifying Shamanism: An Illustrated Presentation with Dr. Stanley Krippner
Thursday, April 14th, 7 pm, $15. Tickets and more info here.

Bringing Back the Cabinet of Curiosities, Including a Brief and Wondrous History of the Wunderkammer: An Illustrated Lecture with Susan Harlan
Tuesday, April 19th, 7pm, $8. Tickets and more info here.

Life After Near Death, An Illustrated Lecture with Debra Diamond
Thursday, April 21st, 7 pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.

Goth 101: A History of the Postpunk and Goth Subculture, 1978 - 1992, An Illustrated Lecture with Andi Harriman
Wednesday, April 27th, 7 pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

Murnau's Faust (1926) on 16mm Film With Live Music by Bradford Reed and Geoff Gersh
Friday, April 29th, 7 pm, $12. Tickets and more info here.

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains, An Illustrated Lecture with Historian Thomas W. Laqueur, University of California at Berkeley
Monday, May 2nd, 7 pm, $5. Tickets and more info here.

Morbid Academy Presents: Things that go Bump, a conversation with Shannon Taggart and Mitch Horowitz
Wednesday, May 18th, 7pm, $10. Tickets and more info here.

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