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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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We at the Science Museum of Minnesota have hosted Body Worlds since May
06. We've had over 325,000 people go through the exhibit and have
heard very few questions or comments about the origins of the bodies.
The media messages about this exhibit have explained that the people
donated their bodies to science and an exhibit component displays a
completed donor form (with the name deleted).
A recent NY Times article " Corpse factories come alive in China" may
prompt a few more questions, and when asked, we do talk about the
differences between the Body Worlds and Body Works exhibits.
On Aug 8, 2006, at 7:52 AM, martin weiss wrote:
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology
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> Perhaps some recall that at last years ASTC session there was a some
> heated discussion and concerns about the source of the bodies for
> these exhibitions. It does not seem that this article sheds any more
> light on the human rights concerns.
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> As Body Worlds has been traveling has anyone spoken to visitors about
> their concerns and experiences at the exhibitions?
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> Cheers,
>
> Martin
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>>
>> Today's NY Times has a provocative article and accompanying video on
>> China's booming business of preparing plastinated bodies for export
>> as museum exhibitions, and the human rights concerns being raised:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/business/worldbusiness/
>> 08bodies.html
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Kate Hintz
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