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One of all time favorite cultural spaces in New York City--Governor's Island--is looking to hire for two positions: Director of External Relations (on which more here ) and Vice President, OpenHouseGI (more here ). Overview on each of these roles follows; You can find out more about them by clicking here here . Director of External Relations. Two key words drive so much of what we do on the Island: "welcoming" and "visible" and the Director will own all strategies and programs to insure that we are both welcoming and visible. This includes but is not limited to media relations, social media and the website. The Director will own work on the Island and in communities to insure that all New Yorkers, and increasingly tourists too, know about the island and feel welcome here. With the opening of the HIlls this summer, there will be a big push to make the Island more visible than ever. Second, and equally important, we have a new position VP of OpenHouseGi. Governors...

Our good friend Eleanor Crook and Dr Sarah Simblet--author of Anatomy for the Artist - -will be teaching an Art and Anatomy course at Ruskin School of Art at Oxford University.  The classes take place July and September of this year. Full details follow. You can also find out more here ! The Ruskin School of Art offers a unique opportunity to those with wish to study and explore human anatomy with highly regarded artists and anatomists. The Ruskin remains the last art school in Europe to incorporate such an in depth study of anatomy within its teaching. Art and Anatomy 2016 - Two Courses Dr Sarah Simblet and Eleanor Crook will together teach and guide students on 2 seven day courses in the summer of 2016. Both courses will offer the same programme. Art and Anatomy Course One: Monday 18th - Sunday 24th July 2016 Art and Anatomy Course Two: Monday 12th September - Sunday 18th September 2016 The programme has been developed around Sarah’s best selling book, Anatomy for the Artist, ...

In the following guest post, Morbid Anatomy foreign corespondent Eric Huang reports on the post-mortem portraits of the Dukes of Württemberg, which can be seen in the crypt of Altes Schlos (or "Old Castle), a Renaissance era castle turned museum in Stuttgart, Germany. All photos are his own. Death Portraits of the Dukes of Württemberg The Landesmuseum in Stuttgart is a history museum about Württemberg, formerly a kingdom and today a part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The collection is formed in large part by the 16th-century wunderkammer of the royal family. Paintings, decorative art, sacred art, as well as an impressive collection of clocks and glassware, fill the Altes Schloss, a Renaissance era castle and former royal residence that now houses the museum. The only part of the building that retains its Renaissance character is the crypt. Several members of the royal family of Württemberg are buried in the inner chamber beneath grand marble monuments. The entryway t...

We are thrilled to announce our second annual Morbid Anatomy Museum Gala taking place April 12th at the venue of our generous sponsor The Bell House . We hope you will join us and actress Parker Posey for an exciting evening of dinner, cocktails generously supplied by our sponsor Hendrick's Gin , performances and special guests; an auction of one-of-a-kind art, objects, and experiences; and much more, all in support of The Morbid Anatomy Museum ! In addition to all this, VIP ticket holders will enjoy a champagne toast at Morbid Anatomy Museum—just a moment's walk from the Bell House —with honorary chair Parker Posey along with a private tour of our current exhibition with its curator Ryan Matthew Cohn of TV's Oddities . All guests will enjoy a fine catered meal, drinks, auction and performances, and are invited to stay for an afterparty featuring complimentary beer by sponsor Sixpoint Brewery and the DJ stylings of electronic music pioneer Vince Clarke . Tickets are al...

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Morbid Anatomy! Top image: Sacred Heart of Jesus with Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Louis Gonzaga, José de Páez, Mexico, 1727-179 Bottom image: Husband and Wife Nobles, from Cycle of Scenes of Living Skeletons, Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini, (1757 – 1839)

We have just learned that one our favorite medical museums--The Musée Depuytren of Paris--is in danger of closing. There is a petition being circulated to protest this closure; we have signed, and hope you will, too! You can do so by clicking here .