Museum's Cadaver Exhibit Might Be Dead

TAMPA, Fla. - A decision by Florida’s attorney general could scuttle plans for a Tampa museum to display a cadaver exhibit.

The board that oversees the delivery and use of human specimens at the state’s medical schools took notice of the upcoming exhibit at the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry. The board believes it has the authority to demand proof that the deceased or their families authorized the use of the bodies.

Museum officials argue that the Anatomical Board doesn’t have jurisdiction.

But Attorney General Charlie Crist says that because the purpose is educational, the exhibition’s approval is required.

The bodies were preserved at a medical university in China and belong to Chinese people who died unidentified or unclaimed by family members. Officials say they were obtained legally.

“BODIES, the Exhibition” features 20 full cadavers and 260 other parts preserved with a process that replaces human tissue with silicone rubber. Skin is removed, exposing the rest in all their authentic glory.

The Tampa stop marks the U-S debut for the exhibit. It’s scheduled to open August 20th.

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