Showcase revealled

A few weeks ago we posted my cloaked showcase sitting in the foyer of the Museum.

We can now reveal its contents! (for all those that didn’t attend the Dark Science nights as part of Ultimo Science Festival)

I dubbed this case the “Pain” showcase, and it tied in with our themes, of “Flesh” and Psyche”. The labels inside asked questions to ponder during the nights events…What causes you pain? Why do we feel pain? How do we feel pain? And do we all feel the same pain?

I got the chance to pull out some of the more unusual and gruesome objects in our collection such as a model of a bound foot , a real human skull , a bone saw , and an autopsy kit

If you are further interested in what went on inside the Museum at these adults only events have a look at what they are doing to Derek on the night..(WARNING: don’t click through if you are squeamish): 10 Days of Science

Photography by Paula Bray
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0
Post by Erika Dicker, Assistant Curator