Publication: "Con su piel natural". La exhibición museológica de cuerpos y restos humanos preservados
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2019
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La exhibición de cuerpos y restos humanos preservados ha sido y continúa siendo habitual en ciertos museos, también en España. Este artículo repasa los contextos expositivos que conducen desde la limitada presencia de restos humanos en las cámaras de curiosidades y los primeros museos de historia natural, hasta su exitosa consolidación en los gabinetes y museos anatómicos (académicos y comerciales) durante el último tercio del siglo XVIII y todo el XIX. Se presta especial atención a la actividad desarrollada por el doctor González Velasco, tanto en sus propios museos como en la Facultad de Medicina de Madrid.
The exhibition of preserved human bodies and remains was and is still common in some museums, also in Spain. This article reviews the gradual expansion of this exhibitions, from the scarce presence of human remains in the chambers of curiosities and the first natural history museums to the successful consolidation of this kind of exhibits in the anatomical cabinets and museums (both academic and commercial) during the last third of the 18th century and the entire 19th century. Special attention is paid to the activity carried out by Dr. González Velasco, both in its own museums and in the Faculty of Medicine of Madrid.
The exhibition of preserved human bodies and remains was and is still common in some museums, also in Spain. This article reviews the gradual expansion of this exhibitions, from the scarce presence of human remains in the chambers of curiosities and the first natural history museums to the successful consolidation of this kind of exhibits in the anatomical cabinets and museums (both academic and commercial) during the last third of the 18th century and the entire 19th century. Special attention is paid to the activity carried out by Dr. González Velasco, both in its own museums and in the Faculty of Medicine of Madrid.