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The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop

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Curl up with a book beside taxidermied squirrels and "haunted" dolls at this cozy Gowanus library dedicated to death, medicine, and the beautifully strange. Browse rare volumes on anatomy and the occult, or stumble upon Victorian hair art and wet specimens while the city buzzes below.

curated death collection
occult reading room
taxidermy & specimens
Victorian mourning art

Tips

๐Ÿ“š"cozy up with a good book next to wet specimen, squirrel taxidermy, and a few 'haunted' dolls"
๐Ÿฆด"most well-curated library room I've ever entered"
๐Ÿ””ring the doorbell to enter โ€” the space is tucked away in Industry City

The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop

254 36th St 2nd floor, C248, Brooklyn, NY 11232, USA

+1 332-203-6472

www.morbidanatomy.org

Upcoming at The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop

Saturday, Jun 13
Empire of Skulls: Phrenology, Showmanship, and Science with Author Paul Stob

Empire of Skulls: Phrenology, Showmanship, and Science with Author Paul Stob

June 13 at 4pm

Step into the weird world of 19th-century phrenology with professor Paul Stob. His cinematic storytelling unpacks how skull-measuring "science" gripped a nation and still echoes today.

Sunday, Jun 14
Silent Book Club Of Death NYC & The Death Deck with Lauren Seeley

Silent Book Club Of Death NYC & The Death Deck with Lauren Seeley

June 14 at 12:30pm

Bring a death-themed book and settle in for silent reading among taxidermy and curiosities, then play The Death Deck: a card game designed to spark surprisingly warm conversations about mortality.

Wednesday, Jun 17
Sip & Scribe with Jocelyn Lieu

Sip & Scribe with Jocelyn Lieu

June 17 at 6pm

Write beside taxidermy and tarot in this after-hours salon. Jocelyn Lieu leads wine-fueled prompts inspired by the library's oddities: wet specimens, occult books, and haunted curios. Bring your notebook, leave with strange new pages.

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