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Dark Italy: An Introduction to the Hidden Wonders of the Palermo Catacombs and Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples

illustrated talk italyCatch an illustrated lecture by Ivan Cenzi of Bizzarro Bazar about the weird, macabre and marvelous aspects of Italy: a country which, on the account of its rich historical heritage and ancient culture, has become over the centuries an immense wunderkammer. We will delve into the haunting Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, where thousands of mummies are on display; explore the Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples, a charnel house where a unique cult involving 40,000 anonymous skulls has developed; take a peek inside Rome’s baroque fantasies made with human bones and gaze at the most amazing specimens featured in one of the world’s best pathological anatomy museums.











When: Sun., May. 31, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Where: Morbid Anatomy Museum
424 Third Ave. Brooklyn

Price: $8
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illustrated talk italyCatch an illustrated lecture by Ivan Cenzi of Bizzarro Bazar about the weird, macabre and marvelous aspects of Italy: a country which, on the account of its rich historical heritage and ancient culture, has become over the centuries an immense wunderkammer. We will delve into the haunting Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, where thousands of mummies are on display; explore the Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples, a charnel house where a unique cult involving 40,000 anonymous skulls has developed; take a peek inside Rome’s baroque fantasies made with human bones and gaze at the most amazing specimens featured in one of the world’s best pathological anatomy museums.

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