As part of a semester-long project, several members of the current cohort of the will be developing their own exhibit. To help them in their process, the Fellows recently met with Michael Keys, Exhibit Designer for the Mütter Museum. Michael took this opportunity to introduce them to the Mütter Museum's latest exhibit: . Imperfecta "examines the shifting perceptions about abnormal human development, from fear and wonder to curiosity and clinical science." Through historic texts and select human specimens the exhibit addresses a subject known historically as "teratology," addressing how unusual or abnormal births have been examined scientifically and culturally. Michael walked them through the exhibit, explaining the rationale behind the selection of certain objects and his method for transforming the exhibit from idea to reality. He helped them gain insight into not only exhibit development but the possibility of careers in exhibit design.
You can view Imperfecta for yourself here at the .