Museum Teaches Anatomy And Disease With Ghoulish Body Part Bake-Off
What a cool concept! No, really. As far as outreach goes nothing beats an educational bake-off. Apart from some desserts that look well, gross, I am pretty sure they taste better than they look. I think this is a really neat idea, especially for natural history museums. Aside from the baking events, the museum also paired the event with a series of health-related lectures. Perfect timing for Halloween! (I highly recommend clicking the link and viewing the slide show; some of the cakes/etc. might look gross but they certainly are an impressive feat.) Should more museums try unconventional forms of outreach? Baking certainly seems like one.
These are so amazing and so disgusting! I love all things cake/baking/foodie related, and I think it's awesome that they managed to promote interest in their museum by taking advantage of the public's current obsession with creative foodstuffs. Seriously, pathology and cupcakes? I wish this had been my idea!
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