Over the centuries, physicians, surgeons, and other medical professionals have struggled to develop scientific methods that translate views of the body into “visible proofs”: evidence that testifies on behalf of the victims of violent crime and against the guilty.
A medical examiner’s table becomes the screen for a group-based interactive autopsy.
An interactive lecture by an anthropologist explores the origin and evolution of human rights forensics.
Demonstration images from crime scene documentation software show how every detail of a crime scene is potential evidence.
Controlled playback of high-speed gunshot footage allows visitors to study the effects of firearms in forensic science.
As an overture to an exhibition about the history of forensic medicine, visitors first encounter a draped body on an examining table backed by a floor-to-ceiling video projection.