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🦴The Bone Museum is the largest publicly accessible collection of human osteology in the U.S.📍Based in Brooklyn, NY 🗽
Open Wed-Sunday 11-7 @bonemuseum

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Exhibit SpotlightOne of the newest additions to The Bone Museum is this diaphanized fetal specimen preserved in resin. Diaphanization, also known as clearing and staining, is a technique used in medical and anatomical research that renders soft tissues transparent while selectively staining bone and cartilage. This allows researchers, students, and clinicians to study skeletal development, congenital abnormalities, and anatomical relationships in remarkable detail without dissection.Preparations like this provide a rare glimpse into the complex process of human development and remain an important tool in anatomy, embryology, and comparative anatomy education.This specimen was prepared by Carolina Biological Supply Company, a U.S.-based scientific supplier and anatomical preparator known for producing educational specimens used in classrooms, laboratories, and museums across the country. by @jonsbones

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Collection Spotlight: Anatomical Teaching SkullThis remarkable anatomical teaching skull has been meticulously carved and modeled to demonstrate the complex structures of the human head. By exposing and highlighting the muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and orbital anatomy, this preparation helps transform the skull from a static object into a visual map of the body’s architecture. by @jonsbones

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By the way the Bone Museum has some of the cutest employees @bonejovicat by @jonsbones

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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) causes muscles, tendons, and ligaments to gradually turn into bone, forming a second skeleton that restricts movement. Flare-ups can be triggered by minor injuries, leading to progressive joint fusion. In advanced stages, the body becomes almost completely immobilized. Carol Orzel, and Harry Eastlack’s skeletons at the @muttermuseum provide a rare and powerful example of this process. by @jonsbones

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Meet Johnny, who chose amputation after years of pain from a club foot, and later preserved his leg to help tell his story. Now on display at The Bone Museum, his skeleton reveals what imaging couldn’t.April 17–18: meet Johnny in person, ask questions, and hear his journey firsthand. by @jonsbones

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The jeweled skeleton of Saint Pancratius, displayed in Switzerland, tells a story far beyond its ornate appearance. A young Roman martyr, his remains were later exhumed and transformed into a baroque relic, blending faith, art, and history into one striking display. by @jonsbones

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MEET JOHNNY THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY AT THE BONE MUSEUM.Johnny was born with a congenital clubfoot and lived through years of surgeries, chronic pain, and being told his pain was not fully understood. In 2015, he made the deeply personal decision to amputate his leg.Later, he had his leg professionally skeletonized as part of his journey.Now, Johnny is sharing that story with the public, and this Friday and Saturday, April 17 & 18, he will be at The Bone Museum in person to answer questions and speak with guests about his experience.This is a story about resilience, self-advocacy, and the importance of being believed.Come meet Johnny, hear his story, and learn more in person. by @jonsbones

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It was an honor to work on this project and help share Johnny’s story, exploring his life post-amputation and the journey that followed. The full documentary is out now on our YouTube channel. by @jonsbones

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Collection Spotlight: Demonstration Skull with Porotic HyperostosisThis demonstrative skull in The Bone Museum’s collection shows classic porous expansion across the cranial vault, consistent with porotic hyperostosis, a condition often associated with chronic anemia or other physiological stress during life. Pieces like this help us understand how systemic disease can leave lasting signatures on bone, turning the skeleton into a record of lived experience, health, and hardship. At The Bone Museum, we preserve and study specimens like this to make osteology and medical history more accessible to the public. 🦴 by @jonsbones

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In alignment with current leadership, The Bone Jovi Museum will continue its mission of making osteology accessible, under strict feline supervision. We appreciate your support as we transition into this new era. 🐾 by @jonsbones

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VOTE FOR THE BONE MUSEUM in the Webby awards 30th annual People’s voice Awards.We’re incredibly honored to share that The Bone Museum has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Weird category, and also received an Honoree distinction in Science & Education.This recognition means a great deal to us. Our mission has always been to make osteology more accessible, raise awareness around the history of the bone trade, and create educational content that invites people into conversations that are often overlooked or misunderstood.After years of hard work and perseverance, it is deeply meaningful to see our work recognized in this way. We’ve poured ourselves into building a platform centered on education, transparency, and public engagement, and this moment is a reflection of that journey.If our work has taught you something, inspired you, or helped you see osteology and medical history in a new way, we would be deeply grateful for your support.Vote Bone Museum. by @jonsbones

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One of the rarest and most remarkable pieces we have ever added to our collection is this skull showing severe craniofacial deformity. Visible features include a cleft palate, nasal dysplasia, and signs consistent with craniosynostosis. While our forensic anthropology team is still working toward a more definitive diagnosis, we wanted to share this extraordinary piece of medical history.What makes a specimen like this so powerful is that it is more than just pathology, it represents a real person who lived an entire life. As we continue to study this skull more closely, we hope to gain deeper insight not only into the condition itself, but also into the individual behind it and the possible life they may have lived. by @jonsbones

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