# Gunther von Hagens

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunther-von-hagens/228101>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunther-von-hagens/228101 "2004-02-08T07:45:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunther-von-hagens/228101/1 "2004-02-08T07:45:56Z")

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I was just wondering if anyone here had been to one of his exhibitions. What is it like? Is it disturbing? Is it even worth going?

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**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunther-von-hagens/228101/2 "2004-02-08T07:50:43Z")

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I guess I should add some background. From what I know about him (which is pretty little) von Hagens essentially takes human corpses, dissects them and preserves them in interesting ways. I’m just reluctant to see the exhibition due to the graphic nature of it.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunther-von-hagens/228101/3 "2004-02-08T07:58:57Z")

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There is a “Gunther von Hagens” site (I won’t provide a link, but you can Google for it), and [this BBC forum piece.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/forum/1888662.stm)

He wants to become a piece of his own art when he dies. Um – I don’t think I’d be going to any of the exhibitions, even if I could.