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5-8pm EST (NYC time)
Thursday, September 24, 2026
at Industry City, Building 2, Suite C251
After months of closure and installation, Morbid Anatomy reopens its doors with an installation exploring memory, grief, devotion, and the strange beauty of keeping the dead close. Join Morbid Anatomy for the grand re-opening of our library and exhibition space at Industry City—and be the first to encounter a remarkable new installation of the legendary Leila Cohoon Hair Art Collection. Once a widespread mourning practice and cherished domestic craft, this lost art of intricate hair weaving, portraits and memorial tableaux honoring the dead, is revived at Morbid Anatomy.
This special evening celebrates the arrival of nearly 50 extraordinary works from Cohoon’s collection of more than 3,000 pieces, assembled over a lifetime dedicated to preserving this nearly lost art form. Cohoon’s granddaughter, Lindsay Evans, made this incredible gift to us, and she will be at the event to celebrate and speak to her grandmother’s incredible work and impact during a tour of the collection.
Come explore the new space, view the collection up close, and celebrate the next chapter of Morbid Anatomy with fellow lovers of the curious, the beautiful, and the macabre.
5-8pm EST (NYC time)
Thursday, September 24, 2026
at Industry City, Building 2, Suite C251
After months of closure and installation, Morbid Anatomy reopens its doors with an installation exploring memory, grief, devotion, and the strange beauty of keeping the dead close. Join Morbid Anatomy for the grand re-opening of our library and exhibition space at Industry City—and be the first to encounter a remarkable new installation of the legendary Leila Cohoon Hair Art Collection. Once a widespread mourning practice and cherished domestic craft, this lost art of intricate hair weaving, portraits and memorial tableaux honoring the dead, is revived at Morbid Anatomy.
This special evening celebrates the arrival of nearly 50 extraordinary works from Cohoon’s collection of more than 3,000 pieces, assembled over a lifetime dedicated to preserving this nearly lost art form. Cohoon’s granddaughter, Lindsay Evans, made this incredible gift to us, and she will be at the event to celebrate and speak to her grandmother’s incredible work and impact during a tour of the collection.
Come explore the new space, view the collection up close, and celebrate the next chapter of Morbid Anatomy with fellow lovers of the curious, the beautiful, and the macabre.