Against Nature?
Against Nature? (Engl. for: Against nature? ) is an exhibition about the homosexual behavior of animals, which was shown in the Naturhistorisk Museum of the University of Oslo , Norway . The subject of the exhibition is the occurrence and function of homosexuality among animals. This makes it the first exhibition of its kind.
In addition to stuffed animals from species known to show homosexual behavior, the exhibition also shows models and pictures, including southern right whales and giraffes mating with the same sex. As one of the objectives of the exhibition, the museum describes "to help demystify homosexuality in the population ... We hope to be able to reject the all-too-familiar argument that homosexuality is a crime against nature." Most of the exhibition is based on the work of Bruce Bagemihl and Joan Roughgarden .
The exhibition was initiated by the Norwegian State Center for Archives, Libraries and Museums (ABM) as part of their Break program. The program aims to encourage museums, libraries and archives to research and exhibit in controversial and taboo areas. This exhibition was a direct response to this request and was financially supported by the ABM.
The exhibition was shown from September 2006 to August 2007 and was also very well received by the normal groups of visitors to the museum, mainly families. Several other natural history museums have expressed an interest in the exhibition and there are plans to bring the exhibition to Denmark , Sweden , Germany , the Netherlands and Australia as well.
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC News: Report on the exhibition (Engl.)
Web links
- Against Nature? Exhibition in Oslo (Engl.)
- Natural History Museum, Oslo (norw.)