The human body is basically a knowledge system and the acquisition and preservation of human bodies has made the field of medical education possible. When real human bodies go out from serious academic institutions to be viewed by museum audiences, the public horizons of body knowledge may be gradually expanded. In recent years, “Body Worlds” anatomical exhibitions of real human bodies have traveled the world including Taiwan. “Body Worlds” exhibitions appeared in national science museums in Taipei and Kaohsiung. Issues concerning the validity of the body sources and moral disputes surrounding the use of human bodies for public exhibitions arose in museums holding or considering holding such exhibitions in cooperation with different organizations. The “Body Worlds” exhibition planning team approached the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung about the possibility of opening an exhibition in that facility, but was turned down, while the same exhibition appeared again at the National Taiwan Science Education Center in 2011. Each museum takes into consideration factors such as management, knowledge and morality when planning a new exhibition. What is a suitable exhibition? This question often redefines the museum boundary. The decision-making process regarding exhibitions reveals the multiple viewpoints among museums, academic institutes and companies. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate how boundary-work operates in museums by exploring the social process of exhibitions of real human bodies.