Tattoo Research Institute

Website update in progress

We're putting the finishing touches on something new.

Tattoo Research Institute is an independent research body studying tattooing as culture, identity, and lived experience. Our new site is nearly ready. Check back soon.

Leave an email if you want to hear when the site is ready, or when there's research worth knowing about. This is not joining a study.

Check out founder Mark Nara's tattoo work. The Mark of Nara · Instagram

Questions in the meantime? [email protected]

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