Bodies… The Exhibition

Start date: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Event is ongoing: Until Friday, April 30, 2010

Bodies... The Exhibition offers an amazing look into the human body. Unlike biology and anatomy models and diagrams, at Bodies visitors are able to peer at real 3-Dimensional human bodies that have been preserved for the exhibition. It is a field trip destination like no other. The exhibition allows people of all ages access to sights and knowledge normally reserved only for medical professionals. Take a look inside the human self to better understand how one's intricate and captivating body works and how people can be more informed about their own health.

The exhibition at West End Marketplace provides visitors an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities. In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image.

The human body specimens in the exhibition are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and organs. The full-body specimens can take more than a year to prepare according to Dr. Roy Glover, chief medical director, Bodies... The Exhibition.

Prices:
• Weekdays
– Adult 13 - 64: $22
– Children 3 - 12: $14
– Senior 60+ & Military: $18
• Weekends
– Adult 13 - 64: $24
– Children 3 - 12: $16
– Senior 60+ & Military: $20
• Audio Guides: $5

Information from the exhibit's website