Discovery Museum
Important Notice:
The Discovery Museum will be closed from April 8 to May 17 as we prepare to introduce a new exhibit. Please join us for
'BODY WORLDS RX: Prescriptions for Healthy Living' exhibit opening May 18.
The 20,000 Leagues Interactive attraction on the first floor of the Discovery Pyramid will be open to the public.
BODY WORLDS RX: Prescriptions for Healthy Living
From organs to muscles to the nervous system and to skeletal structures, BODY WORLDS RX gives unprecedented look inside the most sophisticated mechanism in the world, the human body. Created by anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, inventor of Plastination and Dr. Angelina Whalley curator of the trailblazing BODY WORLDS exhibitions, the exhibit features real human specimens preserved through Plastination, a technique that removes the fluids from the body and replaces them with plastics that harden.
The specimens on display show impressive comparisons and contrasts between healthy bodies and organs and those stricken with disease. Particular emphasis is put on some of the most common ailments such as back pain, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases like arteriosclerosis and heart infarctions, dementia, and more. It will inspire visitors to embrace preventive healthcare through an informative and entertaining presentation of the latest research on top health issues.