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The BODY WORLDS Exhibitions
In the field
of medical education, the IfP is heavily involved in coordinating and
constantly refining the traveling BODY WORLDS exhibitions. Because of
the high demand, in the meantime three complete exhibitions have been
created so that they can be shown in different cities at the same time.
The IfP's medium-term plans include creating additional exhibitions
and establishing a "Museum about the Body." BODY WORLDS focuses on
approx. 200 authentic specimens of human anatomy—individual organs,
transparent vertical and horizontal slices of the body, and 25
artistically posed, whole-body plastinates. The exhibitions are
structured in such a way that visitors can experience it much as they
would a three dimensional textbook: anatomy as the foundation of the
body is laid out in an educational and elucidating fashion. Visitors
can envision how their own bodies are constructed as they walk through
the exhibitions, starting with the human skeleton and the way muscles
are structured, on to the intestines and special specimens on the
nerves and blood vessels, all the way to the way a baby develops in the
uterus. There are also specimens that show the effects of disease such
as a heart attack or cancer. The
BODY WORLDS exhibitions are intended to
help educate people and provide the opportunity for lay people in
particular to gain a greater understanding of the body and its
functions. It is intended to help remind visitors of how natural our
bodies are and create an impression of the unique character and
anatomical beauty of the body's interior. BODY WORLDS has been on
constant display since 1995 and has been shown in cities across Asia,
Europe, and North America. To date the exhibits have attracted more than 25 million visitors, making it
the most successful traveling exhibitions of all time.
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