Press Kit - BODY WORLDS 4 Manchester

Press Release & Media Documents
• BODY WORLDS Returns to Europe with New UK Exhibition (pdf, 2 pages, 460 KB)
• A Gorilla in BODY WORLDS 4  (pdf, 4 pages, 840 KB)
• BODY WORLDS 4 exhibition fact sheet (pdf, 3 pages, 1.1 MB)
• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf, 3 pages, 650 KB)
• A Joint Quest Towards Enlightenment Between Donor, Anatomist and Visitor (pdf, 2 pages, 450 KB)
• Amazing Facts About the Human Body (pdf, 3 pages, 640 kb)
• The History of Plastination from Notion to Invention (pdf, 3 pages, 640 kb)
• The Plastination Process, Diagram (pdf, 1 page, 260 KB)
• Dr. Gunther von Hagens: A Life in Science (pdf, 4 pages, 840 KB)
• Dr. Angelina Whalley (pdf, 1 page, 250 KB)
• Physician Adds Art to Science and Anatomy Dr. Angelina Whalley’s Designs on BODY WORLDS ... (pdf, 2 pages, 450 KB)
• Visitors’ Reactions to BODY WORLDS, Survey Results (pdf, 5 pages, 1,4 MB)
• Visitor Comments (pdf, 1 page, 250 KB)
• Celebrity Comments (pdf, 2 pages, 450 KB)
• Body Donor Comments (pdf, 2 pages, 450 KB)
• What the Critics are Saying about BODY WORLDS (pdf, 1 page, 260 KB)
• Summary of Ethical Review, California Science Center Ethics Advisory Committee (pdf, 7 pages, 1.8 MB)

Accreditation & Agreements
• Press Accreditation Form (pdf, 1 page, 250 KB)
• User Agreement to Photograph (pdf, 1 page, 250 KB)
• User Agreement to Film (pdf, 1 page, 250 KB)

Material Use
• How to download images directly from the BODY WORLDS web site (pdf, 1 page, 580 KB)
• Permission to use exhibition video materials: User Agreement for B-roll material (pdf, 1 page, 250 KB)

Scientific Articles
• Body Worlds: clinical detachment and anatomical awe, Sociology of Health & Illness, 2004  (pdf, 25 pages, 250 KB)
• Gunther von Hagens and Body Worlds Part 1: The Anatomist as Prosektor and Proplastiker, The Anatomical Record, Part B, 2004  (pdf, 7 pages, 410 KB)
• Gunther von Hagens and Body Worlds Part 2: The Anatomist as Priest and Prophet, The Anatomical Record, Part B, 2004 (pdf, 7 pages, 540 KB)

• Body and soul by Richard Turner, BBC Manchester (external link)

• New exhibition shows real human body parts by Emma Lee-Potter, SecEd (external link)

Press Articles

THE ANATOMICAL RECORD (PART B: NEW ANAT.) 276B:8–14, 2004:
"Gunther von Hagens and Body Worlds Part 1: The Anatomist as Prosektor and Proplastiker" (pdf, 412 KB)

THE ANATOMICAL RECORD (PART B: NEW ANAT.) 276B:8–14, 2004:
"Gunther von Hagens and Body Worlds Part 2: The Anatomist as Priest and Prophet" (pdf, 540 KB)

Global Health NEXUS Vol. 6, No. 2, Fall 2004:
"Life, Death, and One Man’s Quest To Demystify the Inner Realms of the Human Body" (pdf, 236 KB)

Houston Chronicle, March 3, 06:
"The dos and don'ts of Body Worlds 3" (pdf, 144 KB)

Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan 18, 06:
"Two more bodies—live ones—for ‘Body Worlds’ show" (pdf, 152 KB)  

USA TODAY, April 20, 05: 
"The dead get the living pondering" (pdf, 160 KB)

Surveys

February 2006: Visitors’ Reactions to BODY WORLDS. (pdf, 2,4 MB)

September/October 2005: Survey in the United States on Anatomical Exhibitions. (pdf, 608 KB)

Publications 

Gunther von Hagens: "On Gruesome Corpses, Gestalt Plastinates and Mandatory Interment" (pdf, 1,9 MB)
An article published in: "Brave New Body Worlds—The Question of the Exhibition" (original German title: "Schöne Neue Körperwelten - Der Streit um die Ausstellung")

Gunther von Hagens: "Anatomy and Plastination" (pdf, 5,1 MB)
An article published in: Exhibition catalog "BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies"

Media Documents

About Plastination:

• The History of Plastination—From Notion to Invention. (pdf, 324 KB)   

About Gunther von Hagens:

• Gunther von Hagens—A Life of Science. (pdf, 412 KB)

• Anatomist, Dr. Gunther von Hagens named a Modern-Day Leonardo da Vinci. (pdf, 140 KB)

• Gunther von Hagens—Inventor of Plastination and Creator of the BODY WORLDs Exhibits. (pdf, 260 KB) 

About Angelina Whalley:

• Dr. Angelina Whalley (pdf, 140 KB)

• Physician adds art to science of anatomy—Dr. Angelina Whalley's designs on BODY WORLDS appeal to more than 20 million (pdf, 230 KB)

About Body Donation:

• A Joint Quest Towards Enlightenment Between Donor, Anatomist, and Visitor. (pdf, 224 KB)

• A BODY WORLDS’ Donor Leaves Behind Life Lessons and an Enduring Legacy. (pdf. 504 KB) 

About Ethics:

• Summary of Ethical Review 2004/2005. (pdf, 1,8 MB)  

Briefing Papers:

• Briefing on Plastination, the Polymer Preservation Process Invented by Dr. Gunther von Hagens. (pdf, 228 KB)

• Briefing on BODY WORLDS and Copycat Exhibits. (pdf, 224 KB)

• Briefing on Wrongful Allegations and Reports by Media on BODY WORLDS Exhibitions. (pdf, 240 KB)

• Briefing on the Origin of Its Specimens and Plastinates. (pdf, 228 KB)