October 16, 2009
Body Worlds 2 Opening Tomorrow at the Franklin Institute
Body Worlds 2 at the Franklin Institute (top and bottom right photos by M. McClellan, bottom left photo by K. Ciappa)
The last time a Body Worlds exhibition came to The Franklin Institute, it stayed for six months and attracted more than half a million visitors. This new exhibition, called Body Worlds 2 & The Brain will only be in town for six weeks, but it’s expected to have similar drawing power during its run.
Staring tomorrow, you’ll be able to view more than 20 whole bodies that have been preserved and displayed thanks to a technique known as plastination, which replaces the bodily fluids and fats with special plastics. This preserves the whole physique and allows visitors the opportunity to see the muscles, bones and fibers that make up the human body.
Body Worlds 2 opens on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 and runs through February 19th, 2010. Ticket prices vary depending on time of entry. Click here for pricing information and online ticket purchases.
More pictures of Body Worlds 2 are after the jump…
Examples from Body Worlds 2 at The Franklin Institute (all photos by M. McClellan for GPTMC)
(2 responses)
October 16, 2009, 5:14 pm
peggy says:
anyone been to the body worlds exhibit and have a suggestion as to the least crowded time to visit?
October 16, 2009, 5:14 pm
matthew says:
thats cool
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