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Body Worlds
Roll up, roll! up for the freakiest (and most fascinating) show on Earth. Body Worlds is coming
If you’ve been seeing dead people lately, chances are you’ve been hanging out at the Museum of Science & Industry. On February 22 Body Worlds opens, an exhibition that consists entirely of the recently deceased. Preserved using a revolutionary technique (called plastination), 20 cadavers cavort around the Museum’s exhibition space, demonstrating the staggeringly complex workings of the human body. For those wanting to get a closer look, there are also some 200-plus internal organs and other ‘specimens’ on display.
These human bits and pieces come from people who, in their lifetime, donated their bodies to Gunther von Hagen – the inventor of plastination and possibly the world’s weirdest scientist – in a bid to educate the public about the human body. And educate they have: Body Worlds has traversed the globe becoming the most popular touring exhibition ever seen. Over 25 million people have so far come to gawp at these pickled personas. The Museum of Science & Industry is expecting queues round the block for this one, so you’ll need to book way in advance to satisfy your curiosity.
Body Worlds Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, M3 4FP (832 2244/www.mosi.org.uk). February 22-June 29, 10am-5pm, Mon-Sun; £10 (Mon-Thu)/£11.50 (Fri-Sun)/£7-£8.50 children/£8 senior citizens/£9.50 students.
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