The Smelker Seven

Our Body: The Universe Within

The Witte Museum is a wonderful museum here in town that has many permanent exhibits and many that change over the course of several months. Last summer I took the kids to see the dinosaur exhibit they had. We spent several pleasant hours at the Museum.

Right now the museum is touting their newest exhibit - The Human Body. It is, by all accounts, quite amazing! The exhibit features 12 bodies and more than 75 anatomical displays preserved using a method known as polymer impregnation. According to the website,"the process leaves even the finest, most delicate tissue structures virtually intact, down to the microscopic level, making the process invaluable for medical study. The organs are actually IDENTICAL to their pre-preservation state. The plastic is initially pliable, enabling the bodies to be placed in many different life-like positions, and then hardens after infusion. The specimens are completely dry and odorless."

Tuesday is free day at the museum, unfortunately this exhibit won't be free, but I definitely plan on taking the kids to see it in the next month or so. I wonder whether it will be creepy knowing you're looking at a real human, rather than a model of one?

Labels: human body, Witte

posted by The Smelker Seven @ 10:22 AM