July
30, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chad Mertz, (513) 287-7054, cmertz@cincymuseum.org
Laura Partridge, (513) 345-2658, lpartridge@cincymuseum.org
Ben Cober, (513) 287-7099, bcober@cincymuseum.org
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World-Renownded "BODIES" Exhibition
Coming to Cincinnati Museum Center
at Union Terminal
Cincinnati, OH — Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal announced
today that it will open the highly successful and anticipated real human
body experience, BODIES … The Exhibition in January
2008.
Visitors will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to come face-to-face with
full human bodies and partial body specimens in a way never seen before.
These meticulously dissected bodies are preserved through an innovative
process and respectfully presented, giving visitors the opportunity to
view the beauty and complexity of their own organs and systems. In addition
to providing an up-close look inside our skeletal, muscular, respiratory
and circulatory systems, the exhibition encourages healthy lifestyle choices
by serving as a wake-up call.
“This is going to be an amazing exhibit, and a landmark educational
opportunity for this region,” said Douglass W. McDonald, president
and CEO of Museum Center. “Because of our superior changing exhibit
space and our reputation as a world-class museum, only Museum Center can
bring to this community blockbuster exhibitions like our current Real
Pirates exhibit and now BODIES. They should combine to create the busiest
12 months in Museum Center history.”
McDonald also noted that Cincinnati – with its high concentration
of medical professionals – is the perfect stop for an exhibition
of this nature.
“For centuries, the medical community has learned about the inner
workings of anatomy through the study of real human bodies, and now it’s
possible for the public to gain an intimate knowledge as well,”
said Dr. Roy Glover, professor emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology at
the University of Michigan and chief medical director for BODIES.
“The exhibition will change the way people of Cincinnati see themselves.
It will enlighten, empower, fascinate, and inspire.”
The human body specimens in the exhibition are preserved through a revolutionary
technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is
permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and
hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular
level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves,
blood vessels and organs. The full-body specimens can take more than a
year to prepare.
"An exhibit like BODIES is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to educate this community on issues of health and healthy lifestyle choices,
in a truly extraordinary way,” said Dr. O’dell Owens, Hamilton
County Coroner. “There's no better way for people, and specifically
children, to learn about biology and health than to see these real specimens
first-hand."
"I expect this BODIES exhibition to inspire this city's
next generation of doctors, of fitness professionals but also of leaders
in this community who understand the importance of good health and physical
wellness,” said Rev. Calvin Harper, community leader and Museum
Center advisory board member. “Museum exhibitions, and especially
one as spectacular as BODIES, can do that in ways that two-dimensional
pictures in a textbook can not."
BODIES is produced by Premier Exhibitions, Inc., the exhibition
company that recently held the successful run of Titanic: The Artifact
Exhibition at Museum Center this past spring.
BODIES…The Exhibition will open in January
2008. The exhibition is currently receiving worldwide acclaim attracting
nearly five million visitors in New York, Las Vegas, Washington, DC, San
Diego, Durham- NC, Branson- MO, Sao Paulo, Lisbon and Prague.
For more information on the exhibition, visit the official exhibition
web site at www.bodiestheexhibition.com.
For more information about Museum Center, visit www.cincymuseum.org.
Cincinnati Museum Center gratefully
acknowledges operating and capital support from the City of Cincinnati,
Hamilton County and the State of Ohio.
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is home to the Cincinnati History
Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, the Museum of Natural History &
Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater, and the Cincinnati
Historical Society Library. It is a nationally recognized educational
and research resource and one of the top cultural attractions in the Midwest.
Cincinnati Museum Center serves more than 1.47 million visitors annually,
reaching out to almost 200,000 young people through hands-on exhibits
and programs. As a center for the community, more than 700 events are
held in the building each year. Originally built in 1933 as the Union
Terminal train station, the building is a national historic landmark and
was renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. For information,
call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077 or visit www.cincymuseum.org.
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