Body Worlds

It is always amazing how science has influenced the study of the human body. When we walked in the Gunther von Hagens, Body Worlds exhibition the first part was the weekly display of the growth of an unborn baby. It was a challenge keeping in mind that all the bodies inside the exhibition are real humans who have given their bodies to be preserved for research. The most interesting part of the whole experience was the preserving of the nerves and blood vessels which resembles the skeleton in its own way with tinny string like networks.

When you visit this exhibition you realise that everybody’s body exist of layers and layers of muscles. The part of the exhibition where they display the human diseases was also an eye opener, especially when they display tumour or compare a healthy lung to a smokers lung.

The extraordinary exhibition is not comparable to the European version that I saw, which is double in size and presents more animal and human bodies. A ticket is a little pricey for the size of the display but considering its a unique experience it is a well worth seeing.

The exhibition is at the V&A Waterfront till the end of January.

Price pp: R140

Here’s a link on Tumblr of some of the interesting things you might see although the one in South Africa is nowhere near as big