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Last Thursday I had an opportunity to go to Bodies… The Exhibition<\/a> at the Niagara Exhibition Centre with my 5-year-old son. Back in February we had seen the BodyWorlds<\/a> exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre<\/a>. I was definitely curious to see how the two exhibits were different. I have scanned the promotional leaflet, and you can view it here: 2010 Bodies The Exhibition<\/a><\/p>\n As could be expected from a Thursday at around dinner time at the beginning of June, there weren’t very many people there. There were only around 7-10 cars in the parking lot. I’m not complaining about that, as it was nice to be able to view things without feeling like someone was waiting for you.<\/p>\n If you haven’t seen either exhibit, there are many bodies on display in various poses. There is a plastination<\/a> process used that keeps the bodies preserved, but still lets you see “inside” them. The picture below is a great example. It\u00a0 shows a body posing. You can see the muscles and bones. In this specific example, it is also show various medical prostheses.<\/p>\n The building itself was done up very well. I drive by that place every day, and wondered how it would look. The exhibit is of high quality, and fits well in the building. The only complaint I have is about the unpaved parking lot. On the day I went, it rained, and there were very large puddles that I had to walk around.<\/p>\n The various bodies show things such as:<\/p>\n There were a few exhibits that particularly stood out for me:<\/p>\n The largest exhibit is the transverse and sagittal body sections. This is the display where you see the cross section of the body at different locations.<\/p>\n There were several students walking around the exhibits ready to answer any questions you have. We spoke with a nice young woman who was going to be a nurse. She also happened to be the person who helped us at the touch booth. There you can hold part of a human brain, a baboon brain, a heart, and a pelvic bone.<\/p>\n My son was not bothered at all by anything that he saw. He giggled (not unexpectedly) at the “butt cracks” and “privates” that he could see, but the displays are very tastefully done. I wouldn’t be embarrassed or concerned about taking anyone to the exhibit.<\/p>\n As you would expect, there is a small gift shop area that you walk through when you are done. They actually had some pretty nice stuff. My favourites were the line of Giant Microbes by Drew Oliver<\/a>. These are small stuffed animals, except they aren’t animals. They are in the shape of various cells or diseases. It might sound odd, but they are quite cute. My son really wanted to get one.<\/p>\n![\"Picture](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/bodies_exhibition_body.jpg?resize=298%2C450\" "\\"Picture")
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