JOURNEY UNDER THE SKIN WITH A NEW EXHIBIT, BODY WORLDS RX, AT MOODY GARDENS (Opening May 18, 2024)

GALVESTON, Texas (April 1, 2024)—The newest exhibition coming to the Moody Gardens Discovery Museum this May will take visitors on an eye-opening journey under the skin. BODY WORLDS RX offers visitors the unique opportunity to dive deep and explore the intricate biology and physiology of human health and the dramatic effects of disease through a journey into the human body. 

 

From organs to muscles to the nervous system and skeletal structures, BODY WORLDS RX gives an unprecedented look inside the world's most sophisticated mechanism: the human body.

Created by anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, inventor of Plastination, and Dr. Angelina Whalley, curator of the trailblazing BODY WORLDS exhibitions, the exhibit features real human specimens preserved through Plastination, a technique that removes fluids from the body and replaces them with hardened plastics.

 

The displayed specimens show impressive comparisons and contrasts between healthy bodies and organs and those stricken with disease. The exhibit was designed to explore the intricate biology and physiology of human health and the dramatic effects of contemporary diseases, including back pain, arthritis, cancer, obesity, heart infarctions, dementia, and more. It will inspire audiences to embrace preventive healthcare through an informative and entertaining presentation of the latest research on top health issues.

 

Tickets to the Discovery Museum provide admission to BODY WORLDS RX and are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors 65 and up, and for children 4-12. Visitors may also take advantage of a One-Day Value pass, which gives admission to the Aquarium and Rainforest Pyramids, Discovery Museum, Colonel Paddlewheel Boat, MG 3D, 4D Special FX, and Audience Recognition Theater for $80 per adult and $70 for children and seniors.

 

For more information about Moody Gardens, call 409-744-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org.

 

About BODY WORLDS

The BODY WORLDS exhibitions are the most popular touring exhibitions in the world. More than 5 million people around the globe have seen the anatomical exhibitions so far. Created by physician and scientist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, these exhibitions brought modern anatomy to the public for the first time through his revolutionary invention of Plastination, invented in 1977. Specimens on display originate from the Institute for Plastination’s body donation program, which is comprised of more than 20,000 individuals who have willed their body for plastination.

 

About Moody Gardens

Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination that utilizes nature to advance rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

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