THE EXHIBITION
The Bodies Revealed exhibition is currently running at the Custard Factory in Birmingham. It focuses on how the body works, major illnesses and development. Hashbrum headed along to get the full guided tour from Medical Director Dr Roy Glover
The Controversy: where do the bodies come from?
There has been a lot of controversy about this exhibition, some people are upset about the use of human remains, others are concerned about the source of the bodies.
Google search: Bodies Revealed: Controversy
Preparing the Bodies
So, how are the bodies prepared for exhibition?
Creating the sliced displays
Some of the displays at Bodies Revealed are full bodies, others are organs and some are sliced cast in plastic. Here we find out how that is achieved.
THE BODY
The bones
terms: carpal tunnel
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Factsheet
The brain
Meningitis Research Foundation
Intestines and kidneys
International Foundation of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Lungs and Smoking
Smokefree – quit smoking
The Beginnings of Life
Stillborn and Neonatal Deaths Charity
Full tour video
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[...] Caroline Beavon, of the new Hashbrum site of Birmingham Hyperlocal News, went along and got to interview Dr Roy Glover. There are more films on the Hasbrum report Bodies Revealed: A Guide to The Human Body. [...]
For all those who have visited the ‘Bodies Exhibition’ in the Custard Factory, Digbeth I’d like to know what you think of it….
Personally I was quite disappointed with it, I found the exhibition very dry and sterile when they could have done so much with it. I found the educational content didn’t come across as well as it could as only very traditional (boring) methods were used to give context to the exhibit (mainly just small plaques of writing with very little information on them or a tour by headphone – which you had to pay an unjustified £3 extra for)
Although this was advertised as a great educational opportunity this was certainly no exhibit for kids – there was absolutely no interactive material to keep them interested. It could have been really effective if modern technology was used to creative immersive learning environments through techniques such as interactive video screens, surround sound, 360 degrees projectors, hologramy and 3D images. They could have used cinmea to take you on a virtual ride through the body and its main arteries or had activity workshops where people could take models of the body apart and build them again – so many options but nothing explored!
In this digital age I think the Bodies Exhibition really missed a trick by not engaging with technology and creating immersive environments which would also add entertainment value – we all know we don’t learn unless we are stimulated and interested in what is going on around us.
Did anybody else think the same?
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