Bruges
Site Oud Sint-Jan
Bruges
BODY WORLDS VITAL from May 3, 2024 to March 9, 2025
BODY WORLDS VITAL celebrates the potential of the human body and the body in motion. The exhibition is uniquely curated by Dr. Angelina Whalley to show diseases and ailments that affect individuals most frequently and to show the fragility, resilience and strength of the human body. The extraordinary real specimens demonstrate the complexity, resilience and vulnerability of the human body in distress, disease and optimal health. Visitors will marvel at the life processes that are captured in the exhibition and will leave with a new appreciation of the power we have to keep our bodies healthy. This new presentation focuses on contemporary diseases and ailments that afflict the public, and how everyday lifestyle choices can improve health and wellness.
BODY WORLDS is the Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies – seen by more than 55 million visitors globally.
Specimens on display stem from the Institute for Plastination’s body donation program and are preserved through plastination, a remarkable scientific process invented by pioneering anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens.
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daily
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Multilingual Exhibition
BODY WORLDS offers a multilingual exhibition experience. All texts in the exhibition are available in Dutch, French, English and German.
School Classes and Group Bookings
Tickets for school classes and groups (from 20 people) can be booked using the online form.
Audio Tour
Design your exhibition visit according to your personal interest. The The audio tour lasts approx. 2 hours and is available in Dutch, French, English and German and is available for a rental fee at the ticket desk.
Accessibility
There are several stairs at the entrance and throughout the building. The exhibition is accessible for visitors in wheelchairs, with rollators or scooters. You can find out where the lift is located at the box office. A small part of the exhibition is located on the second floor and is unfortunately not accessible by wheelchair.
The exhibition is largely barrier-free and multilingual (NL/FR/EN/DE).
Address
Plan your visit
Site Oud Sint-Jan
Mariastraat 38
8000 Brugge
Belgium
T: +32 (0)50 476 100
E: info@oudsintjan.be
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