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Why go
- The Happiness Project across the exhibition's seven levels, asking what makes people happy and what that does to the body
- About 200 works, from whole bodies to isolated organs
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 22:00Show all
Know before you go
- Open every day from 10:00 to 22:00.
- Tickets are sold online on the museum's own website.
- Booking online is the fastest and easiest way to guarantee availability.
- Online bookings can be rescheduled or cancelled up to 8 hours before the planned visit.
- Phone: +31 20 216 0601.
What's inside
- The forms and functions of the human body, shown with real bodies.
- Internal anatomical structures, kept visible by the preservation method.
Tips for your visit
- Explanatory posters and videos are shown alongside the bodies.
- The content has changed a few times over the years.
- Past themes have included health, sports, diet and the anatomy of animals.
Interesting facts6
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A whole body takes about a year of work to plastinate.
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Plastination has five steps: fixing and dissection, removing fat and water, forced impregnation, positioning and hardening.
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The first step injects a preservative, such as formalin, into the arteries.
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Specimens are sealed in a bath of liquid polymer, such as silicone rubber.
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44 million
Works by Gunther von Hagens have been seen by over 44 million people in 20 years.
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2010
The works depend on body donations: about 12,000 bodies were registered in a donor programme in 2010.
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Shorts
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Body Worlds - Now OpenBrisbane
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Who Was Dr. Gunther von Hagens? The Creator of Body WorldsThe Bone Museum
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Skin Man - Body Worlds & The Cycle of Life - Houston Museum of Natura…ugotmapped
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Body Worlds Exposition | BucharestTrip Stories
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🧠 BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of HappinessUnderdog
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Real human body parts displayed in Body Worlds museumRamon Daniel
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BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of HappinessScience Museum of Virginia
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museum in china body worlds exhibitionDaisy Daily
History
Dr. He created the series that the Amsterdam exhibition belongs to. The series began as a touring show seen in more than 100 cities. Its first public showing was in Tokyo in 1995.
- 1977Dr. Gunther von Hagens, an anatomist, invents plastination at the University of Heidelberg.
- 1995The touring exhibition is first shown publicly in Tokyo.
- TodayThe permanent exhibition at Damrak 66 in Amsterdam has happiness and its effects on the human body as its current focus.
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- Website
- bodyworlds.nl/
- Phone
- +31202160601
Questions and answers
What are the opening hours of Body Worlds Amsterdam?
Body Worlds Amsterdam at Damrak 66 is open every day from 10:00 to 22:00.
How do I get tickets for Body Worlds Amsterdam?
Tickets are sold on the museum's own website. Booking online is the fastest and easiest way to guarantee availability.
Can I change or cancel a Body Worlds Amsterdam booking?
Yes. Online bookings can be rescheduled or cancelled up to 8 hours before the planned visit.
Where is Body Worlds Amsterdam?
Body Worlds Amsterdam is at Damrak 66 in Amsterdam.
How many works are on show at Body Worlds Amsterdam?
The exhibition includes about 200 works, including whole bodies and isolated organs.
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