The Year of the Human Body, presented by St. Luke’s University Health Network, is a 12-month project from Sept. 2012-Sept. 2013. The Year of the Human Body is a coordinated presentation of visitor exhibits, public programs, and industry ventures intended to broaden interest and participation in medical careers. The Year of the Human Body also is supported by Capital BlueCross, Daiichi Sankyo and Discover Lehigh Valley.
Presented Locally by St. Luke’s University Health Network
Appearing at Da Vinci Science Center May 18, 2013-Sept. 2, 2013
The blockbuster Grossology experience is the second of two exhibitions appearing during the Year of the Human Body. Based on a best-selling book of the same name, the Grossology exhibit uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to show visitors the good, the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses; body odor; and why human bodies produce mushy, oozy, crusty, and scaly gunk.
Presented Locally by St. Luke’s University Health Network
Appeared at Da Vinci Science Center Oct. 6, 2012-Feb. 18, 2013. (This exhibition is now closed.)
The world-renowned Bodies Revealed is one of two exhibitions appearing during the Year of the Human Body. Bodies Revealed uses real anatomical specimens to take visitors on a mesmerizing three-dimensional tour of the human body. Attracting nearly 15 million visitors in locations around the world, the traveling exhibition offers an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory, and other systems of the human body.
