| | RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2023
Sloan Museum of Discovery Announces New Exhibit, Real Bodies: The Exhibition to open July 7, 2023, in Partnership with Hurley Medical Center
Stunning new exhibition will allow visitors to learn about human bodies while blending art, science, and emotion
Flint, MI – April 11, 2023 – Sloan Museum of Discovery and Hurley Medical Center announced in a joint press conference today that REAL BODIES THE EXHIBITION, the highly original and thought-provoking exhibition of human anatomy, is coming to Sloan Museum of Discovery July 7, 2023 through January 14, 2024. Tickets go on sale effective today. This will be the first time this international exhibit will be seen in Mid-Michigan. The opening of REAL BODIES will also mark the opening of the FUN Gallery, Sloan Museum’s 6000 square foot exhibition hall which will be used for special traveling exhibitions.
This powerful exhibition explores life by displaying real, perfectly preserved human bodies in eleven themed galleries with more than 200 anatomical specimens. REAL BODIES invites visitors to explore the entire human experience from the first breath to the last. The exhibition pushes boundaries while seamlessly blending art, science, and emotion as a museum of the Self. Exploring these systems within the body, REAL BODIES reveals deep synergy between breathing, hunger, the rhythm of the heart, love, motion, thought, and medicine that makes each person unique.
“I have been waiting to bring this exhibit to Mid-Michigan for eight years,” said Todd Slisher, Executive Director of the Sloan Museum of Discovery. “Sloan’s mission is to engage communities in a learning journey in science and history, and this is a dramatic first traveling exhibit at the new Sloan to showcase that commitment. It will be a rare and inspiring experience for many Michiganders,” Slisher added. The exhibit is expected to draw visitors from through Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario.
Hurley Medical Center is the presenting sponsor for the exhibit. "The Real Bodies exhibit follows our mission of healthcare access for all,” stated Dr. Qazi Azher [pronounced KAH zee a-ZERR) Hurley Medical Center pathologist and spokesperson for Real Bodies. “We hope it inspires children AND adults to better understand their bodies and improve their health. Hopefully, it will also inspire the next generation to become physicians, nurses, radiology technicians, pharmacists, nutritionists or researchers," Dr. Azhur added.
The exhibition, produced by Imagine Exhibitions out of Atlanta, Georgia, has been recently updated to include the latest science-based information about COVID-19 in an effort to educate visitors on how SARS-CoV-2 impacts the major systems of human anatomy—from respiration to circulation. This new content was created by the Imagine Exhibitions team working alongside emergency medicine physicians and epidemiologists with experience in emerging infectious disease preparedness and response.
REAL BODIES opens to the public July 7, 2023 through January 14, 2024 from 10:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 12:15-5 p.m. Sundays, and late evening hours on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10:15 a.m.-8 p.m..
Ticket sales open April 11 and will be sold at :15- and :45-minute times for timed entry. Tickets and information are at www.SloanLongway.org/Real-Bodies. Group reservations may be made at Reservations@SloanLongway.org, or by calling (810) 237-3409. # # # About Sloan Museum of DiscoverySloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium are overseen by the non-profit Flint Institute of Science and History with a shared mission to engage communities on a learning journey in history and science. Located within the Flint Cultural Center Campus in Flint, Michigan, Sloan Museum of Discovery opened July 16, 2022, with four primary hands-on learning galleries and one exhibition hall for special traveling exhibits that will open July 7, 2023. The original Sloan Museum opened in 1966 as the Sloan Panorama of Transportation, named after long-time General Motors president, chairman and CEO Alfred P. Sloan. The new Sloan Museum of Discovery is nearly twice the size at 107,000 square feet and completely re-built into a re-imagined world-class, hands-on science and history museum. It is supported in part by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC). Sloan Museum of Discovery programs are funded in part by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage. Learn more at www.SloanLongway.org.About Hurley Medical CenterHeadquartered in Flint, Michigan, Hurley Medical Center has devoted itself to bringing innovative, leading-edge technology and medical services to Flint and Genesee County since its founding in 1908. Hurley is also the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the only Pediatric ICU, Children’s Emergency Department, and Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine. Learn more at www.hurleymc.com.About Imagine ExhibitionsImagine Exhibitions is currently producing over 40 unique exhibitions globally in museums, science centers, zoos, integrated resorts, and non-traditional venues, with millions of people around the world visiting our exhibitions each year. In addition to developing successful traveling exhibitions, Imagine Exhibitions designs, opens, and operates permanent installations and venues, and consults on building, expanding, and directing museums and attractions. With decades of diverse experience in the museum and entertainment industries, Imagine Exhibitions consistently develops exhibitions that educate and excite while exceeding attendance goals. For more information, visit www.ImagineExhibitions.com or find us on Facebook. For Business Related Inquiries Including Hosting the Exhibition: Debbie Donohue | +1.404.808.7578 | ddonohue@imagineexhibitions.com |
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