TELUS Spark: BODY WORLDS Animal Inside Out – Guide (2019)

BODY WORLDS Back In Calgary, With Animals!

Just in time for Halloween, BODY WORLDS: Animal Inside Out is now open at TELUS Spark! It opened on October 25th 2019 and we were invited to check out a media preview of it, which was really quite incredible because not only did we see the the exhibit (which is extra incredible), but Dr. Angelina Whalley was there and did a talk giving some details about the plastination process and how the animals came to be where they are today. She’s not only the curator of BODY WORLDS, but she’s married to Gunther von Hagens, the inventor of the plastination technique. It was really interesting – thank you very much TELUS Spark for the invite.

• Where: TELUS Spark – 220 Saint George’s Drive NE
• What: https://sparkscience.ca/experience-telus-spark/events/animal-inside-out
• When: October 25th – March 1st 2020
• Tickets: $19 – $26 – Buy online here
• Social media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The price of admission also includes access to the rest of TELUS Spark.

The 140 pages of this catalog show the extraordinary: anatomical specimens, prepared and preserved with a new technology developed by Gunther von Hagens. In addition to the medical and anatomical information about different animal bodies, including a bear, an elephant, and a yak, the catalog contains interesting articles on the topics of bones, muscles, the nervous system, and organs.

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FAQ

What is Plastination?

Invented by scientist and anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens in 1977, Plastination is the groundbreaking method of halting decomposition to preserve anatomical specimens for scientific and medical education. Plastination is the process of extracting all bodily fluids and soluble fat from specimens, replacing them through vacuum-forced impregnation with reactive resins and elastomers, and then curing them with light, heat or certain gases, which give the specimens rigidity and permanence.

Can you bring children? Is It appropriate?

Yes absolutely, however any kids under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Animal Inside Out, like all of the BODY WORLDS exhibits, are meant to teach, to inform, to show people anatomy in a way like they’ve never seen before. Note: There is a couple of human penises on display.

• BODY WORLDS family guide (PDF)

Can you take photos?

Yes actually! Cell phone pictures only. No videos. DSLR and professional cameras are still not allowed. Use hashtags #SparkScience and #BODYWORLDS if sharing on the Instagrams and Twitters.

Where do the animals come from?

ANIMAL INSIDE OUT is made possible with cooperation between various university veterinary programs, zoos and animal groups. No animal was harmed or killed for this exhibition.

How long does it take to go through?

About an hour. Make sure to stop by in the gift shop afterward, some really cool stuff in there.

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Animal Inside Out Photos

Below are photos of some of the specimens in the exhibit.

The dog was probably my favourite. So much detail.

That is a cat.

That is also a cat.

One of the human males on display, full penis and all.

Here’s a preview video

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Win BODY WORLDS: Animal Inside Out Tickets! (contest finished)

TELUS Spark has donated 6x free tickets for us to give away, and we’re gonna do just that right now! If you win all 3 contests, you’ll get all of the tickets. How cool that would be. See below.

Make sure you’re following @crackmacs on each platform as well or you won’t be eligible 😉

Facebook – 2 Tickets

1. Like @TELUSSpark on Facebook
2. Share the contest post
3. Tag a friend in the comments under the contest post

Instagram – 2 Tickets

1. Follow @TELUS_Spark on Instagram
2. Like the contest post
3. Tag a friend in the comments (enter as many times as you want but one entry per line)

Twitter – 2 Tickets

1. Follow @TELUS_Spark on Twitter
2. Retweet the contest tweet

These contests will run until November 23rd 2019. A winner will be randomly selected from each platform. I’ll need to collect your name to pass on to TELUS Spark as your tickets will be there waiting for you. Best of luck!

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Conclusion

BODY WORLDS exhibits are really quite something you need to see in person. Animal Inside Out will be in Calgary until March 1st 2020.

If you liked this blog post, check out our visit to TELUS Spark: BODY WORLDS Vital, which came to Calgary back in 2016.