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'BODY WORLD' Exhibit At Science Museum Of Virginia Explores Mind-body Connection To Happiness
RICHMOND, Va. — "BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness," which is now open at the Science Museum of Virginia, explores how contentment impacts the human body.
"Happiness is not just mental health. Happiness is a whole-body system," Rose Basom, the museum's David and Jane Cohn scientist, explained. "And it doesn't just affect our mental well-being it affects all of our organs overall."
Basom hopes that people reflect on what makes them happy after seeing the exhibit.
"Have a deeper understanding of the knowledge of what makes our bodies work, how they function and how those emotions affect those functions and feel more empowered to make the decisions that they do in their life," she said.
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"BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness"Basom said one of the things in the exhibit that makes her happy is the chocolate tower.
"Actually one of my favorite exhibits is this chocolate tower, and it's talking about how choices can lead to our feelings of happiness or feeling like, we're not particularly satisfied," Basom said.
Body Worlds features over 150 different specimens, from whole bodies to individual organs, showcasing the intricate workings of the human body.
"It's a fantastic exhibit that incorporates human plastinates," Basom said. "So specimens of the human body, from anatomy to nerves to bones, to give us a deeper understanding of how happiness affects not only our minds, but our entire bodies as well."
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"BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness"The exhibit offers an opportunity to learn about our bodies and see it in a method of preservation called plastination, which uses vacuum-force impregnation.
"So essentially, you're forcing polymers like silicone or resin into the body to preserve them for many years to come," Basom said. "Part of this plastination process involves carefully placing each of the muscles, each of the nerves, each of the vessels as they would appear naturally in life. So that's what's on display our natural positions and exactly as how they would have appeared in real life."
The specimens in the exhibit come from the Body Worlds Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg, Germany.
"They go through a really specific process called informed consent," Basom explained. "So anyone who is part of the exhibition has given living consent in order for their, their bodies to be displayed."
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"BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness"The Science Museum is offering a variety of complementary programming to Body Worlds, which runs through Labor Day, with extended hours on Fridays from 5– 8 p.M. With $10 discounted ticket.
Click here for more information about "BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness."
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Cleveland's New Museum Of Illusions Brings Life To Long-vacant Downtown Retail Space
CLEVELAND — An inventor's eyes follow you as you walk.
Shapes twist. Spin. And seem like they'll never stop.
The Museum of Illusions will open in Downtown Cleveland on Friday, with the goal of teasing your brain – and teaching you the science behind what you're seeing.
The 9,200-square-foot museum is a modern addition to the first floor of the historic May Co. Building, just off Public Square. It's an example of how some landlords are finding creative ways to fill empty storefronts, offering experiences you can't replicate online.
"Having nontraditional retail is critical to having people come and visit Downtown," said Jason Russell, vice president of operations and leasing for Bedrock, the Detroit-based real estate company that owns the May Co. Building.
"People are going to come, specifically, to Downtown for this use," he added. "And the hope is that, as they're walking down Euclid Avenue here, they're seeing the other opportunities ... Whether it's for retail or for food and beverage."
Russell strolled through the museum for the first time on Wednesday as workers put the final touches on 60-plus displays. Employees were getting acquainted with those exhibits and posing for pictures while a corporate team from overseas surveyed the scene.
"I'm absolutely blown away," Russell said. "It's a beautiful space."
The museum's parent company, the Museum of Illusions Group, is based in Zagreb, Croatia. It's the largest chain of private museums in the world, with 50 locations - and more on the way.
Many of those are franchises, but the Cleveland outpost is company-owned. The brand selects prominent sites, typically in downtowns. The U.S. Flagship museum is in Las Vegas, right on the Strip. The European flagship is in Copenhagen, Denmark.
"We are thrilled to bring the magic of our Museum of Illusions to Cleveland," Kim Schaefer, the company's CEO, said in a news release earlier this month. "Our team has worked tirelessly to create an experience that will spark curiosity, ignite imagination and leave a lasting impression on all who visit. We are truly honored to become a permanent part of the Cleveland community."
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Inventor Nikola Tesla watches passersby at the Museum of Illusions in Downtown Cleveland. 'Fun, viral moments'Inside the museum, operations manager Tom Clack is throwing himself into his job. Literally.
On Wednesday, he squeezed himself into a basketball hoop in an exhibit that nods to Cleveland sports. With no apparent self-consciousness, he sprawled across the floor.
"I've seen the smile on your face, walking through here," he said. "And I'm super-excited to get to see those smiles on our guests."
Clack's favorite installation is a room that makes one person seem huge and the other look tiny. He loves the idea that kids can step inside and, for just a moment, dwarf their parents. That exhibit is a staple at Museum of Illusions locations worldwide.
It takes about 45 minutes to an hour to experience the museum, though visitors can stay longer. Tickets are available online. They start at $24 for adults and $20 for kids.
The museum also will take bookings for birthday parties, team-building activities and corporate events. "It's going to be a smash hit," Clack predicted. "There's going to be a lot of fun, viral moments, but also lots of fun photos you can take home to your family."
Michael Deemer, the president and CEO of Downtown Cleveland Inc., applauded the investment along Euclid Avenue, in a space that's been vacant for at least a decade.
"Any time … we fill a storefront in Downtown Cleveland, we always feel very good about that. This is particularly gratifying, because it is such a high-profile storefront," said Deemer, who leads an organization focused on improving the central business district.
"We're trying to create a very family-friendly environment that attracts people from all walks of life to visit, live and work. … This is another great example of that," he said.
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Michael Deemer, the president and CEO of Downtown Cleveland Inc., talks to News 5 reporter Michelle Jarboe outside the new Museum of Illusions. 'A great piece of that puzzle'Bedrock, the real estate arm of billionaire Dan Gilbert's Rock family of companies, bought the May Co. Building in 2017. The developer transformed the old department store into apartments and a parking garage – a complex that's now called, simply, the May.
The renovations wrapped up in 2020, but most of the retail space is still vacant.
"We're very methodical on who we lease to," Russell said. "Museum of Illusions is a great piece of that puzzle. And with this in place and open, we'll be able to lease those other spaces to complement what we have here."
Deemer said boosting daily traffic – people working, living and visiting downtown – is essential for retail growth. Downtown Cleveland Inc. Expects pedestrian activity to finally surpass pre-pandemic levels this year. And the nonprofit is implementing a new retail strategy that suggests pop-up shops, local tenants – and creative thinking.
But the office market is unsteady. And new housing construction has slowed down, due to higher interest rates and other financing challenges.
"We need to continue to build more population density and more residential density to better support retail," Deemer said, noting that visitors – most of them from outside of Cuyahoga County – are responsible for 70 percent of Downtown retail spending.
"We've got longtime small businesses that have been really resilient and stuck it out. We have entrepreneurs that have opened anew. We need to support them by having amenities like this museum open in Downtown, and draw more foot traffic," he said.
"Come early. Stay late," he added. "And support the retail we have."
The museum will open at 10 a.M. Every day. It will close at 9 p.M. Sunday through Thursday and 10 p.M. On Fridays and Saturdays.
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Editor's note: Jason Russell of Bedrock is married to Good Morning Cleveland anchor Tiffany Tarpley.
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Museum Of Arts And Science Holds A Home School Field Trip Day
From live animal experiences and planetarium shows to science programs on climate change and making art at the pollination station, there was something for everyone!
Children and families enjoyed interactive shows and learned about the balance of life on planet Earth.
From live animal experiences and planetarium shows to science programs on climate change and making art at the pollination station, there was something for everyone.
Lauren Dean is the museum's STEAM curator and says hitting the homeschool market has been hard.
"This event is designed for homeschool families who are part of maybe smaller co-ops or just individual families who want to have an opportunity to experience a field trip at the museum," Dean said,
Now, being able to provide these home-schooled students with an actual field trip makes the experience much better for children and their families.
"Home school field trip day is a choose your own adventure style experience," Dean said. "If you have young kids or old kids, you can kind of pick and choose which programs you would like to do. For example, the planetarium show there will be one designed for younger children and one for the older children. That way you can kind of pick and choose what works best for your family."
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Posted by Museum of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, May 22, 2024Didn't make it today? Homeschool Field Trip Days will be returning to the Museum of Arts and Sciences next school year.
The Museum of Arts and Sciences hosts these field trips twice in the fall and twice in the spring.
Keep an eye out on their Facebook Page and their website for any announcements regarding the next theme and date for Homeschool Field Trip Day.
For more information, you can also visit the museum's website at www.MASMacon.Org.
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