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  • A woman and child sit in a museum, looking up at a glass case displaying a preserved human body posed in a dramatic leap, with exposed muscles visible.
  • A man in a museum looking at a glass case displaying a preserved human body posed in a backbend on a balance beam, with exposed muscles visible.
  • A crowd of people in a museum looking at a tri-panel hand drawn mural of people engaged in different activities.
Until 30 Aug

Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness

  • Exhibition
  • Entertainment

Developed by Dr. Gunther von Hagens, inventor of Plastination, and curated by physician and designer Dr. Angelina Whalley, this special edition offers a unique exploration of the human body, emotions, and what it means to live a healthy and fulfilling life.

Having drawn more than 57 million visitors in over 170 cities worldwide, Body Worlds presents human specimens donated and preserved through the groundbreaking plastination process. This unique act of donation for the purpose of public education in health and science allows the exhibition to present the human anatomy with authenticity and emotional depth.

The exhibition offers science-backed insight into how emotions such as joy, love, fear, and stress visibly manifest in the body and affect long-term health. It invites visitors of all ages and backgrounds to reflect on their lives, their choices, and their capacity for resilience and well-being.

Hours

Date Times
Sat 8 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sun 9 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Mon 10 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Tue 11 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Wed 12 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Thu 13 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Fri 14 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sat 15 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sun 16 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Mon 17 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Tue 18 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Wed 19 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Thu 20 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Fri 21 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sat 22 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sun 23 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Mon 24 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Tue 25 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Wed 26 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Thu 27 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Fri 28 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sat 29 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sun 30 Aug
  • 10am - 9pm 10:00am - 9:00pm

Location

The District Docklands
1/116 Studio Ln
Docklands 3008

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Price and bookings

Adult / general $33
Children $19
Book online for Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness

Contact details

  • email address: press@feverup.com
  • Visit website for Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness
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Accessibility

  • Audio description
  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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