Waikato Museum offers an amazing journey through the human body

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Waikato Museum offers an amazing journey through the human body

July 1, 2015

Smelly toilets, a giant nose, a huge mouth and a heart that never stops beating all feature in a soon-to-open family-focussed exhibition at the Waikato Museum.

Body in Action, which opens on 4th July, explores the way our bodies work in colourful and exciting ways, encouraging visitors to explore different aspects of the human body with more than 20 interactive items, 12 models and displays, and a selection of objects from the David Warnock Medical Museum.

Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham says visitors can crawl through a giant nasal passage, slide down the oesophagus, venture through guts and learn what happens at the other end.

Meecham states “we’re really excited to bring this highly engaging, fun science experience to Waikato Museum in time for the July school holidays.

"With experiences like the Giant Nose, Amazing Tireless Heart, Giant Mouth and Smelly Toilets, children can have endless fun while putting their minds to work at the same time."

Waikato Museum is also offering Body in Action education science programmes for schools and birthday party packages until the exhibition closes on 11th October 2015.

Body in Action has been developed and is being toured by Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, Palmerston North.

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