Sometimes it’s stinky; sometimes it’s crusty; and sometimes it’s slimy. Explore why your body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk at Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body during its appearance at the Discovery Center/Burpee Museum Woodward Exhibit Hall. Grossology will open October 2 in the Museums’ shared exhibit hall and be on display through January 2, 2011. The Woodward Exhibit Hall is the crown jewel in the Discovery Center/Burpee $10 million expansion project. Both Museums opened their new spaces this summer, and will open the Woodward Exhibit Hall in October with the Grossology exhibit.
Based on the best-selling book Grossology, this exhibition uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to tell you the good, the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more. Take a “Tour du Nose” to explore 10 nasal features, including how your snoot acts as an air filter, a smell sensor and a mucus producer. Play the pinball game “Gas Attack” by scoring off bumpers dressed up as food items that cause gas. Mimic the build up of acid indigestion by causing the “Burp Machine” to release a giant belch. Explore the role of the kidney in a virtual reality experience in “Urine: The Game.” Take a ride on the GI slide, climb a large-scale replica of human skin, and discover other mysterious ways your body’s biology does what it needs to do to keep you healthy.
Grossology is locally sponsored in part by NorthPointe Health and Wellness Campus; OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center; Rockford Health System; SwedishAmerican Health System; Thermo Fisher Scientific; Winnebago County Medical Society; Rick and Cheryl Bischoff as well as media sponsors WREX and Maverick Media. The Grossology exhibit is created and produced by Advanced Exhibits, a division of Advanced Animations, LLC., in collaboration with Science World British Columbia and Grossology author Sylvia Branzei.
Grossology is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA). For more information call 815-963-6769 or visit the Grossology tour Web site at www.grossologytour.com.
