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For information on BODY WORLDS, please visit the BODY WORLDS micro-site.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Robin Murillo, BODY WORLDS
r.murillo@bw.plastination.com
972-220-1582

Amy Corenblith, Museum of Nature & Science
amy_corenblith@richards.com
214-891-5863

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED BODY WORLDS AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE PERMANENTLY EXTENDS VISITOR HOURS TO 9 P.M. DAILY
Museum accommodates increased visitor demand in time for Spring Break

Dallas, TX – Beginning Monday, March 5, 2007, Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies at the Museum of Nature & Science in Fair Park will be open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. The extended hours will begin just in time for Spring Break crowds and will remain that way until the exhibition closes on May 28, 2007.

To date, the Museum of Nature & Science has welcomed more than 150,000 visitors to BODY WORLDS, which offers an amazing look at the beauty and complexity of the human body. The number of North Texas individuals, families on Spring Break, and day-trippers interested in visiting BODY WORLDS in Dallas is expected to increase as the exhibition nears its end date. Daylight savings begins the same week and will likely add to the demand for longer hours.

“BODY WORLDS at the Museum of Nature & Science has been an outstanding success since it opened here,” said Nicole Small, CEO of the Museum of Nature & Science. “We are pleased to be able to accommodate more people’s schedules by staying open 12 hours a day for the next three months, an unprecedented move for our Museum.”

VISITOR INFO: General admission to BODY WORLDS is $21.50 for adults, $19.50 for seniors and students and $13 for children ages 3-18. For more information, please visit www.natureandscience.org/bodyworlds or call 214-428-5555. Tickets are available online and by phone at 1-877-615-4891. Tickets are dated and timed for entry at 15-minute intervals. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

Media are invited to photograph/film inside the BODY WORLDS exhibition. Please contact Robin Murillo of BODY WORLDS at 972-220-1582 or r.murillo@bw.plastination.com. Additionally, digital images of BODY WORLDS are available online: http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/media/picture_database.html

About BODY WORLDS
Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies has opened to critical and public acclaim in 35 cities around the world, and been seen by more than 20 million people. It features about 200 authentic human specimens, including whole bodies, individual organs and transparent body slices that have been preserved through the process of Plastination, a technique that replaces bodily fluids and fat with reactive plastics. BODY WORLDS offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand our own physiology and health and to gain new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human. For more information, please visit www.bodyworlds.com.

About the Museum of Nature & Science
The Museum of Nature & Science, formerly the Dallas Museum of Natural History and The Science Place, is a non-profit educational organization located in Dallas' Fair Park that delivers exciting, engaging scientific and natural history content through its education, exhibition and general public programming. The facility also includes the Children's Museum, the TI Founders IMAX Theater and a cutting-edge digital planetarium. Inspiring minds through nature and science, the Museum is a major North Texas destination for students, teachers, families and life-long learners of all ages. The Museum is supported in part by funds from the City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts. To learn more about the Museum, please visit www.natureandscience.org.

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