BODY WORLDS Vital: Information for Teachers and Class Trips
BODY WORLDS Vital provides students a chance to study the human body like never before. Learn about human anatomy, disease and health, and discover the contrast between healthy bodies and those in medical distress.
This is one field trip your students will never forget! Special pricing for student groups is available at $5 per student and chaperone. Admission is free for teachers and bus drivers.
BODY WORLDS Vital is a self-guided exhibit. Advance ticket purchases are recommended. All tickets are for timed-entries and include a full-day admission to the SC State Museum. Call (803) 898-4999 to schedule a field trip.
Make your life easier by ordering a box lunch and dine in at the museum’s historic Congaree Room. Lunch times must be reserved in advance. All lunch orders must be received at least 1 week prior to your visit. To reserve a lunch time, please call (803) 898-4999.
BODY WORLDS Vital is a self-guided program, but docent guided introductory tours of the South Carolina State Museum are available by advance registration.
Important information before you visit:
- Download and review the Educator Guide, and complete the student permission slip for BODY WORLDS Vital before you visit.
- Click to download the Educator Guide for Grades 5-8
- Click to download the Educator Guide for Grades 9-12
- The exhibition is recommended for school children grades 5 and up, and those under the age of 17 should be accompanied by a responsible adult, parent, guardian or school chaperone.
- Body specimens inside are without skin so you can see bones, muscles, tendons, nerves, blood vessels and organs. Eyes and genitals of the bodies remain. Written descriptions accompany specimens.
- Non-refundable timed tickets are available every 15 minutes during business hours and the last ticket is sold 60 minutes prior to closing.
- Recommended exploration time is 1 – 2 hours and there is no re-entry.
- Audio tours in English are available for purchase upon arrival.
- Photography, cell phones, and food and drink are prohibited.
BODY WORLDS Vital is the largest and most expensive exhibition ever presented by the State Museum. The exhibit opened November 13 and runs through April 15, 2012 with 6,500 square feet of real human bodies, organs and systems assembled to teach guests how best to take care of their bodies and live longer, healthier and happier lives.
BODY WORLDS Vital is open to the public in the State Museum’s Blockbuster Gallery. Regular admission is $11 for adults, $9 for senior citizens and $7 for ages 3-12, in addition to general museum admission. South Carolina students in groups are admitted for $5. Tickets can be purchased, and information can be found, on the Museum’s Web site: http://www.scmuseum.org.
