VITAL Health Fair

Join us Saturday, March 24 for a the VITAL Health Fair, a day dedicated to health education.  Palmetto Health Community Services will be conducting free simple screenings for diabetes and prostate cancer at 11 a.m. Speakers from Palmetto Health Community …

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Battery Creek High School Wins Trip to BODY WORLDS Vital

Lady Luck graced the Lowcountry recently, when a sports medicine class from Beaufort’s Battery Creek High School entered a contest to try to win a free field trip to Columbia to visit the South Carolina State Museum’s incredible blockbuster exhibit …

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BODY WORLDS Vital Virtual Audio Tour

Today, BODY WORLDS Vital Marketing Director Keely Saye took the South Carolina State Museum’s Twitter followers on a virtual audio tour of the blockbuster exhibit that has now attracted more than 48,000 visitors. BODY WORLDS Vital audio tours are only …

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Announcing BODY WORLDS Vital College Week Winners

The University of South Carolina and Columbia College have been announced as winners of the BODY WORLDS Vital College Week contest sponsored by the South Carolina State Museum. The State Museum hosted the contest from January 18 through February 15. …

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Planets for the People

The next time you see a crowded sidewalk in Columbia it could be a line at a popular night spot or it might be a group of sidewalk astronomers!  Last winter the South Carolina State Museum started partnering with the …

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BODY WORLDS Vital: The Gift of Body

BODY WORLDS Vital is the largest exhibit in the history of the South Carolina State Museum and is each day teaching citizens about the wonders of the human body. Each of these real human bodies on display was donated by …

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BODY WORLDS Vital College Week Contest

The State Museum is proud to announce a special half-off admission contest that will open the wonders of the human body as shown by the BODY WORLDS Vital exhibit now on display to South Carolina college students. Students enrolled at …

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Interesting Facts about BODY WORLDS Vital Exhibition

The BODY WORLDS Vital exhibition is the largest exhibit ever presented at the South Carolina State Museum. It is a first-of-its-kind exhibition through which visitors learn about anatomy, physiology, and health by viewing real human bodies, using an extraordinary process …

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Battery Creek High School Sports Medicine Class Wins Body Worlds Vital Field Trip Contest

Congratulations to the students from the Sports Medicine class at Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, South Carolina! They are the winners of the BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Giveaway with 902 votes and receive free admission and bus travel …

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BODY WORLDS Vital is Breaking Records at the State Museum

BODY WORLDS Vital is attracting a record number of visitors seeking to find out what makes them tick and how they can better take care of themselves. Since opening in mid-November, 23,895 visitors have come through the gate through December, …

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Last Chance: Enter the BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Contest

The South Carolina State Museum is sending one special South Carolina classroom to the BODY WORLDS Vital exhibit…for free. Admission and bus travel are included. Register your class today at http://www.facebook.com/scstatemuseum and if you win, expenses up to $1,000 will …

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How are BODY WORLDS Vital donors preserved for public display?

All of the human donor bodies on display at the South Carolina State Museum exhibition of BODY WORLDS Vital are preserved through a process called Plastination. Plastination was invented by scientist and anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens in 1977 as …

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Interesting Facts about BODY WORLDS Vital

BODY WORLDS Vital is the largest exhibition in the history of the South Carolina State Museum. With 6,500 square feet of real human bodies, organs and systems assembled, guests can see what a real body looks like and how to …

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Body Worlds Testimonial from High School Student

Ben Lippen High School student Sara Moore says her experienced with Body Worlds Vital showed her more than she could have witnessed in her anatomy class. “It’s definitely worth coming and seeing. If you’re interested in pre-med, this is really …

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Watch BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Contest Trailer

The South Carolina State Museum is sending one special South Carolina classroom to the BODY WORLDS Vital exhibit…for free. Admission and bus travel are included. Pre-register your class today at http://scmuseum.org/bodyworldsfieldtrips, and if you win, expenses up to $1,000 will …

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BODY WORLDS Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are invited to register online for the BODY WORLDS Vital exhibit. Please join us in making this exhibit a spectacular exploration of the human body. Volunteers must have excellent guest service skills, an outgoing personality, and be at least …

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Sneak Peek into BODY WORLDS Vital

After months of preparations, the South Carolina State Museum has opened the biggest exhibition it has ever brought to the Palmetto State. BODY WORLDS Vital opened Nov. 13 with 6,500 square feet of real human bodies, organs and systems assembled …

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BODY WORLDS Vital Field Trip Contest

The South Carolina State Museum is sending one lucky South Carolina school class to BODY WORLDS Vital…for free! Teachers may enter their classes now through Dec. 28 for a chance to win by completing the entry form on the museum’s …

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Where Art Meets Science:The Plastination Process

Many throughout the world, and now throughout the state of South Carolina, have been amazed at the vivid human bodies displayed at BODY WORLDS Vital, a traveling exhibit that teaches on the inner workings of the human body and the …

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BODY WORLDS Vital Press Preview

On Nov. 13, the South Carolina State Museum will open the biggest blockbuster exhibit it has ever brought to the Palmetto State, BODY WORLDS Vital. Prior to that opening, the museum invites the media to a special press preview on …

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