Le corps humain mis à nu

L'exposition bodyworlds se trouve au coeur d'Amsterdam, à mi-chemin entre la gare centrale et la place Dam. L'entrée coûte 22.5 € par personne. Le musée se décompose en plusieurs zones thématiques réparties sur 7 étages. L'exposition des corps est fascinante, la technique de plastination mise au point par un scientifique allemand permet de rendre les structures humaines visibles et bien conservées. Des parties anatomiques saines versus malades permettent de bien nous rendre compte des effets néfastes des substances toxiques sur le corps humain (tabac, alcool, graisse, etc.). Au-delà du côté "voyeuriste" que ce genre d'endroit peut apporter, il faut pouvoir voir plus loin et comprendre l'intérêt pédagogique de ce travail concernant la santé, comment en prendre soin et tenter de préserver au maximum son corps. La thématique du bien-être et bonheur en lien avec l'exposition est assez didactique. Tous les aspects du corps humain, a côté du fonctionnement "normal" de cette usine sont abordés tels que la sexualité, la vie maritale, les facultés cognitives, le sport, la réflexion, etc. L'entrée est assez chère et c'est dommage. De plus, certaines vitrines et dioramas mériteraient un petit rafraîchissement car on pourrait presque trouver un aspect un peu vieillot. Des appareils à tension ne fonctionnant pas tous devraient être remplacés. A la fin, il y a une partie où vous pouvez faire une analyse complète de votre corps (poids, masse de graisse, muscle, etc.) et c'est très instructif. Une attraction non incontournable mais qui mérite le coup d'oeil si l'anatomie humaine vous intéresse. Prévoir 1h30 à 2h de visite.

À faire !

Fascinant, intrigant et très pédagogique Les corps sont splendides, notamment le visage découpé et les embryons. L’audio guide est nécessaire et les informations sont pertinentes Seul bémol: les tensiomètres ne marchaient pas

Pas déçus mais...

Tout a déjà été dit. Nous avions déjà vu Our Body à Corps ouvert en 2008 et nous souhaitions revivre cette expérience avec nos enfants. Aucune déception sur l'expo d'Amsterdam qui est complète et ludique. Je recommande de prendre l'audio guide en français sinon il est moins évident de suivre le fil conducteur (the effect of happiness on our lives and bodies). Gros bémol (et j'ai eu beaucoup de mal à apprécier la visite!): un groupe de scolaires et un groupe d'adultes sans audio guides qui se promenaient dans le musée sans aucun respect des autres visiteurs. Le bruit était insupportable et cela a vraiment gâché l'ensemble. Le musée mériterait de faire circuler des conservateurs qui fassent respecter les conditions de visite ou peut-être indiquer que le silence/ la discrétion sont de mise dans ce genre de lieu pédagogique...

Ludique, pédagogique et fascinant.

Une façon très ludique de découvrir le fonctionnement du fabuleux corps humain. C'est une expérience basée sur la plastination. Nous avons donc pu observer de vrais corps humains !! C'est fascinant ! Et la cerise sur gâteau : nous nous sommes trompés lors de notre réservation d'établissement, nous avions sélectionné le body Worlds d'Allemagne. C'est à l'accueil, au moment de rentrer que nous avons compris notre erreur Arjen, un responsable de l'établissement de Belgique. Face à notre déception, surtout celles des enfants, il a été fort compréhensif et nous a laissé exceptionnellement rentrer. Quel bon coeur ! Merci tout plein Arjen, nous reviendrons avec grand plaisir dans votre lieu unique.

Extraordinaire

Fascinant ludique unique C’est un travail extraordinaire qui rajoute de la valeur à l’étude de l’anatomie… C’est un incontournable à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte.

Must do

I absolutely loved the museum! It's very rare when I rate something with five stars but Body Worlds deserve it!. The corpses exposed along with informative notes show perfectly how the human body works.

Must do

I absolutely loved the museum! It's very rare when I rate something with five stars but Body Worlds deserve it!. The corpses exposed along with informative notes show perfectly how the human body works.

Interesting museum about human anatomy and physiology

The summary AI eview felt accurate. Staff were super helpful. It was a great opportunity to see the various body parts 'in the flesh' with brief explanations. The explanations were all in Dutch and English. We'd paid for an audioguide where this had a big more information and was also helpful if finding it harder to read the information in a smaller font. There were quite a number of references to what makes people happy and also to the relationship between lifestyle factors and health.

Interesting, and educational

I learned a lot about the human body. it was really interesting that they included showcases of some health hazards from bad habits such as smoking, drinking and obesity, which really put the consequences into perspective. Each floor is thematic to a system of the body, and it was fun and educational. Ended up spending more time in there than i expected since there is a lot to see. It was a bit freaky on some of the showcases, since it is showing muscles and tendons. Highly recommend, i would say this is for a bit older visitors (teens+)

Two day Amsterdam visit

Very exciting and informative display, no where near macabre or disgusting, all genuine donated body parts but well displayed.

Super unique and educational museum!

Super cool and definitely worth the money (especially when you get the combo ticket with another museum). We spent at least two hours seeing the exhibits and learning about the human body. The nervous and reproductive systems were the most fascinating so make sure to carve out enough time in your day to visit!

Amazing attraction

A very interesting attraction, there is a lot to see in this little venue. The attraction have a morbid fascination and very educational, not for young children though. The bodies are amazing you certainly can learn a lot. Well worth a visit, take your time to read all the information around the venue, you may well learn a thing or two about yourself.

Instesting Place

Not a bad way to spend a few hours, lots of cool stuff to look at and very educational. Also free body scan at the end just to verify I was over weight .

Definitely worth a visit

Its fascinating to be able to study the human body this up close and in this much detail. I'd recommend this exhibition for the curious. The happiness theme is a bit odd and doesn't quite work. Thanks to Arjen and Daisy for their warm welcome when we arrived. It was a weekday (Weds) and no queue at around 3pm.

Fascinating

Me and my partner absolutely loved this, it was so fascinating! It was 6 floors of amazing displays and facts. It was an eye opening experience to really see how the body works

Top!

Een onwijs leuk en leervol museum met een top gastheer bij de voordeur, Arjen! Het was niet te druk, erg overzichtelijk en we zijn gastvrij ontvangen. Zeker een aanrader.

Exploring the inner workings of the body

Interesting museum spread out on several floors. Very close to Centraal station so eay to get to. Plasticine models very detailed and audio tour explained each part in an easy to understand way.

Leuk

Wij liepen lamgs bodyworld, het was niet de bedoeling om naar binnen te lopen, tot arjen onze kant opliep en ons naar binnen haalde, leuke tijd gehad, veel geleerd bedankt arjen

Informational informative

Really educational and informative Interesting to see so many great ways to present the body for information - the children found it interesting

Okay

It was okay. Not brilliant. It is hoot that all the descriptions are in English as well as Dutch. Don’t think I would recommend

Aanrader bij een dagje Amsterdam.

Erg interessant! Was super interessant om alles te zien. Leuke en duidelijke route en was er best lang omdat ik alles wilde lezen. Arjen heeft ons een duidelijke uitleg gegeven en het museumtripje nog persoonlijker voor ons gemaakt! Aanrader bij een dagje Amsterdam.

A must visit for your own life!!

Wow, one of the best museums we’ve ever been to! This was not only a super fascinating and well planned exhibition, it also had the most friendly staff we’ve ever met. They made the start of our visit a super positive one. The body works themselves are amazing and both of us genuinely read every single piece of information (and we don’t like reading ;) ). They use the bodies to educate on mental and physical health concepts that should honestly be taught in every school to everyone. Being able to see the results of lifestyle factors, or other illnesses, promotes reflection within your own life and fosters positive motivation for change :)) would highly recommend to anyone and everyone!

Leerzaam en leuk

Het was een erg leerzaam museum, waarin heel duidelijk naar voren kwam hoe geluk ontstaat en welke lichaamsdelen hierbij betrokken zijn. Het personeel was vanaf moment 1 heel vriendelijk en gastvrij met name Arjan die ons aan de deur begroette en ons helemaal wegwijs maakte in de wereld van BodyWorlds! Heel erg bedankt Arjan!

Super!

Super ervaring door het enthousiasme van Arjan. We hebben erg genoten van het museum. Heel erg leerzaam!!! Fantastisch museum om te leren over geluk en gezondheid.

Top experience

Very nice personal, Arjen and Karen were really helpfull to me and my friends and took a lot of time to tell us everything, what we have to do. Really nice, Thank you!

Interesting, but short

I did the exhibition on my own, as my husband thought it would be too weird. I'd heard lots about it and was really curious. It only took me about an hour to see the whole thing, and I read all the information that was available. It wasn't creepy or gory, just a very informative exhibit about the body and why you should take care of it. There were less "plastinates" or bodies than I thought there would be, however they were really well integrated into the exhibit and helped it make sense. I wouldn't go again, however I am glad I went.

Add to your list of stops!

My friend and I had spent way more time in here than we thought we were going to for all the right reasons. Extremely educational and love the idea of the entire museum being centered around the idea of happiness. We each walked away having learned something new, even as medical students. Highly recommend, worth the price.

Very interesting and educational!

Fantastic interesting and very educational. Well laid out and definitely unique. Makes you think about how you treat your body as well.

Amazing

I enjoyed the exposition a lot! I took an audio guide so that I could look and listen, which made the visit quite relaxing. The display is so nicely done and is divided by organ functionality. The team working there was very friendly and helpful, especially Arjen. Thank you for making my visit even more special ;)

A very interesting and educational morning

Was in a group when one of us suggested this. Didn't know what to expect but it took nearly two hours to go round. Very interesting and the film about the effect of dementia was very powerful (as one who has lost two parents to this horrible disease). The rest was a procession through the body but it was so informative I could have spent a lot more time there - very educational.

Great !!

It was fantastic, we really enjoyed our visit. A special thank you to Arjen for its kindness 🫶 !! I recommend this museum :)

Worth a look

Good attraction, interesting to see, if not a little odd in places. Wouldn’t take younger children but perfect for teenagers. Good way to spend a couple of hours.

Amazing experience.

We recently visited Amsterdam’s Body Worlds and it was an amazing experience! Our day was made extra special with the great service of Enes. He showed us kindly and helpfully how to take our tour. Thanks to Enes for the service that made our visit going smoothly! We definitely recommend visiting Body Worlds to anyone looking for a unique educational experience in human anatomy.

Decent for the Body

I am glad to have finally seen it. Good fun and very informative. The "happiness project" was a nice touch. My only disappointments were, some of the electronic displays weren't working, and I couldn't find the gift shop (if there was one). Had been told it was amazing!

Hochinteressantes Erlebnis

Auf den ersten Blick wirkt alles sehr gruselig, da die Präparate von echten Menschen stammen und völlig anders als im Internet aussehen. Dennoch ist es auf jeden Fall eine Erfahrung wert, vor allem für jene, die sich für Medizin und den Körper begeistern. Sobald man die ersten zwei Bereiche fertig hat, werden die Angst und Angespanntheit glücklicherweise immer weniger und man könnte Stunden an den einzelnen Kästen verbringen. Das Museum liegt nur ein paar Meter vom Dam entfernt und ist super zu erreichen, von daher ist es auf jeden Fall ein Besuch wert.

Hochinteressantes Erlebnis

Auf den ersten Blick wirkt alles sehr gruselig, da die Präparate von echten Menschen stammen und völlig anders als im Internet aussehen. Dennoch ist es auf jeden Fall eine Erfahrung wert, vor allem für jene, die sich für Medizin und den Körper begeistern. Sobald man die ersten zwei Bereiche fertig hat, werden die Angst und Angespanntheit glücklicherweise immer weniger und man könnte Stunden an den einzelnen Kästen verbringen. Das Museum liegt nur ein paar Meter vom Dam entfernt und ist super zu erreichen, von daher ist es auf jeden Fall ein Besuch wert.

Brilliant

Amazing, loved all the happiness related info. especially. Great layout. Informative. Easy to navigate. Interesting facts.

Really interesting, although a couple of interactive bits not working

I saw this many years ago in London, but still interesting when taking my teen to see it. I don’t remember the people being in poses before so think it is updated. There were couple of bits not working, like the blood pressure monitors (said flat battery although it looked like it was in power), something else on one of the floors, however the main interactive body scan bit was working. Printer ink was running out but it was just readable. All in all a good few hours interesting activity.

Amazing museum

We really enjoyed this museum, there was so much to see and it was fascinating seeing the different body parts and what different illnesses and broken bones looked like. We went later on in the day and had the museum pretty much to ourselves, which also helped improve our experience. Would really recommend this museum, especially if you're interested in anatomy.

Worth a visit

Very interesting exhibit and took longer than we expected (not a bad thing!). You do have to pay 1 euro to put your bag in a locker as you are not allowed them in the exhibit but they are spacious enough for 2 small rucksacks. You start the experience at the top floor and work your way down, we would recommend reading all the information as it really explains what you are seeing, we found the part on dementia particularly interesting!

Inspiring

Incredible, this is a unique insight into the human body that most of us would never have the privilege to see. We had been lucky to catch the exhibition on tour a few years ago, but this was even better. Thank you to all those who have selflessly donated their bodies to this incredible experience.

Unique in Amsterdam

Really interesting and unique experience. Particularly enjoyed the different specimens relating to different pathologies. Definitely worth a visit as you won’t see anything like this anywhere else. Myself and my friend went late at night and there was no queue and minimal people inside, which made it relaxing to walk around and view the exhibits at our leisure.

Must see!

That was amazing and interesting place. Worth seeing! We enjoyed looking and learning something new, especially our son who wish to be a doctor.

REVIEW FROM SUCH AN AMAZING PLACE!!!

we received an excellent servive and information from Enes and Arjen, you have visit it, its worth it!!! They both deserve a beer after their shifts.

Ok

It was interesting to see the specimens , but there weren’t a lot of correlations with happiness. I expected more, taking into account the introduction of the museum.

Dagje Amsterdam

Interessant museum waar veel je leert over het menselijk lichaam. We werden geholpen door Arjan vriendelijke en attente man. Gaf goede informatie

Leerrijk

Een mooi museum met een prachtig concept,je komt alles te weten over je lichaam op een originele en leerrijke manier Heel fascinerend

Interest and fun

Really interesting museum with a fantastic layout. Had a good laugh at some things and learnt a lot about the body. The scan at the end was also super cool to see your own body percentage etc. This place has lockers for bags also for €2 which is super helpful if you've been out and about all day.

Prima en leezame excursie voor aanstaande therapeuten

Elk jaar maak ik als docent Medische Basiskennis met studenten van Shenzhou Open University in Amsterdam en HVNA Opleidingen in Arnhem een excursie naar Body Worlds. Zo ook op 11 april dit jaar. De reservering was gemakkelijk gemaakt. Bij aankomst vriendelijk en behulpzaam te woord gestaan door medewerker Arjen. De plastinaten zijn niet alleen kunstzinnig, maar voor mijn studenten prima instructie-/onderwijsmateriaal. Belichting van 'Happiness' (ondertitel van de expositie) was voor deze doelgroep niet van belang. Ik komen volgend jaar graag weer terug met een nieuwe groep studenten.

Great experience and great workers

Very pleased with how helpful Arjen and carn at body works was. They helped guide us with our tickets and everything to expect once we got inside thank you so much.