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South End Resident and Arts Boston Dir. of Ticketing Tourism Attends BODY WORLDS Vital Opening
South End resident Joe Donlavey, Director of Ticketing and Tourism for Arts Boston, recently attended the opening of BODY WORLDS Vital at Quincy Market at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. BODY WORLDS Vital exhibition is the first time the space has been used in 5 years since the Comedy Connection and Boston Rocks closed down in 2008. The Gold Group of Salem, Mass., in conjunction with Faneuil Hall Marketplace, renovated the space into a museum quality location that will house the exhibition until at least March 2014. BODY WORLDS Vital is an immersive, multimedia experience celebrating the potential of the human body and the body in motion. It is a chapter from public anatomist Gunther von Hagens’ HUMAN SAGA project—a series of curated museum health exhibitions narrating neuroscience, cardiology, longevity and aging, and other explorations in anatomy. For more information www.bodyworldsboston.com
From left to right: John Beck, Jen Falk, Joe Donlavey and Gary Patronek, at the Body Worlds Vital Opening.
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The opening reception included guests from the medical community, higher education, business leaders, health and wellness organizations and others. After they toured the exhibit, the overall feedback was more than producers expected. Guests wrote in the comment book at the end of the reception:
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“Very interesting life inside all of us…”
“Impressive, Informative, Interesting…Great Exhibit”
"Incredible, will be telling everyone about it”
“The Human Body is a miracle”
“Truly remarkable, constantly drawing home the importance of exercise and proper diet…"