Tickets Now On Sale for The Tech Museum of Innovation Showing of BODY WORLDS 2 & The Three Pound Gem -- Gunther von Hagens' Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies.Membership Tickets Available Now; Ticket Sales for General Public Begin July 2 SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- The Tech Museum of Innovation, one of the nation's premier science and technology museums, today announced that tickets now are on sale for the upcoming BODY WORLDS 2 & The Three Pound Gem, Gunther von Hagens' Anatomical anatomical /ana·tom·i·cal/ (an?ah-tom´i-kal) pertaining to anatomy, or to the structure of an organism. an·a·tom·i·cal or an·a·tom·ic adj. 1. Concerned with anatomy. 2. Exhibition of Real Human Bodies, presented by The Health Trust. Tickets for this first Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern showing of the world-renowned exhibit about human anatomy Human anatomy is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human body.[1] It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy.[1] , physiology and health are available to members of The Tech now and will go on sale to the general public starting July 2. The exhibition will open on September 27, 2007, and will run through January 26, 2008. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.thetech.org/bodyworld/buy_tickets.html, from the ticket office in the museum, or by calling (408) 294-TECH (8324). Exhibit hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day during the four-month run except Christmas Day, with last entry at 7:30 p.m. All tickets to the exhibit are timed at 15-minute intervals. Tickets to BODY WORLDS also include full admission to The Tech's exhibits. IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard movies will be sold separately. For the first time in the history of the exhibition, BODY WORLDS will present The Three Pound Gem, a special feature on the brain inspired by findings in neuroscience neu·ro·sci·ence n. Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system. neuroscience the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology of the nervous system. on brain development and function, brain disease and disorders, and brain performance and improvement. In connection with BODY WORLDS 2 & The Three Pound Gem, The Tech will be featuring the relevant and educational IMAX movies "The Human Body" and "Wired to Win." Special Member Benefits Among benefits of membership to The Tech are special discounts on tickets for the BODY WORLDS 2 exhibit and free admission to the IMAX Theater. Year round, members can enjoy The Tech's galleries for free, an exclusive members-only Birthday Party Program, special exhibit openings and Member Parties, plus discounts on feature-length IMAX films, the Tech Store, and Cafe. Members also get free or discounted admission to over 250 ASTC-member science centers and museums worldwide. About The Tech Museum of Innovation The Tech Museum of Innovation is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. Located in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. - the Capital of Silicon Valley - its mission, as a public-benefit corporation, is to inspire the innovator in everyone. Through hands-on exhibits, educational programs, the annual Tech Challenge team competition for youth, and the internationally recognized Tech Museum Awards, presented by Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar , Inc., The Tech Museum of Innovation honors the past, celebrates the present, and encourages the development of innovative ideas for a more promising future. For more information about The Tech Museum of Innovation, visit www.thetech.org. |
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