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BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart offers artists rare opportunity to practice human figure drawing

Sketch Night to feature sketching of full-body plastinates alongside live, nude models

 

WHAT: Sketch artists and students of all ability levels are invited to hone their figure-drawing skills when MOSI hosts a special Sketch Night inside the BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart exhibition. Amidst the fascinating full-body plastinates, live, nude models will strike similar poses to allow artists to capture the beauty both above and beneath the skin. Artists are invited to bring easels and drawing supplies. Chairs will be provided. For more information call 813-987-6000. This event is open to sketch artists only, not the general public.

 

WHEN: Tuesday June 9th from 7-9 p.m.

 

WHERE: MOSI - 4801 East Fowler Ave. , Tampa

 

COST: Tickets are $25 per artist. Tickets available online at www.mosi.org, or by calling 813-987-6000

 

About BODY WORLDS:

Dr Gunther von Hagens, invented Plastination in 1977, in an effort to improve the education of medical students. He created the BODY WORLDS exhibitions to bring anatomy to the public. More than 25 million people have seen the exhibitions worldwide. The organs and whole-body plastinates in the exhibition derive from people who have, in their lifetime, generously donated their bodies for Plastination, to specifically educate future generations about health. More than 9,000 donors including more than 900 Americans have bequeathed their bodies to von Hagens’ Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg , Germany . For more information on BODY WORLDS, please visit, www.bodyworlds.com.

 

About MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry):

MOSI is a not-for-profit, community-based institution and educational resource dedicated to advancing public interest, knowledge, and understanding of science, industry, and technology. With a total size of over 400,000 square feet, MOSI is the largest science center in the southeastern United States , and home to the only IMAX® Dome Theatre in the state of Florida . Kids In Charge! The Children’s Science Center at MOSI is the largest children’s science center in the nation. Disasterville, featuring WeatherQuest, combines education and 10,000 square feet of interactive exhibits on the science behind natural disasters. MOSI’s newest permanent exhibition, The Amazing You, explores the intricate world of the beginning of life, childhood, and adolescent developmental life stages. For more information, visit www.mosi.org.