CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.-Before its close on September 5, BODY WORLDS will be pulling a few all-nighters. This world-famous exhibit will be open 24 hours a day over Labor Day weekend starting 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 3 through 9:00 p.m. Monday, September 5. Please note: These extended hours only apply to the BODY WORLDS exhibit.

Want to plan a visit? To guarantee tickets to BODY WORLDS, purchase and print your tickets online in advance for day and evening showings. The Museum's underground parking lot will be open day and night for $12 per visit. For guests taking public transportation, the CTA’s #10 Museum of Science and Industry bus will run 24 hours a day (from downtown to the Museum) starting 9:25 a.m. on Saturday, September 3 through 6:10 p.m. on Monday, September 5. (The bus will be operating in 15 minute increments during regular daytime hours and 30 minute increments from 6:10 p.m. - 9:25 a.m.). For more information on public transportation to the Museum, contact the RTA travel information line at 312-836-7000.

About the Exhibit. Throughout the ages, medical scholars and students have strived to understand how our bodies function through exploration of real human specimens. BODY WORLDS, one of the most highly attended touring exhibitions in the world, takes this tradition one step further by presenting a new look at the human body.

The exhibition features more than 200 authentic human specimens, including entire bodies, individual organs and transparent body slices that have been preserved through the process of “plastination,” a technique that replaces bodily fluids and fat. BODY WORLDS offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand our own physiology and health and to gain new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human.