BODY WORLDS + Croisière sur les canaux d'Amsterdam

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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+)

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

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!

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.

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 .

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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 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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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 ;)

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Sensational 10 out of 10 very informative exhibition and as for the man himself Arjen a true gentleman and thanks for the selfie A tick of the bucket list of things to do and see in Amsterdam 👍👍👍💯💯💯

Croisière avec le groupe lovers Sympathique croisière traduit en plusieurs langue 1h pour vous faire un tour des canaux avec visite guidée et indication sur les différents quartiers/monuments / place/ marché /histoire / musée de la ville etc Très bien pour découvrir une 1er fois en famille en amies en couple cette croisière et très bien adapter

Petite balade bien sympathique, est l’audio était très bien fait rien à redire. Le petit bar pour attendre est très sympa aussi avant d’accéder au bateau.

La promenade sur les canaux dure une heure. Les audio guides permettent de suivre les commentaires dans différentes langues. Le long de cette promenade fluviale, nous découvrons l'histoire de la ville et des monuments "célèbres". Par contre, le confort est rudimentaire.

El tour está muy bien, en cambio si ya has hecho un freetour por la ciudad recomiendo el crucero primero, te da una vista más general, mi amiga y yo al haber hecho antes el freetour volvimos a ver sitios en los que ya habíamos estado.

The canal cruise was perfect, the captin come guide gave us headphones to listen in our own language. The riverboat was clean and tidy, easy to walk on and off, it was a nice day and we got some beautiful pictures!! A great end to a fantastic tourist holiday!!

We did the early evening cruise to see the lights of the city. Easy to get tickets by turning up and allocated the next cruise. There is an audio link that you can use, but we decided to just sit outside and watch the views. An hour cruise which was interesting and pretty.

We had an hour cruise around the canals in Amsterdam and learnt a lot whilst doing it. We really enjoyed every second. My five year old didn’t want to get off. The captain was also very knowledgeable.

This is a must do on your list of things to do while visiting Amsterdam. It takes you through areas that you may not be able to walk to. The captain points out things of interest and tells the story behind it.

Wir hatten einen super symphatischen Bootsführer der viele Nebeninfos gab. War schön und informativ. 1 Stunde hat gut gereicht und empfehlenswert. Gute Karte erhalten für den Treffpunkt und pünktlich, sowie sauber.

Muy puntuales, un paseo tranquilo, recomiendo que cuando lo cojan miren bien la metereología, pues así podrán disfrutar mejor de las vistas.

Giro dei canali in barca assolutamente da consigliare. Audioguida in italiano e Simon simpaticissimo conducente che comunque dava ulteriori informazioni in inglese. La durata è di un'ora ma ci è dispiaciuto scendere!!

Die Stunde waren zwar nur ca. 50 Minuten, aber die Tour war wunderschön. Unbedingt abends machen, die Atmosphäre ist unbeschreiblich!

Sehr nette Bootstour über die Kanäle von Amsterdam! Man bekommt viele interessante Informationen über die Stadt und deren Geschichte erzählt.

Las vistas son preciosas, aunque desde posición incómoda porque el barco estaba muy lleno. El capitán muy simpático e hizo agradable el viaje.

Crociera molto carina con guida in tutte le lingue. Partenza vicino ala stazione centrale. Durata circa un ora. Visita dei canali principali di Amsterdam. Da provare

We had a really lovely time on the one-hour canal cruise. Our captain was very lovely and cracked a good few jokes throughout the tour. The GPS guided tour via the headphones was a fab idea and there were so many language options available which was a really pleasant surprise. We learned so much about the history of the city and the tour even helped us to find places to visit again in further detail after the tour. The price was extremely reasonable considering the excellent experience we got, and our boat even left a little early which was nice. All in all, we would definitely recommend it!

We really enjoyed it. We show I I amsterdam cards at the ticket office ans were on a boat and on our way within 10 minutes. Our captain (Tony I believe was his name) was lovely ,cheerful and very knowledge of the area, he also had 2 traniees with him and they were also lovely. The facilties were clean. If I hadn't have had the I amsterdam card I would have still paid what the price was (which I think is reasonable).

1st time in Amsterdam and loved it Booked on the Lovers Canal cruise early in the morning to get a feel for the city and to get our bearings The tour showed the highlights of the city and the comentry was good

sitting backward is really annoying... Except that I think it is very nice and the captain was a nice guy, he was really funny, making jokes.

Booked through Get Your Guide literally 20 mins before boarding. They let us join a boat that was boarding as soon as we got there, which was great, no standing around as they weren’t so busy. We took a daytime trip and glad we did. Maybe evening cruises would be better in warmer months with open boats. The boat was modern, clean and warm and no condensation at all during any part of our cruise. The headphones were included and the audio commentary was interesting. The captain also added bits and pieces of extra info which was appreciated. It was a great introduction to the canals of Amsterdam as we decided to do this trip literally an hour after arriving in Amsterdam. It helped us with our bearings and with general historical info about the city. The reason for 4 rather than 5 stars is that we seemed to stay on one canal, no museums seen, no Anne Frank house, nothing like that, which was a shame as lots of tourists probably visit these places afterwards. Maybe the canal boat starting from the museums area take that route? We took the one from the station. There are lots of canal boat companies, but we were more than happy with Lovers as their boats appear a lot more modern than many others we saw. I would definitely recommend the cruise and my teenage daughter said it was one of the nicest things we did when in Amsterdam.

A amazing tour with some great canal boat skills performed and a great host. This tour is very much for couples and being alone I felt a little out of place.

Done the open boat tour during the summer. A great way to see the city and the audio guide gave plenty of information along the way. Extremely relaxing to the point I almost fell asleep half way around. Would definitely do the tour again if I’m back in Amsterdam

Guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Although it rained, I still enjoyed the tour. The only complaint was the audio was difficult to hear at times.

Nice relaxing hour around the canals. Duco (sorry if I have not got the name correct) was informative with history and fun facts. Would recommend.

It was educational, slowed down at the right places. The pilot was polite and explained well- was fun and energetic.