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to life through innovative set design
and pioneering displays.
The fun of the exhibition won’t stop
at the door, as the museum and
BBC have partnered to bring a retail
range of interactive, informative
and entertaining Operation Ouch!themed toys, games, kits and
experiments to help visitors
continue to explore our brilliant
bodies at home.
New stories from young people living
with a range of digestive conditions
will also be available for audiences to
explore, along with the modern-day
medicine helping to treat them.
Drs Xand, Chris and Ronx will pop
up throughout the journey to help
visitors understand more about
the science of this essential bodily
function.
Steven Leech, Curator of Exhibitions
at the Science and Industry Museum,
said: “From slobber to stomach acid
and vomit to poo, this exhibition
challenges taboos and proves it’s
healthy to understand and discuss
how our bodies work.
“Science can be serious stuff, but it’s
also really fun. Operation Ouch! Food,
Poo and You will offer a playful early
experience that builds confidence in
young people who want to explore
science. It’s going to be a fantastic
exhibition so hold onto your hats,
and your noses, and come and get
stuck into the science inside all of us.”
Dr Chris and Xand said: “Get ready
to make history and take part in our
most epic experiment yet! Find out
how your food gets mashed, pulped,
squeezed and absorbed, and soak up
the sights, sounds and smells of your
incredible digestive system!
“Our bodies are amazing! There’s
nothing we wouldn’t do to
demonstrate all the wonderful ways
they work and this exhibition is
proof!
So make sure you come along and
get digested at the Science and
Industry Museum – it’ll be absolutely
disgusting!”
Dr Ronx said: “Whoooo, poo is my
absolute favourite subject, and to
be honest the only way to teach
you about the digestive system is to
make you part of it!
“From the tip of Xand’s tongue to his
bum, we are gonna get up close and
personal. We want all your senses
activated leaving you a mixture of
grossed out, fascinated and basically
a poo boffin like me. See you there!”
The exhibition is being developed by
the Science and Industry Museum
and produced in collaboration with
BBC and 141 Productions, part of
All3Media's Objective Media Group
Internationally renowned
experiential design and production
company, Sarner, are working with
the Science and Industry Museum,
BBC and 141 to bring the exhibition
The exhibition will open at an
exciting time in the development of
the Science and Industry Museum,
as it continues to undergo a multimillion-pound regeneration
project that will see brand new
spaces opened and significant
improvements made to some of its
best-loved galleries. Although this
means some areas will remain
temporarily closed, there is still
plenty to do, see and enjoy as
visitors explore 250 years of
innovations and ideas that change
the world.
To book your tickets, visit www.
scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/
operation-ouch. Tickets are priced
at £10 for adults, £9 children, senior
and concessions, with children aged
three and under going free.
The Science and Industry Museum
is committed to being accessible
for everyone. A series of special
Experitots sessions, designed for
children aged 0 – 4, will run in the
exhibition, as will relaxed sessions
adapted for visitors who prefer an
adjusted environment, such as
reduced capacity and sound levels.
Tickets for both are also
available.