HOUSTON, Feb. 3 -The Health Museum, also known as the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, today announced that, in agreement with Premier Exhibitions, Inc., the partners will not move forward with plans to open Bodies ... The Exhibition at the Museum this April.
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Premier's Chief Executive Officer Arnie Geller offered his support and endorsement of The Health Museum with a few comments.
"We admire The Health Museum, and the natural fit of Bodies ... The Exhibition with the Museum's mission and focus was a key factor in our earlier decision to partner with them. And, we are impressed with how swiftly the Museum and its staff worked to literally transform its facility to accommodate our relatively large exhibition. We have had a relationship with the Museum of Natural Science in the past when we brought our Titanic exhibition to Houston, and we are disappointed with Natural Science and Body Worlds' joint decision to make an earlier entrance to the Houston market."
Chief Executive Officer of The Health Museum, Tadd Pullin, had these words to say, "We have received a number of inquiries from our members and donors, as well as members of the media regarding the announcement by the Houston Museum of Natural Science to bring the Body Worlds exhibition to Houston on February 25. It is our Museum's intent to do everything we can to build collaborative relationships with our Museum District and Texas Medical Center partners. The community is best served by our not-for-profit institutions working together to achieve something greater than we could independently. The Health Museum is committed to excellence in innovative and interactive health and science educational experiences such as a hands-on walk through the human body, new and exciting exhibits, real organ dissections, obesity prevention and nutritional awareness, science mini-classes and mini-med schools, health fairs and community outreach. We are excited about the future of The Health Museum and its capacity to bring attractive and educational exhibits and programs to the Houston community. This year, we will celebrate our tenth anniversary and are launching a new brand for the Museum. This will help to propel our organization to become an even greater vehicle for families to understand their bodies, take proactive measures to be healthy, live longer, and begin to counteract the rapidly rising costs of managing health."
