The first sector of the PLASTINARIUM outlines the historical
development of the anatomy from the Renaissance until today: It starts with the
surgeon Andreas Vesal who was the founder of modern anatomy in 1543. In a
comprehensive picture atlas, he published the realistic anatomy and popularized
it by public dissections, as Gunther von Hagens did it in London in 2002.
The history of the dissecting bodies and their preservation
techniques is closely connected with this way of education. In this sector of
the PLASTINARIUM, the visiter can see how quickly the plastination developed.
