Sunday, the widely talked about human body display, titled Our Body: the Universe Within, will leave the University of Texas Stark Center.
The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center, a fairly new addition to UT, is the home of a vast collection of athletic accomplishments developed by co-director Dr. Terry Todd. As we first posted in May, when the exhibit opened, the exhibit helps tell the story of why Dr. Todd has loved the world of physical fitness all of his career. The body is a compelling and complex entity. "Our hope is, when people come and see this kind of amazing, almost miraculous complexity revealed, that it will increase people's gratitude for what they have and sense of wonder at exactly what a marvelous machine it is and perhaps they'll take better care of it," said Todd.
The Stark Center is a place Dr. Todd has created to house his extensive collection of artifacts concerning the human body. He and his wife, Dr. Jan Todd, have worked years to gather miles worth of magazines, books and other materials related to physical fitness. They have thousands of pieces, plus actual antique equipment, including a vintage double exercise bike system in which two people "race" as the tracking device ahead of them tells who's in the lead.
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