This free, interactive exhibit created by the University of Newcastle’s Gastrointestinal Research Group in partnership with Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) is dedicated to exploring how our digestive system affects overall health.
The Poo Palace takes visitors on a journey through the human digestive system, starting at the mouth, traveling through the stomach, small intestine, and colon, and finally exiting, just like food does, through a giant inflatable bottom.
Along the way, primary school aged children learn how the body processes food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste. It’s a hands-on, engaging experience designed to highlight the importance of gut health and digestion in overall wellbeing.
Each Poo Palace session will begin with a science experiment with HMRI Gastrointestinal researchers which shows how food is digested and poo is made, followed by going through the interactive, giant inflatable Poo Palace.
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