Promoting Respect & Dignity for Those Who Have Gone Before
Manchester Museum asks visitors if body of Egyptian woman should remain on display. The article notes that “Earlier this year an all-party parliamentary group of MPs called for the law to be changed to...
A recent article in the Guardian focusing on respect for human remains brought to Britain under colonialism has implications for equally humane treatment of all the dead, including those of Britain. The All Party...
Recent press reports have highlighted a trend for museums in the UK to move away from the term “mummy” when talking about ancient Egyptian human remains, instead preferring the term ‘mummified remains’ or even...
In what is a positive move, that hopefully signals a wider move towards greater respect for human skeletons, it was reported today that the Hunterian Museum has decided to no longer display the skeleton...
Using replica skeletons in displays Honouring the Ancient Dead (HAD) believes that it is wrong to display skeletons of dead human beings. The dead deserve the same level of respect that is given to the...
We were invited recently to contribute to the Dead Images project, which explores the legacy of human skull collection within the Natural History Museum, Vienna. In particular, their display of thousands of skulls collected right...
“What a skull in an English pub says about India’s 1857 mutiny“. This article appeared in the press today. It features the grim story from the Indian mutiny of 1857. The skull in question passed...
Colchester Museum are still displaying human bones. This one wasn’t even supported properly and fell, breaking a glass vase.
This story has been brought to our attention because the recent exhibition at Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery was carried out in a sensitive and thoughtful way, which should be applauded. The amazing array...
Residents of the village of Exning in Suffolk have reportedly said they would like to put the skeletons of 21 Anglo-Saxon graves found locally on display in the village. Why? See BBC Article – Warning: contains...
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