Tagged: Display

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Smithsonian Removes Human Remains from Display

Museums Association 12 March, 2024: “Smithsonian moves towards ‘informed consent’ principle for human remains.” HAD welcomes this announcement and finds it particularly positive that all human remains are to be removed from display, working...

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‘Mummy’ Debate

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...

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Replica Skeletons

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...

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Should Richard III be Reburied?

The merits of reburial and display made front page news today, in the form of an article on the BBC triggered by the reburial of Richard III today. The question posed is ‘should his...

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Bears and Beads on Whitehorse Hill

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...

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Anglo-Saxon skeletons – Exning Suffolk

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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Shrewsbury Museum

We had a meeting with Emma-Kate Lanyon – Team Leader (Collections and Curatorial Services) – today to discuss the current display of ‘Alberbury Man’ in a corner of the main gallery. He is in...