On Display: Ethics of Human Remains in Museums & Online

Robyn S. Lacy — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:38:40 +0000

Content warning: This blog post will be discussing human bodies in collections, which were taken from their cultural places against the wishes of their people, through acts of colonialism. There will not be photos of human remains in this blog post It is a sight that many of us are familiar with. You’re in a big city museum, looking at a display of artifacts taken from Egypt, and there in the corner of the room is a mummy, resting in its wood sarcophagus, wrapped in linen, arms resting elegantly against their chest. You may not think much of this person, […]

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On Display: Ethics of Human Remains in Museums & Online