Glasgow museums remove mummified remains over ethical concerns
The short version
- Kelvingrove Museum and The Hunterian have removed human remains from display.
- The removal is due to ethical concerns surrounding the display of human remains.
- Museums state they did not have documented consent from the deceased or their descendants.
- A sign at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum states remains were removed as a mark of respect.
- The decision has sparked public debate, with some calling it 'woke madness' and others supporting the ethical stance.
What we don’t know yet
- Whether the mummies were acquired legally or ethically at the time of acquisition.
- If any descendants or cultural representatives have been consulted about the remains.
- What specific ethical guidelines the museums are following in this decision.
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- “‘Woke madness’ as museum removes Egyptian mummies from display... as it did not have their consent”
- “Scottish museum removes mummies from display as it lacks ‘informed consent from the deceased’”
- “‘Woke nonsense’: Museum slammed for ‘stupidity and ignorance’ after removing mummy over its lack of consent”
How coverage grew
First reported by Daily Mail ‘Woke madness’ as museum removes Egyptian mummies from display... as it did not have their consent
GB News Scottish museum removes mummies from display as it lacks ‘informed consent from the deceased’
New York Post ‘Woke nonsense’: Museum slammed for ‘stupidity and ignorance’ after removing mummy over its lack of consent
The Daily Wire Museum Axes Mummy Display Because The Deceased Didn’t ‘Consent’
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- CTV News, centre‘Absence of consent’: Mummies removed from public display
- GB News, right-leaningScottish museum removes ANOTHER mummy from display to ‘protect its privacy’
- Daily Mail, right-leaningWe’ve no mummy issues say British Museum amid woke backlash at remains removal
- BBC News, centreGlasgow museums remove mummified remains from public view over ethical concerns
- BBC News, centreGlasgow museums remove mummified remains from public view over ethical concerns
- Brussels Signal, right-leaningScottish museum pulls ancient Egyptian mummies from display because it did not give consent
- Daily Mail, right-leaningShe deserves privacy in death... now second museum covers up mummy in woke row which has sparked astonishment across the world
- The Daily Wire, right-leaningMuseum Axes Mummy Display Because The Deceased Didn’t ‘Consent’
- New York Post, right-leaning‘Woke nonsense’: Museum slammed for ‘stupidity and ignorance’ after removing mummy over its lack of consent
- GB News, right-leaningScottish museum removes mummies from display as it lacks ‘informed consent from the deceased’