New report calls for return of human remains—but UK museums lack the resources to act
The display of human remains in museums has long been a contentious issue. Last week, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for ...
Euronews29 天
New study reveals that ancient Egyptian mummies smell ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’
Using a combination of high-tech tools like an electronic ‘nose’ and trained human sniffers, they studied nine mummies on display and in storage at Cairo's Egyptian Museum. The results ...
Middle East Eye7 天
UK MPs urge ban on Egyptian mummy displays in British museums
One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...
Why UK museums aren’t handing back human remains, despite calls to do so
This would include banning their public display without consent from the Human Tissue Authority and ensuring that museums ...
Museums and auction houses should not hold human remains, UK lawmakers say
Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the ...
The New York Times24 天
Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
It will be the first piece from the Met’s collection to be repatriated since the museum installed a new executive ... Psychedelic Traces on Ancient Egyptian Mug: Egyptians may have used ...
Free Malaysia Today9 天
Egypt’s gem of a museum gears up for grand opening
Nestled near the iconic Giza pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum ... of both Paris’s Louvre and New York’s Metropolitan, and two and a half times the British Museum, according to its director.
The Straits Times9 天
Old SJI building could house new Singapore Design Museum
SINGAPORE – The former site of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), the old St Joseph’s Institution building in Bras Basah, could soon house the new Singapore Design Museum. Minister for Culture ...