The Mutter Museum, a renowned medical history institution in Philadelphia, has faced intense controversy over the past few years, recently announced a new policy on human remains.
The policy announced in a press release on August 19 how the museum will display human remains in its collection, focusing more on the changes in patients’ lives and medical history over time.
“This process and ongoing research by our collection team show that public debate on whether to showcase humans still exist is a wrong choice,” Sara Ray, senior director of interpretation and participation at the museum, told him. Whyfirst reported news about the policy. “The question instead is whether we can show human remains in a just way, which is to deliver justice to the people we hold onto, and also to the public we serve. The answer to this question is ‘yes’ Yes.’.”
“After all, everyone in our collection is a patient after all,” she added. She noted that the museum’s new approach will be reflected in the updates of its guide’s tours, object labels and digital materials.
The new policy of the Mutter Museum is the result of an autopsy project, involving two-year efforts in focus groups, open-day meetings and interactive exhibitions. Why.
Operated by the Philadelphia Medical College, the institution attracts more than 100,000 visitors each year to display its medical devices, anatomical models and other biological specimens. Its previous slogan was “Information-rich Information”.
But the Murtle Museum has been the subject of a public rebound over the past two years after former executive director Kate Quinn deleted all online exhibitions and videos on YouTube, as part of a moral review of the entire collection in June 2023.
During this time, many American museums also began to reconsider previous policies regarding human remains. Rethink the times and follow ProPublica The investigation found that an estimated 100,000 bodies of indigenous peoples remained held by various agencies after thirty years of passing federal law, requiring them to return.
The Murt Museum staff set out and leadership changes after Quinn’s controversial changes to institutional offerings. She left the post on April 7.
