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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical museum in Philadelphia has redrawn its policies on the collection and display of human remains, ...
Following more than two years of controversy, the Mütter Museum adopted a new policy regarding the human remains in its ...
PHILADELPHIA ‒ For years, the Mütter Museum leaned into its appeal as a repository of medical curiosities: dozens of human skulls, fetal specimens and skeletons of people with varying pathologies, for ...
The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia holds a collection of more than 40,000 medically significant objects and specimens. The ...
The new policy comes after two years of controversy involving public backlash, staff departures and high-level leadership changes.
After two years of research and community input, the Mütter Museum is updating its approach to managing its human remains ...
A contentious ethical review ushered in new leaders who say morbid curiosity warrants deeper context and public trust — not ...
Arts & Culture Museums Staff Photo/PhillyVoice The Mütter Museum's free open houses will be held on April 25, June 27, August 29 and a date to be determined in October — all from 3-7 p.m.
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Mütter Museum will soon begin a multifaceted public outreach program to solicit ...
The Philadelphia Police Department has launched an investigation after the Mütter Museum received an unusual package Tuesday morning. Police said around 11:36 a.m. Tuesday, museum staff reporting ...