News Redevelopment Hunterian Museum in London to reopen on 16 May Venue will acknowledge its impact on medical history ‘both for good and bad’
News Egyptology Debate over use of the term ‘mummy’ in UK museums CNN reports that museums are starting to rebrand ancient Egyptian material
News Human Remains Honouring the Ancient Dead completes database of ancient human remains Resource holds records of human tissue held in more than 300 local museums
News Human Remains Hunterian Museum defends decision to retain skeleton of ‘Irish giant’ Charles Byrne Specimen will be removed from display but will continue to be available for medical research
News Human Remains Trinity College Dublin to work with islanders on return of stolen skulls Repatriation momentum grows as Cambridge University confirms return of Benin bronzes
News Human Remains Wellcome Collection returns human remains to Denmark for burial Member of Danish resistance died in concentration camp during second world war
News Decolonising Museums Pitt Rivers Museum removes shrunken heads from display after ethical review Human remains will be kept in storage while museum consults communities of origin
Reviews Books Book review | A Museum Miscellany, by Claire Cock-Starkey This book will probably sell well in museum gift shops, but would have benefited from a less traditional view of the sector