Human remains

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Policy | Human remains

The issue deserves our respect, says Sharon Heal

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Our ethical code makes us responsible to our visitors

Debate about treatment of human remains is important, say Niamh Baker and Hannah Crowdy

Natural History Museum repatriates ancestral remains to Japan

Ceremony held in London this week to mark formal transfer of seven Ainu individuals

Growing calls for new guidance on human remains in museums

'Coordinated approach needed' after research reveals scale of overseas remains held in UK collections

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Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation

The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains

Parliamentary group urges museums to take action on human remains

MP says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing

‘Return the bones. Empty the museums’

Museums need to address the issue of the ancestral remains in their collections with transparency, openness and accountability, argues Dan Hicks

Spotlight | Leaning in to the repatriation process

Museums with recent repatriation projects share best practice in this field

Case study | Repatriating human remains

Neil Curtis shares learning from a recent repatriation to Tasmania

Case study | Collaborative approaches to repatriation

Laura Van Broekhoven shares learning from the Pitt Rivers Museum

Dignity in death | Debate grows about the treatment of human remains in museums

​Amid greater sensitivity about the care and display of remains, there are calls for new guidance to help museums find the right approach

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Ethical issues can be explored with diverse audiences

Antitheses project is looking at the morals of displaying human remains, says Errol Francis