Hunterian Museum in London to reopen on 16 May
Venue will acknowledge its impact on medical history ‘both for good and bad’
Human Remains
Debate over use of the term ‘mummy’ in UK museums
CNN reports that museums are starting to rebrand ancient Egyptian material
Honouring the Ancient Dead completes database of ancient human remains
Resource holds records of human tissue held in more than 300 local museums
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
Trinity College Dublin to work with islanders on return of stolen skulls
Repatriation momentum grows as Cambridge University confirms return of Benin bronzes
Wellcome Collection returns human remains to Denmark for burial
Member of Danish resistance died in concentration camp during second world war
Pitt Rivers Museum removes shrunken heads from display after ethical review
Human remains will be kept in storage while museum consults communities of origin
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