Human remains

American Museum of Natural History removes all human remains from display

Many of the 12,000 remains in the museum's collection came from Indigenous and enslaved populations

Oxford museums return ancestral remains to Aboriginal communities

Remains were acquired as part of archaeological and anthropological practices that ‘caused much hurt’

Hunterian Museum in London to reopen on 16 May

Venue will acknowledge its impact on medical history ‘both for good and bad’

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