MUMMIES at Manchester Museum are being covered up after visitors complained about them being displayed 'naked'. He said: "We are somewhat shocked and amazed this has been done in advance of any 'results' from the public consultation. "The mummies have always been sensitively displayed and have... [read full story]
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Manchester museum has recently shrouded its unwrapped mummies, sparking a debate about how - and whether - we should display ancient human remains To wrap or not to wrap ... Is it disrespectful to display human remains such as the mummy of Ramses I? Photograph: Aladin Abdel Naby/Reuters The...
Three 'naked' mummies have been covered up. (AFP: file photo) Egyptian antiquities chief Zahi Hawass has welcomed a decision by a British museum to cover-up its collection of ancient Egyptian mummies, saying it is a question of ethics. Covering up the mummies is "a very important decision. I...
Bob Partridge feel the decision is misplaced (pic: MEN Syndication) A museum's decision to cover up its mummies could damage its academic credibility, an expert has warned. Cloths have been wrapped around three of Manchester Museum's exhibits while it debates the ethics of displaying human...
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