Glasgow museum pulls its mummies, citing lack of consent from the dead

People hoping to see mummies at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, were instead treated to a small sign that said, "We have removed human remains from this display as a mark of respect." The museum had removed the remains of an ancient Egyptian priest, a mummified hand, a mummified head and a mummified foot. — Read the rest The post Glasgow museum pulls its mummies, citing lack of consent from the dead appeared first on Boing Boing.

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