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Part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the Mütter Museum says it investigated the ethics of displaying donated ...
The new policy comes after two years of controversy involving public backlash, staff departures and high-level leadership changes.
A contentious ethical review ushered in new leaders who say morbid curiosity warrants deeper context and public trust — not ...
Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum is changing the way it handles human remains. There are now clear guidelines for exhibitions, ...
Following more than two years of controversy, the Mütter Museum adopted a new policy regarding the human remains in its ...
The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia holds a collection of more than 40,000 medically significant objects and specimens. The ...
The new hire plans to increase the college and museum's visibility both nationally and internationally and look for additional funding opportunities. The historic Mütter Museum is introducing ...
After two years of research and community input, the Mütter Museum is updating its approach to managing its human remains ...
The Philadelphia Police Department has launched an investigation after the Mütter Museum received an unusual package Tuesday morning. Police said around 11:36 a.m. Tuesday, museum staff reporting ...
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Mütter Museum will soon begin a multifaceted public outreach program to solicit ...
An anonymous package sent to the Mütter Museum and opened by staff on Tuesday morning contained a pair of glass jars with two preserved fetuses, Philadelphia police and museum officials said ...
At the Mütter Museum, that includes skulls, limbs and gallstones. The medical museum has been shining a light on the inner workings of mankind for 160 years. Glass cases display human skeletons ...