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Mummies Unwrapped: from medical dissections to public performances

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posted on 2024-08-19, 16:01 authored by Angela Stienne
Mummies are objects of wonder in museums worldwide, often made popular by films and books. Fascinated by the different perceptions of mummies in society, PhD student Angela Stienne investigates the multifaceted history of mummy collections, and their place in debates surrounding the exhibition of human remains in museums.

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School of Museum Studies

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3

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4-7

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University of Leicester

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2016

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2024-08-19

Language

en

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Dr William Farrell

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2024-08-19

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    mummy collectionsmummieshuman remainsexhibition of human remainshistory of museums

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