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Should dead bodies be displayed in museums?

Should dead bodies be displayed in museums?

Corpses in glass cases are a turn-off for many visitors

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Tony McMahon
Jul 03, 2021
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Greetings loyal Silver Level Templar subscribers to another regular post. This time on the thorny question of whether dead bodies, for example Egyptian mummies, should be on public display. Increasingly, people are saying ‘no’. But is this just over-sensitivity or evidence of a growing movement against corpses in cases?

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