How can we ethically display the dead in museums? What about resin casts of those who died violently in Pompeii?
- Written by Georgia Pike-Rowney, Friends' Lecturer in Classics and Curator, ANU Classics Museum, Australian National University
We are used to seeing dead bodies in movies and TV shows, but how should we feel when presented with a dead person from the ancient past in a museum?
The collection and display of human remains is a complex topic. Around the world, some museums are choosing to remove human remains from display, with some arguing those who have died cannot consent...





