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 policy comes after two years of controversy involving public backlash, staff departures and high-level leadership changes.

Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum is changing the way it handles human remains. There are now clear guidelines for exhibitions, ...

Part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the Mütter Museum says it investigated the ethics of displaying donated ...

A contentious ethical review ushered in new leaders who say morbid curiosity warrants deeper context and public trust — not ...

After two years of research and community input, the Mütter Museum is updating its approach to managing its human remains ...

Quinn, who became director in September 2022, sparked controversy earlier this year with her decision to take down online educational videos that featured human remains from the collection, and ...

Mütter Museum seeks public's help over the future of human remains collection The first town hall will be held on Oct. 17, according to the museum ...

While it may be months until it reopens to the public, you can now join Curator Anna Dhody on a virtual tour of the Mütter Museum from the safety of your home by pressing “Play” at the top of ...

Arts & Culture Museums Staff Photo/PhillyVoice The Mütter Museum's free open houses will be held on April 25, June 27, August 29 and a date to be determined in October — all from 3-7 p.m.

Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a package containing two preserved fetuses in a jar was sent to the city’s Mütter Museum. The package arrived late Tuesday morning and staff ...