# British Museum keeps mummies on display, citing public benefit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/weve-no-mummy-issues-say-british-museum-amid-woke-backlash-at-remains-removal/
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:34:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:47:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233965/Weve-no-mummy-issues-say-British-Museum-amid-woke-backlash-remains-removal.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, UK, World

## Key points

- The British Museum plans to keep its mummies on display.
- Glasgow museums have removed or covered Egyptian remains.
- The debate centres on education, public access and respect.

## Summary

The British Museum says its mummies will remain on display, citing their educational, historical and scientific value. Its position contrasts with museums in Glasgow that have withdrawn or covered Egyptian remains, prompting debate over how museums should balance public access with respect for the dead.

The British Museum’s policy says human remains should be treated with care and accompanied by explanatory information, while trustees presume they should remain in the collection for public benefit. Kelvingrove has removed a coffin containing the priest Nekht, a mummified head, hand and foot; Glasgow Life says it will also remove remains from St Mungo Museum. The Hunterian Museum has covered the mummy known as Lady Shep-En-Hor.

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