You're walking through a museum, holding a little coffee, and taking in the beautiful artifacts around you. Suddenly you are face-to-face with a 4,000-year-old mummy. People pass by it like any other artifact, but you stop and question. How did it get here? Why is it here? Who is this person?

These are the questions Dr. Angela Stienne asked herself while creating her book Mummified.

In this ep, we talk about mummies, museum ethics, and the dark history of how these human remains became common in museums worldwide.

A one page feature expanding on the History Extra podcast, eploring the question of the ethics surrounding the display of Egyptian mummified bodies in museums.

Recorded at the Tutankhamun exhibition in London, this reportage includes an exclusive interview with Dr Angela Stienne, as well as her interviewing Egyptian archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass.

How do we share stories from the museum, encourage wider discussion and build up our audience? In this video, Dr Angela Stienne shares the fascinating background to Mummy Stories, the first and largest participatory project of its kind. This video offeres practical advice for professionals wanting to create impactful projects.

Read this blog about the two human remains debates I chaired at the World Museum in Liverpool here

Why are there mummies in your museum? Should they be there? What are visitors getting out of an encounter with ancient Egyptian remains? What happens when remains in museums become objectified and normalized to this extent? Is there an ethical way to display mummies? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Angela Stienne, a historian of museums and researcher in museum ethics based in Paris. You will never think about mummies in museums the same after this episode.

The best books to explain why there’s an Egyptian mummy in your back garden is my introduction to five books that have shaped my research, and that you should read, too!

Two page feature 'The big interview' in National Geographic Kids UK, exploring the question of human remains in museums and their displacement, for young audiences. Includes mention on ways to get involved with Mummy Stories.

An exclusive excerpt of Mummified, The stories behind Egyptian mummies in museums (MUP, 2022)

New research into Egyptian mummies leads to calls for major ethical review, as published in the Museum Association. Read more here

This History Extra podcast delves into the questions surrounding the ethics of human remains in museums, in an accessible and engaging way. A great first introduction to the topic, to listen to on your lunch break!

Edited by Trish Biers & Katie Stringer Clary, this new handbook is going to fast become a go-to resource to explore this topic. Find out more on the Routledge website.

A live interview and Q&A recorded in Leicester in January 2020 exploring the career of Dr Angela Stienne, with a particular focus on the communication of the ethics of human remains and the future of Mummy Stories. Includes questions about what Hollywood gets wrong, and can we ever get ethics right!

2019 interview with Le Bizarreum on my work and current debates, in French!

Read all about Mummy Stories in this great interview for Nile Scribes here