Mummy Stories

What is your story of encounter with human remains?

Your Mummy Stories is the heart of the Mummy Stories community. It is a platform for anyone to share their stories of encounter with human remains, in and out of the museum. Want to write your own story? Everyone welcome!

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From Movies to Museum

Earlier this year, the new mummy film was released. I have not watched it yet but it did remind me of my first encounter with mummies aro...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mummy Room

“Upon entering our building, seventy percent of visitors immediately turn right.” “Really?” I replied, shocked. We were in a meeting at t...

The Louvre Mummy Room

"I’m sorry, where is the mummy ??’ As a gallery attendant at the Louvre, it is probably the one sentence I have heard the most here, afte...

Ethics of Human Remains in Museums

I agree with the study of past civilisations for a much needed guide for handling today and constructing the future, but I think the dead...

Encountering Mummies at the Cairo Museum

I was sixteen and was visiting Egypt for the first time with my family. Having wanted to be an Egyptologist since I was about nine, I had...

Mummy Movies

I always feel a little nervous when asked by academics what attracted me to Egyptology because I immediately jump to memories of seven ye...

The Mummy Room at the World Museum

Although I am an American and New Yorker, I take great pride in my new home of Liverpool and all of her achievements. So, when I heard th...

On Displaying Child Mummies

For me, it's difficult to comprehend why mummies should be displayed in a museum. In my perception I think it's horrific to display human...

Researching Egyptian Mummies in the USA

I was introduced to Ancient Egypt and mummies as a very small child, possibly around 3 or 4, when my grandfather too me to the George Wal...

My Handsome Prince

It was summer of 2001 when I used to work as the Head of the Museums Department at the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (current E...

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