‘Woke Insanity’: Scottish Museum Pulls Ancient Egyptian Mummy Citing Inability to Secure ‘Consent’ From Remains

A museum at Glasgow says it removed an ancient Egyptian mummy from display because it was unable to obtain consent from the mummified individual or its descendants in what critics say is an example of “woke insanity.”The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum at Glasgow, run by Glasgow Life, a charity funded by the city’s ruling SNP and Green administration, said it removed a mummified head this week “as a mark of respect.”Also removed were a painted coffin that held the remains of the priest Nekt, along with a mummified hand and foot. A spokesman for the museum told a British outlet, the Times, that the move was in line with “contemporary museum practice.”“Glasgow Life Museums’ draft human remains policy proposes that human remains should only be displayed where there is documented and informed consent from the deceased individual or, in appropriate circumstances, their descendants,” he said. “In the absence of such consent, we believe removing ancient Egyptian human remains from display is more respectful to the deceased individuals.”He noted that the International Council of Museums’ code of conduct says that museums should “uphold the inherent dignity of human remains and promote respect for their significance.”A conservative member of the Scottish Parliament, Murdo Fraser, told the Times the decision was “ridiculous” and an example of “woke madness.”“Even Egyptian mummies are now being cancelled by a society so obsessed with modern sensibilities that it has lost all sense of perspective. People visit museums to learn about ancient civilisations, not to see history hidden away because it fails to meet today’s ideological standards,” he said. “Glasgow’s museums should be showcasing our history, not quietly removing it to appease the latest trend in political correctness.”A conservative commentator, James Melville, wrote on X, “A Scottish museum — Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow — has removed mummies from display because it did not have informed consent from the deceased individual.’ Peak woke insanity.”A former history professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Alan Sked, wrote, “Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Museum in Glasgow have removed their Egyptian mummies from view out of respect for the dead. Apparently they never consented to be displayed. Scottish Devolution produces ever more madness. Can’t the Scottish Secretary intervene?”The mummy incident comes days after an Irish government-backed ad campaign meant to educate the public warned grandparents against hugging their loved ones without consent. That ad was pulled and Ireland’s justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, called it “inappropriate” and “demeaning.”

‘Woke Insanity’: Scottish Museum Pulls Ancient Egyptian Mummy Citing Inability to Secure ‘Consent’ From Remains

‘Woke Insanity’: Scottish Museum Pulls Ancient Egyptian Mummy Citing Inability to Secure ‘Consent’ From Remains

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