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

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

Following more than two years of controversy, the Mütter Museum adopted a new policy regarding the human remains in its ...

The building was demolished in recent years after a lengthy preservation battle. Eight homes are expected to be built where it once sat.

The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia holds a collection of more than 40,000 medically significant objects and specimens. The ...

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

Philadelphia's Mutter Museum announced a new approach to one of its most popular and controversial exhibits on Tuesday.

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

Owner: Mütter Museum, College of Physicians of Philadelphia Date c. 1840-84 Object number 510-ST Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Type Sculpture Medium Marble Dimensions 80cm x 49cm x 33cm ...

The exhibit was temporarily closed to the public in May, to allow staff to identify human remains and funerary objects ...

The Mütter Museum’s stately brick exterior hides medical wonders within. Like a Victorian doctor’s Pinterest board come to life! Photo credit: Adam Mizera Ever wondered what’s inside your body? At the ...

PHILADELPHIA -- On a Friday last November, staff at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia were in the midst of conducting an audit of the medical history museum’s collection of some 6,600 human ...