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

The skull’s existence and and the nationality of its owner were not widely known until an article appeared Sept. 25 in the Guardian, prompting some Australian politicians to call for its return.

Participants listen to presenter Meredith Sellers during a workshop presented by the Mutter Museum Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the Whitehall Township Library. Participants worked off of four images ...

The Mutter Museum began 155 years ago and includes the Hyrtl Skull Collection of 139 skulls, most identified with an individual’s name, place and manner of death. | Photo courtesy of the Mutter ...

Pennsylvania Real-Time News Australia seeks soldier's skull held at Philadelphia museum Updated: Sep. 29, 2017, 10:28 p.m. | Published: Sep. 29, 2017, 9:28 p.m.

A Philadelphia collection of skulls may give clues to human variation and evolution. Under cover of darkness, a rare collection of thirty skulls were taken from their shelves at Philadelphia’s Mutter ...

The macabre collection, currently in storage, was accumulated by Samuel George Morton in the first half of the 19th century. University of Pennsylvania Youtube A museum in Philadelphia has ...

Many fans of Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum believe exhibits of misshapen skulls and unspeakable body parts preserved in glass jars pretty much sell themselves. But the Mutter is looking for new ...

The Mütter Museum acquired this collection of 139 human skulls from Viennese anatomist Joseph Hyrtl (1810-1894) in 1874.

Australian politician Lynda Voltz is pushing for the Mutter Museum to return the skull of an unknown Australian soldier shot and killed in World War I, and the museum said Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 ...

Australian politician Lynda Voltz is pushing for the Mutter Museum to return the skull of an unknown Australian soldier shot and killed in World War I, and the museum said Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 ...

The Mutter is known around the world for its collection of organs preserved in jars, deformed skeletons and lifelike wax casts of shocking medical maladies. It was founded in 1863 by The College ...