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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 ...
The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia holds a collection of more than 40,000 medically significant objects and specimens. Here is ...
Part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the Mütter Museum says it investigated the ethics of displaying donated ...
The new policy comes after two years of controversy involving public backlash, staff departures and high-level leadership changes.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new exhibit hopes to bring empathy to those who are unhoused here in Philadelphia and around the world. The very unique collection features photographs full of emotion and ...
After a few contentious years, the museum is adopting a more holistic approach instead of focusing only on specimens and the medical condition they represent.
Kate Quinn, former executive director of the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, on May 9, 2023. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) ...
The 'Trusted Messengers' exhibition, commemorating five years of COVID-19 in Philadelphia, will be on display at the Mütter Museum from Saturday, March 15, through Feb. 2, 2026.
Home to over 20,000 mind-boggling anatomic specimens, plaster casts, wax models, and paintings, the Mütter Museum, founded in 1858, is part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. This book ...
"My office was contacted by Mutter Museum in Philadelphia," Lees said. "And this is a historic medical museum. And they indicated that they were going through their archives.