Event
Tracing - Case 3: Human Remains

A discussion about mourning, remembrance and the handling of human remains in museums

What does it mean when mortal remains are stored far away from their original context? And how does the view change when an object becomes a subject again? The speakers are Konrad Huhn (European Ethnology, University of Innsbruck) Robin Menges (Clinical & Health Psychologist), Johannes Schrottenbaum (Funeral Director Schwaz). The audience is cordially invited to join in the discussion.

In the series Spurensuchen, the Museum der Völker sheds light on the origin and history of selected objects. The exhibition Case 3 : Human Remains is dedicated to the ethical and emotional questions surrounding human remains in the collection of the Museum der Völker.