After a two-year ethical review and a leadership shakeup in April, the Mütter Museum has committed to continuing its display of human remains with a new focus on giving visitors deeper context into the medical history behind its vast collection of biological specimens.

Leaders at the Center City museum, owned and operated by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia since 1863, outlined its new human remains policy Tuesday and explained how a contentious period of reflection helped pave the way forward.

"The debate about whether to exhibit human remains really presents a false choice," said Sara Ray, the museum's senior director of interpretation and engagement. "The issue isn't whether we should or shouldn't exhibit human remains — full stop. Instead, the question is whether we can exhi

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