Ethical row erupts as museum pulls ancient mummy display over consent concerns. (photo credit: X/ Jonny McFarlane)

In a recent Egyptian mummy exhibition at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, a mummy was removed because it lacked “consent from the deceased individual.”

The Telegraph reported that visitors and art enthusiasts found signs posted by managers explaining that they had “removed human remains from this display as a mark of respect.” The item reportedly included a coffin with the remains of Nekht, a priest, a recovered mummified right hand from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, and a mummified male head and right foot.

The Daily Mail reported that further human remains from Kelvingrove and St Mungo Museum are planned for removal by Glasgow Life, a charitable organisation funded by the SNP-led Glasgow city council.…