MUMMIFIED

The stories behind Egyptian mummies in museums

What does it mean to display the dead in museums? And what does it say about the living?

Mummified is an insightful and thought-provoking exploration of the ethical, historical, and emotional journey of Egyptian mummies from Egypt to our local museums. Through captivating storytelling, Dr Angela Stienne unravels the complex narratives surrounding mummified bodies, questioning the ways in which they have been collected, displayed, and interpreted. We have long forgotten to step back and ask ourselves why Egyptian mummies are in our museums, how we came to see them as museum objects, and what that says about us.

Blending historical research with contemporary voices, Mummified challenges us to reconsider our relationship with the dead—not as artifacts, but as people—and to reflect on the responsibility of museums in shaping this conversation.

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Kara Cooney, Professor of Ancient Egyptian Art & Architecture, University of California Los Angeles

'Who would have thought that Egyptian mummies are alive and well all around us? Angela Stienne's book helps us to see the ancient mummy in the brown paint of gallery paintings, in anatomy lectures, even in modern discussions of race and ethnicity. This brilliantly written book proves that the mummy has reawakened within our own social spaces as a material link between past and present. A must read.'