I spoke to a curator about his role at the museum, the ethicality of displaying mummified remains, and the value of returning items to their communities of origin

Harry Sharples’ poem “Golden Mummies of Egypt”, takes inspiration from the halls of Manchester Museum, offering a fresh perspective on the fate of an ancient woman.

What would it mean to decolonise an inherently colonial centre? We sat down to speak with Dr. Njabulo Chipangura at the Manchester Museum, to find out more about how the museum is re-evaluating its role in colonial knowledge production

Theo Bennett reviews the action-packed, but deeply nostalgic closing event of Manchester Museum’s Egypt Gallery, which shall be off-limits until reopening in 2021