Article 6ZYX3 Tasmanian museum kept and displayed 177 human remains without the families knowing, report finds

Tasmanian museum kept and displayed 177 human remains without the families knowing, report finds

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The University of Tasmania apologised, saying staff had met with families and will consider the coroner's findings

Human specimens were collected, and in some cases publicly displayed, by a museum for decades without the knowledge or consent of families.

The University of Tasmania's R A Rodda Museum collected remains from coronial autopsies from 1966 to 1991 for teaching and research purposes.

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