the DN has previously told about the infected question of how human remains in museum collections to be handled. The politically appointed board of Västarvet, region Västra götaland’s largest management of the natural and cultural heritage, has decided that thinning should be initiated.
the Natural history museum with the keeper Magnus Gelang, in the lead do not believe that politicians should decide what should be deleted. It also refers to the national board of right now conducting an investigation into the gallringsfrågan and say that the results should avvaktas prior to initiating the work.
violated the museilagen when you made the decision to thinning begins. He and the museum believes that there are political motivations behind the screening, and are accusing especially the vice chairman of the board Gunilla Josefsson (S) for having initiated the process.
”Josefsson is in its full right to propose a thinning in accordance with the ICOM’s (International council of museums) code of ethics. Västarvsledningen, however, have failed in their obligation to inform the board on the individual museum’s independence within their field of competence which is emphasised in the new museilagens the process,” writes museiledningen in his WELL-notification.
Västarvets argument to begin thinning is that it can be considered degrading for a man to after his death to be exhibited at the museum. Museiledningen mean that the remains are important for research and for the destruction of objects is a form of historierevision, which you do not want to contribute to.
has now packed in boxes and will be stored at the West konservatorsateljén in Gothenburg, sweden.
JO-when registering, according to Leif Lithander, be seen as the culmination of a long battle between the museum and Västarvet. He believes that the Västarvet during the last 15 years increasingly tried to control the museum’s operations and that it is all actually about a struggle between culture and nature. It has been expressed, in that the services disappeared from the museum and went over to the administration.
– the Natural history museum has been around since 1833 and it is about to wipe out the museum’s identity, ” says Lithander, who has worked here for 35 years.
He believes that the whole issue must be handled at a different level and hope that the Ministry of culture through this WELL-notification to get up the eyes for the case and intervene.
she has not been part of the JO-enrollment.
” I have no comment on this right now. I need to get it certified first, and see what this notification contains, ” says Josefsson and ask to get back.
the DN has previously interviewed Monica Gustafsson, developer at Västarvet, in gallringsfrågan. She then said that a decision on the ethical thinning to be taken by the organisation’s top management or board of directors, in consultation with the responsible tjänsteperson and that this coincides with the ethical rules that have been developed by ICOM and that is the basis for museilagen.
– in the case of Västarvet and our destination is the Western Region which is museihuvudman. It means that Västarvet has a controlling influence over the content, ” said Gustafsson.
