P J Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Just stumbled on this link on the beeb site, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-23609162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 so next time somebody asks me where the kings head is I can quite truthfully say "back in new zealand" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 :) I never realised until you posted Sid but I think this thread may be ripe for hijack by the usual immigrant/send the buggers back brigade Whilst I agree with this repatriation of the head to its homeland I wonder how limited museums may become if they can only show locally sourced exhibits???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Just stumbled on this link on the beeb site...... You didn't see this story on here 2 days ago then PJ ? It says a lot more about it too http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/16357/1/After-170-years-museums-mummified-head-is-to-be-returned-to-its-sacred-home/Page1.html I think it's nice that the head is going back to it's homeland too as it cant be shown on display here anyway. The heads are sacred to the Maori and it's regarded as an insult to them to be shown in public as is taking/showing a photograph of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 When will they return the Egyptian mummies to Egypt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 We only have one in Warrington, it s a teenage boy apparently and was donated to the museum in 1885. I wonder who donated him and where they got him from Now you mention it though it does seem rather sad that he's lying in a museum in a glass box Maybe you could collect him and take him back with you if you ever pop over Cleo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 The only problem is if we send everything back to their rightfull owners there will be nothing left to display, mind you it would make room for displaying all the old photos of Warrington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Now there's a thought Algy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 When will they return the Egyptian mummies to Egypt? They refuse to go, the benefits for single mums are better here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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