The Mütter has long been known as 'disturbingly informative' and uniquely Philadelphian. Now its new leaders want it to be about health, not death — and supporters are fighting for its life.
“Because of what happened with the MOVE remains, [Quinn seemed to think] that somehow the negative publicity would follow us,” said Kimmerle. “I tried to stress every time we’ve done these events, we’ve solved cases. The families of the missing are very grateful.”
She wrote the board on May 17 with her concerns. “The College is currently being led from a place of fear — fear of being ‘cancelled,’ censured, or publicly scolded,” wrote Hamel, a forensic pathologist. “This stance is precisely the opposite of the one that the College, and the Museum, should be taking — that of a thought leader and trailblazer in the sensitive use of human remains for the purpose of education.
In an email to The Inquirer, Irons said Hicks “is relying on hearsay and distorting the meaning of my words to present a twisted picture of our intentions.” She does admit that questions about proper context for anatomical exhibits were less of a concern when the museum was only open to medical professionals.
Many people “find it disturbing and they find it very disrespectful that these unborn children are in jars here,” she said. In early April, Quinn and Irons emailed college staff to say there was a “great deal of misinformation circulating at the moment,” they wrote. They emphasized that their efforts aimed to “implement best practices…and [ensure they are] ethical and respectful stewards of the human remains that are entrusted to our care.”acknowledging the discord in the social media comments and insisting that the review is “critical” to improving their visitor experience.
Quinn said some of those images could reappear in the new database if “we decide that’s the right thing to do.”
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