The twins grew up together in Gothenburg. Never cremated

10/22/2020 Sweden



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A hard copy of Dagens Nyheter, 2020-10-22 07:59

Article source address: https://www.dn.se/sverige/vad-hande-med-tvillingarna-pa-museet/

Two hundred years ago, the Siamese were put into formalin. Last fall, they were removed from the collections of the Museum of Natural History and burned. But the story does not end there.

Two adult twins placed in formalin caused chaos at the Gothenburg Museum of Natural History. Were they a treasure or a disgrace?

When the CEO booked the cremation, it was intended as an end point. Buried in the memorial grove of the Kviberg Cemetery, the girls could no longer create controversy.

But are they really there?

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Gudrun Nyberg is a retired physician and the author of several works on medical history. “If I had opened a museum today, I would not have exhibited the twins there,” he says.

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Forms of life canned in formalin. Until last fall, adult twins were also part of the collections of the Museum of Natural History.

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The Gothenburg Museum of Natural History.

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Pernilla Schedin, from the Regional Administration for Cultural Development, decided that only three of the remains examined would be kept in public collections. The twins did not belong there.

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The first curator of the Natural History Museum Magnus Gelang calls the region’s decision a serious mistake. “The process itself is a part of the history of Swedish museums today,” he says.

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Magnus Gelang is a curator at Naturhistoriska and was commissioned to evaluate the twins and other human remains before making the decision to lose weight.

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Pernilla Schedin from the regional administration responsible, among other things, for Naturhistoriska defends the decision to lose weight for the twins. “An attitude of respect towards the people who once lived is civilization,” he says.

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The twins were brought here to the Kviberg crematorium after losing weight. In October 2019, the order was signed: Cremation and burial in the memorial grove.

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The Gothenburg Museum of Natural History.

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There is an empty shelf in one of the magazines in the Museum of Natural History. Where the twin bottle once stood there is a note: “Loan.” It is not formally completed.

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Medical historian Gudrun Nyberg has tried to find the origin of the twins, but it is difficult. “Doctors at that time burned his notes,” he says.

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