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In 2022, director Milo Rau initiated a provocative campaign to repatriate the 2,700-year-old mummy Schepenese from the Abbey Library of St. Gallen to Egypt, framing the exhibit as a colonial-era ethical failure. The action functioned as a performance-based critique of museum practices, forcing a public debate on restitution and transforming the mummy from a scientific object into a focal point of dignity and heritage. The campaign, which was described by some as a publicity stunt but praised by others for elevating the restitution debate, fundamentally altered the perception of the exhibit.
In 2022, director Milo Rau initiated a provocative campaign to repatriate the 2,700-year-old mummy Schepenese from the Abbey Library of St. Gallen to Egypt, framing the exhibit as a colonial-era ethical failure. The action functioned as a performance-based critique of museum practices, forcing a public debate on restitution and transforming the mummy from a scientific object into a focal point of dignity and heritage. The campaign, which was described by some as a publicity stunt but praised by others for elevating the restitution debate, fundamentally altered the perception of the exhibit.
