Museum Study is pleased that Amy L. Covell-Murthy is joining our
distinguished faculty.
Amy L. Covell-Murthy is the Archaeology Collection Manager and Head of
the Section of Anthropology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
She has over 15 years of experience as a museum professional and over a
decade of experience with repatriation and NAGPRA consultation.
Amy’s research focuses on the care of human remains in collecting
institutions, especially the formation of pertinent policy and
procedure. With this work, she hopes to ensure that people have agency
over their own bodies and believes that prioritizing relationships over
objects is the only way to dismantle oppressive and colonial frameworks
inherent in museum work.
Amy will be leading the new course Repatriation Beyond NAGPRA. This
four-week course uses case studies, weekly readings, guest speakers, and
discussion to delve into the possibilities, complications, and practice
of repatriation beyond NAGPRA.
For more information about Amy and the course she will be leading visit
our website at https://www.museumstudy.com/amy-covell-murthy
Amy L. Covell-Murthy joining Museum Study to lead a course on Repatriation
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