In 2018, a political decision was made that approximately one hundred objects would be cleared from the Natural History Museum in Gothenburg's collections.
These objects consisted mainly of human remains, such as skulls.
Among the objects was the fetus of a Siamese twin couple, which has not been shown to the public since 2017. It was decided that the twin couple would be buried.
"There is no legal situation"
At the end of 2019, Gothenburg cemeteries received an order for cremation, but the cemetery administration stopped the preparations that began to "clarify the legal situation", wrote Göteborgs-Posten in November 2019. According to information to Kulturnyheterna, the twins in September 2020 were still not buried.
The cemetery administration has again referred to the unclear legal situation.
- There is no legal situation.
I've heard it before from the media.
I have been in contact with the administration and asked what it is and they say that there is nothing with it, that it is in their schedule.
There are no legal question marks, says Gunilla Eliasson, head of administration at Västarvet to Kulturnyheterna.
The thinning of remains has been an infected issue in Gothenburg.
Museum employees have felt overwhelmed by Västarvet and curator Magnus Gelang has previously said that the thinning decision was not compatible with the Museum Act.
The cultural news has repeatedly asked the cemetery administration for a comment.