Approached MUHNAC
July 01, 2014
In July 2014, Dr. Hugo Cardoso approached the National Museum of Natural History and Science (Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência - MUHNAC) in Lisbon, Portugal. An informal request was made for a collaboration between the Museum and Simon Fraser University (SFU) for the later to borrow human remains for teaching and research purposes. After incorporating/accessioning unclaimed remains from the cemeteries in Lisbon in its documented skeletal collection, the Museum would then loan these remains to SFU where they would be shipped and care for a set amount of time. The request was denied.