ABSTRACT Vikings: Beyond the Legend was shown at the Melbourne Museum (Australia) amongst a backdrop of local debate when it was decided after consultation with the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee that human remains as part of the exhibit would not be displayed. This article assesses reviews and online comments related to the exhibition in Melbourne and compares them with online reviews from Sydney, Colorado, and Nantes where the remains were displayed. Overall, initial public responses show little change between the institutions that did and did not display human remains. However, an increase in negative public response in Melbourne a month into the exhibition’s residency was noticeably. It is argued that news coverage from a parallel exhibition, Real Bodies, shifted communication focus which led to an increase in online participation. Discussion advocates for an in-depth analysis regarding the presentation of non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People remains in Australian museums.

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不是我的祖先！交流在人类遗骸展示中的重要性：来自澳大利亚的案例研究

摘要 Vikings: Beyond the Legend 在墨尔本博物馆（澳大利亚）展出，当时当地辩论的背景是在与土著文化遗产咨询委员会协商后决定不展示人类遗骸作为展览的一部分。本文评估了与墨尔本展览相关的评论和在线评论，并将其与展示遗骸的悉尼、科罗拉多和南特的在线评论进行了比较。总体而言，最初的公众反应表明，展示和不展示人类遗骸的机构之间几乎没有变化。然而，展览驻留一个月后，墨尔本公众的负面反应明显增加。有人认为，来自平行展览 Real Bodies 的新闻报道，转移了沟通重点，导致在线参与度增加。讨论主张对澳大利亚博物馆中的非原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民的展示进行深入分析。