Public attitudes towards the display of non-adult mummies in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily

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Table 1. Questions included in the visitor questionnaire.

Question Number	Question
1	Into which of the following groups does your age fall?
2	What gender do you identify as?
3	Where is your home country?
4	What is the highest level of education you have completed?
5	If applicable, please specify your religion.
6	Prior to visiting the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, did you carry out any research about the site or mummies?
7	If your answer to Q6 was ‘yes’, where did you find information about the site? Please provide details of book titles and websites if possible.
8	If your answer to Q6 was ‘yes’, did you find sufficient information about the catacombs on websites, in books, tourist leaflets, and guidebooks?
9	Were you aware that the Capuchin Catacombs contained the mummies of babies, infants, and children?
10	How does the display of baby, infant, and child mummies make you feel?
11	Do you think it is appropriate to display the mummies of babies, infants, and children in the catacombs?
12	Do you think it is appropriate to display the mummies of babies, infants, and children in museums?
13	Should the Capuchin Catacombs be open to all ages, or should it be more restricted (e.g. 18+ years)?
14	If you had known there was a children’s room, or a high concentration of juvenile mummies, would you avoid this area of the catacombs?
15	If you had known that the mummies of babies, infants, and children were on display prior to your visit, would you still have attended?
16	What have you learnt about the mummified children during your visit?
17	Do you feel there are sufficient visitor resources and information panels about the mummies throughout the Capuchin Catacombs?

Figure 1. Visitor’s country of residence.

Figure 2. Age distribution of respondents.

Figure 3. Sources of information prior to visiting the Capuchin Catacombs.

Figure 4. Quantification of feedback when visitors were asked how neonate, infant, and child mummies made them feel.