National Museum of Funeral History

Spanning over an area of 35,000 square feet, the National Museum of Funeral History that opened in 1992, houses a variety of funeral service artefacts, relics as well as exhibits that provide information on the various aspects of death care. The exhibits and collections focus on particular funeral traditions with respect to a culture or country (such as cremation), elaborate on the use of various objects during funerals, pay tribute to several historical figures or emphasise on certain tragic events.

Interestingly, the museum had worked with the Vatican when curating the Celebrating the Lives and Deaths of the Popes exhibit, to educate people about the different papal funeral ceremonies. The museum is also known to host a plethora of educational programs for adults, students and educators that focus on aspects of funerals related to biology, culture and social practices, chemistry, history, craftmanship of artefacts, vehicles, language etc.