National Museum of Funeral History

The National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Houston, Texas, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to "educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care." The 35,000-square-foot museum opened in 1992.[1]


National Museum of Funeral History

Features

The museum is home to "the country's largest collection of funeral service artifacts and features renowned exhibits on one of man's oldest cultural customs," according to its website.[2] For its hallmark exhibit, Celebrating the Lives and Deaths of the Popes, the museum collaborated with the Vatican to highlight the ceremonies surrounding papal funerals. As of October 2020, the museum has a presidential exhibit, including Abraham Lincoln's death mask.

Displays go back in time as far as Ancient Egyptian funerary practices[3] and include items like Hearses and unusual coffins, but it also devotes space for a Presidential Funeral Gallery. Among other items, it has the original $99.25 funeral bill for George Washington.[4]

References
  1. "Museum shows that death is a celebration of life". Travel Trolley.
  2. "National Museum of Funeral History | Funeral Museum, Best Museums in Houston - NMFH". www.nmfh.org.
  3. Amanda Sedlak-Hevener (September 23, 2021). "16 Museums In America You Won't Believe Actually Exist". Ranker. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  4. Teresa Otto (February 21, 2022). "We're Dying to Get Into Houston's Museum of Funeral History". Retrieved March 28, 2022.

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