Museum of Funeral Customs
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[[Image:Funeral Carriage.JPG|right|thumb|Funeral Carriage]]
The '''Museum of Funeral Customs''' is located at 1440 Monument Ave. in [[Springfield, Illinois]], [[USA]]. It features exhibits dealing with American [[funeral|funerary]] and [[mourning]] customs. The [[museum]] is near [[Oak Ridge Cemetery]], the site of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s [[Lincoln's Tomb|tomb]].
Collections at the museum include a re-created [[1920s]] [[embalming]] room; [[coffin]]s and funeral paraphernalia from various cultures and times; examples of [[post-mortem photography]]; and a scale model of Lincoln's [[funeral train]].
The museum hosts tours and special events, and provides resources to scholars who are researching funeral customs. A gift shop provides [[book]]s and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and [[chocolate]]s.[http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art30168.asp]
==External links==
[[Image:Embalming_fluid.jpg|right|thumb|Early [[embalming]] fluid]]
[[Image:Lincoln's coffin, replica.JPG|right|thumb|Lincoln's coffin, replica]]
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*[http://www.funeralmuseum.org/ Museum of Funeral Customs homepage]
[[Category:Death customs]]
[[Category:Museums in Illinois]]
[[Category:History museums]]
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