Museum of Funeral Customs
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The Museum of Funeral Customs is located at 1440 Monument Ave. in Springfield, Illinois, USA. It features exhibits dealing with American funerary and mourning customs. The museum is near Oak Ridge Cemetery, the site of Abraham Lincoln's tomb.

Collections at the museum include a re-created 1920s embalming room; coffins 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 books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates.[1]

External links

Early embalming fluid

Lincoln's coffin, replica

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