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The museum hosted tours and special events, and provided resources to scholars who were researching funeral customs. A gift shop provided books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates. It was closed in March 2009 due to poor attendance and handling of the museum's trust fund.
Viewing (museum display) Museum of Funeral Customs. In death customs, a viewing (sometimes referred to as reviewal, calling hours, funeral visitation in the United States and Canada) is the time that family and friends come to see the deceased before the funeral, once the body has been prepared by a funeral home. [1]
Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, closed in 2009; Museum of Holography, Chicago [87] National Museum of Surveying, Springfield, closed in 2013; Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, Rantoul, closed in 2015; Old Barn Museum, Newark [88] Oliver Parks Telephone Museum, Springfield [89] Park Ridge Historical Society Museum, Park Ridge [90] The ...
The history museum is located in the former home of the Museum of Funeral Customs, which closed permanently in 2009. [1] The museum celebrates the African-American history of Central Illinois. Exhibits and presentations include the presence of quasi-legal slavery in pioneer Springfield starting in 1819, the founding of the Pike County free ...
The art museum will conclude all programs and exhibitions on Sunday, Sept. 1, in preparation for renovations and new construction as part of the museum's 2028 Campaign.
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A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation. JOHN O'CONNOR. May 26, 2024 at 12:45 AM. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ...
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