Museum of Mourning Art

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Museum of Mourning Art

The art of death

2900 State Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19026
+1 610 259 5800
http://www.gophila.com/culturefiles/Museums/mourningmuseum/

The Museum of Mourning Art is less than 30 minutes from Philadelphia and explores the unusual history and artistic culture of grief. The museum features familiar death symbols, such as the skull and cross bones, that are found on books, clocks, engravings, bells, ceramics, tombstones and a variety of other objects related to death. A special exhibit features more than seventy pieces of mourning jewelry, worn as mementos of the deceased. Most notable is a special exhibit dedicated to George Washington and the national grief that gripped America.

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