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... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > death in culture > museums of death
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > death in culture > museums of death
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > death in culture > museums of death
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museums of death  

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  • Museums are institutions that collect and display objects or artifacts of scientific, historic, cultural, or artistic value. Museums of death focus almost entirely on issues surrounding death, funerals, and memorialization in Western society, and on the objects produced as part of the mourning and memorialization processes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Museums of Death]

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