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Funeral Cars

Metal guitarist and paper effigy artisan Koh Eng Keat sits on his motorcycle in front of a seven-foot-tall paper mansion. Keat runs 358 Custom Effigies Workshop with his father Koh Ah Bah where building elaborate papier-mâché effigies like this are just part of a normal workday.

Meet the Punk Rocker Building Life-Sized Paper Effigies for Malaysia’s Ghosts

The doom metal guitarist builds papier-mâché BMWs, iPhones, and mansions—then it all goes up in smoke.

Marco Ferrarese February 24, 2023

The funeral train when it was displayed in York.

Shildon, England

Winston Churchill's Funeral Train

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.

As the 20th century wore on, hearses got slicker, sleeker, and much more covered in chrome.

The Curious Afterlives of Hearses

When they no longer carry caskets, some of these vehicles end up in museums—or even pawn shops.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 5, 2018

collection of painted coffins

Kassel, Germany

Museum of Sepulchral Culture

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Caleu Caleu Department, Argentina

Argentine Vintage Funeral Cadillacs

The clients of these mysterious hand-crafted funeral cars took their last ride in style.

Permanently Closed

Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Museum of Mourning Art

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

Inside the Bestattungsmuseum, the Vienna Undertakers' Museum. (Wikimedia Commons)

Vienna, Austria

Bestattungsmuseum (Vienna Undertakers' Museum)

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

National Museum of Funeral History

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

Barcelona, Spain

Museu de Carrosses Fúnebres de Barcelona

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.