National Museum of Funeral History

415 Barren Springs Drive

Houston, Texas, 77090, USA

281-876-3063

Discover America’s largest collection of authentic historical funeral service items in 19 permanent exhibits. Learn about hearses through history, caskets and coffins, plus the funerals of Presidents, Popes and celebrities and the history of embalming and cremation while you witness the cultural heritage of the funeral service industry and its time-honored tradition of compassion.  

PERMANENT EXHIBITS

With 19 permanent exhibits, the museum offers an unrivaled, educational and historical experience, including:

• George H.W. Bush Memorial Exhibit

• The History of Cremation

• Thanks for the Memories

• Celebrating the Lives and Deaths of the Popes

• Shroud of Turin

• Day of the Dead / Día De Los Muertos

• History of Embalming

• 19th Century Mourning

• Presidential Funerals

• Reflections on the Wall

• Coffins and Caskets of the Past

• Historical Hearses

• A Life Well Lived: Fantasy Coffins from Ghana

• Japanese Funeral

• 9/11 and Fallen Heroes Tribute

• Marsellus Casket Company

• Jazz Funerals of New Orleans