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"Mourning Memphis" Exhibition Opening

  • Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum 680 Adams Avenue Memphis, TN, 38105 United States (map)

“Mourning Memphis” Exhibition Opening

Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum
680 Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105

Friday, September 6, 2019
5:00PM - 8:00PM

$20 per admission
APTA Members get in free!
woodruff-fontaine.org


Join us as we kick off our season of mourning by spending an evening with the spirits! The “princely mansion” comes alive when there is talk of the dead. Stroll the darkened halls and hear the tales of the first families while viewing our beautiful mourning collection displayed and staged throughout the mansion.

Carter Jackson, retired Funeral Director with Memphis Funeral Home, will demonstrate the proper Victorian embalming techniques and speak on the rising Undertaking profession during Victorian Era.

The presentation will begin promptly at 6pm in the Carriage House.


A “repast” style reception will be at your service, offering something for every soul.

For additional information please contact the living at: j.cooper@woodruff-fontaine.org

Earlier Event: September 6
Island Groove Celebration
Later Event: September 13
Fridays in HSP