"Mom, could you fix this victim for an open-casket?"

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with a funeral director about preparing victims for an open-casket viewing.

My sweet mother is a funeral director and world-renowned restorative artist. In this episode, I walk her around our "Death by Natural Causes" exhibit to discuss how she might prepare a few of the victims for an open-casket...or if it is even possible...audience discretion is advised if you're a little squeamish about this subject matter. https://www.hmns.org/ For more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Guest: my sweet mother

Topics covered

• funeral directing
• restorative art
• death
• exhibits
• natural causes

Keywords

• funeral director
• restorative artist
• open-casket
• death exhibit
• natural causes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Houston Museum of Natural Science

Books & works: Death by Natural Causes

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