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August 4, 2026

Five of our exhibits are currently on display at the Finsterau Open-Air Museum. The special exhibition is titled "Now we're going there – Dying, Death…"

July 30, 2026

Stonemason, museum educator, hearse enthusiast – Gerold Eppler retires. When Gerold Eppler speaks in his own unique, mysterious way about…

April 18, 2026

Gerold Eppler, initiator of the hearse meet, on stylish vehicles and morbid charm: On Saturday, April 18th, numerous hearses will roll into Kassel…

March 16, 2026

New release: While death is omnipresent in media and entertainment, the actual dying process and the dead body are increasingly being ignored…

1 January 2026

A new online seminar, "How do I explain a cemetery to children?", aims to break down barriers. Crosses, gravestones, cemetery regulations – is the cemetery a place…

September 9, 2025

The Friends of the Museum of Sepulchral Culture have launched a campaign. They demand: The Sepulchral Museum must stay! Because: The…

1 November 2024

Send us a photo of your favorite spot in the cemetery! What would the pre-Christmas season be without an Advent calendar? And where else can you find…

1 May 2024

Event series for children at the Museum of Sepulchral Culture From May 2024 “And that alone is a reason to talk about it: Because he…

April 7, 2024

The Kassel Savings Bank, the Savings Banks Cultural Foundation of Hesse-Thuringia, and SV Savings Banks Insurance support the redesign of the Central Institute and Museum for Sepulchral Culture and…

March 1, 2024

Dagmar Kuhle on the transmortale conference and its special features. Interview: Anna Lischper. Dagmar, you've been involved with transmortale since…

5 October 2023

On the topic of water, on October 5, 2023, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Friedhof und Denkmal e.V. to the annual cemetery administrators' meeting. This year's…

4 October 2023

Interview with Anke Kuhl, illustrator of the book "Radishes from Below" October 4, 2023 Ms. Kuhl, together with your colleague Katharina…