After Life: A History of Death Exhibition Launch
Join us at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 26th October for the launch of our exhibition 'After Life: A History of Death'!
About After Life: A History of Death Exhibition Launch
This event celebrates the launch of our exhibition 'After Life: A History of Death'.
The event will begin in our foyer with a wine reception. You will then have the opportunity to hear two speakers, Dr Dan O'Brien and Prof. Seamus O'Mahony. Dan will discuss the history of funerals while Seamus will explore 21st century death practices and the medicalisation of death. The wine reception will then continue with tours of our new exhibition.
About the exhibition:
'After Life' explores changing views of death from antiquity to the present day. It uses the remarkable collections of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and its library - Scotland’s oldest and largest medical library - to uncover the history of death. An original copy of Napoleon Bonaparte’s post-mortem, written on Saint Helena Island, and a diary documenting the last days of celebrated Edinburgh physician James Young Simpson are displayed alongside a broadside proclaiming the execution of famous Edinburgh murderer William Burke.
The exhibition is split into three themes. It begins by examining the process of dying – deathbed experiences and how we identify death.
It then moves on to uncover what happens to the human body – from cremation to dissection, cannibalism and mummification.
Finally, the exhibition explores death in different cultures, including Victorian mourning rituals and Irish wakes.
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