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May 2019
Death Cafe at the Coffin works
This year Museums at Night falls during Dying Matters Week, so the Coffin Works have taken the opportunity to open late and talk death! They are kicking off with a FREE Death Café at 6.30pm, facilitated by Laura Joyce their writer in residence. In the Death Cafe there are no hierarchies. We all meet simply as people who are going to die. This an agenda free discussion, with the topics determined by attendees. There will be tea and cake and an optional tombstone biscuit decorating activity. Booking…
Find out more »Night time tour of the Coffin Works
This year Museums at Night falls during Dying Matters Week and A Matter of Life and Death Festival, so the Coffin Works have taken the opportunity to open late and talk death! They are offering the chance to experience an atmospheric evening guided tour of the Victorian factory with one of their award-winning tour guides. Tickets for the evening tour are £15, booking is essential as places are limited. Book your ticket here. This is following on from a FREE Death Café at 6.30pm, facilitated…
Find out more »Open Day at Sandwell Valley Crematorium
Behind the scenes at Sandwell Valley Crematorium, a chance to see what goes on, what your choices are and how you can plan in advance.
Find out more »Archaeology in the graveyard – talk
Join us during Birmingham’s Dying Matters Festival for an illustrated talk into the archaeology of Park Street burial ground, being excavated as part of the preparatory work for HS2 rail line. This investigation of a 19th century graveyard is giving archaeologists the opportunity to learn about life and death in Birmingham as it changed from a market town to industrial city. Archaeologists from MOLA-Headland Infrastructure (MHI) will explore the scientific techniques they’ve used, from geophysical surveys to isotopic testing, and…
Find out more »June 2019
Open Day at John Taylor Hospice
Would you like to know more about hospice care? Join John Taylor Hospice's Open Day where you'll have the chance to chat with staff and visitors and find the answers to your questions.
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