Museum of the Dead
Catacombs of the Capuchins (Italian Catacombe dei Cappuccini) - burial catacombs located in the city of Palermo in Sicily, in which the clear remains of more than eight thousand people, most of the local elite and prominent citizens - the clergy, the aristocracy and the representatives of various professions. This is one of the most famous exhibition of mummies - skeletirovannye, mummified, embalmed body of the dead lie, stand, hang, form a composition.
By the end of XVI century, the inhabitants of the Capuchin monastery has grown considerably, and there was a need for a dignified and spacious cemetery for the monks. For this purpose we adapted the crypt under the monastery church. In 1599 there was buried brother Silvestro of Gubbio, and then the remains were moved here several previously deceased monks. In what room crypt was close, and the Capuchins gradually dug a long passage in which up to 1871 placed the body of deceased monks.
Wouldn’t this place wreak? I cant imagine that the smell of slowly decomposing flesh would be pleasant.
They have been mummyfied, the flesh is not decomposing anymore as you would think. But its true there is always a slight smell around dead bodies no matter how well preserved they are.
It just makes me wonder what they would have thought of such exhibitions if they knew. Would you guys want to be kept and remembered? or left to be forgotten in poeace?
Even mummified dead bodies left out could lead to new or recurring extinct contagions. The practice should be ended and the bodies disposed of properly. Hanta Fever popped up from Deer Mouse droppings, imagine what could come of human corpses.
I’ve been there and there is a story about the little girl that is shown. I don’t remember it exactly but it’s quite interesting.
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