Written by Lauren
Rating: 5
VERIFIED
As a London Month of the Dead regular, I was chuffed to have an event around Christmas. The performance was fantastic and the atmosphere was perfect!
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH - Pet Cemeteries and Animal Burials
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7 reviews - Highgate Cemetery West
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
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Tickets from £12.00
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Wed, 23rd Oct 2024 @ 19:00 - 21:30
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19:00 - 21:30
Dr.
Paul Koudounaris spent over a decade traveling the world to study
pet cemeteries, animal memorials, and various traditions for saying
final goodbyes to cherished pets. In his research he discovered far
more than the burials of cats and dogs. What he discovered were
graves for everything from flies to elephants, but no matter how
disparate the species and how far removed geographically, all had
one thing in common: each of them were beloved to a human
companion.
Paul's
talk on the topic will be accompanied by an evocative selection of
photos from his new book on the subject which will be launched this
evening.
Ranging from Victorian English cat graves to caskets for horned toads in the Wild West to glass dog house tombs in Bolivia, this promises to be a talk that is sometimes weird, often fascinating, and entirely touching.
After the lecture Paul will be interviewed by New York Times bestselling author and Pen Award winner, Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris"
Tickets £12 including a serving of Victorian punch.
PAUL
KOUDANARIS
Paul Koudounaris has a PhD in art
history from the University of California and has written widely on
European ossuaries and charnel houses for both academic and popular
journals. He is the author of The Empire of Death: A Cultural
History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses, Memento Mori: The Dead
Among Us, and Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular
Saints from the Catacombs. Paul is a member of the Order of the
Good Death
Address
Highgate Cemetery West, The Chapel, Swain's Lane, Highgate, N6 6PJ
Nearest Station
Archway (Tube)
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Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries & Animal Burials
Includes a delightful gin cocktail
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19:00 - 21:30 | £12.00 |
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• Visited 3 months ago -
Written by Cherry
Rating: 4
• Visited 3 months agoVERIFIED
We were a little disappointed that we were unable to hear Casting the Runes. The other stories were fun though, especially the Judge’s House. How could it go wrong with Bram Stocker in charge!
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