Somewhere in the world there’s an article in a smalltown paper linking this story to Halloween in some macabre way, however while puns may come easy the exhibit looks quite fascinating – especially given the important role the dead play in the culture and history of Mexico.

100 years ago officials in the town of Guanajuato found 23 well preserved mummies while moving grave sights. A museum called the “Museum of the Mummy” was founded – and now they’re traveling around Mexico, taking an absence from their home in the less traveled central Mexican town.

The mummies are on display until December 28 is in Monterrey, Mexico, at the Carlos Prieto Auditorium – coinciding with the Santa Lucia Festival.  SLC Tribune article.