At
the
9th
FIAT-IFTA
International
Convention 2008 in Barcelona, Members
have established the FIAT-IFTA Heritage
Steering
Committee.
Its
mission
is
formulated in the Charter of Global
Funeral Heritage. In 2020 the name of
the Committee has been changed into:
FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Board.
The 1st Heritage Report was published
in 2010. The 2nd Heritage Report in
2012. In 2014 followed the 3rd Heritage
Report and in 2016 the 4th Heritage
Report appeared. This publication is
the 5th FIAT-IFTA Heritage Report 2020,
sent to our Members in January 2021.
With these publications FIAT-IFTA and
IAFM aim to preserve and to safeguard
the Global Funeral Heritage in joint effort
with other organizations. The focus is also
on creating international awareness.
The
editorial
staff
gratefully
thanks
all
contributors
to
the
FIAT-IFTA
Funeral
Heritage
Report
2020.
Memorable
is
the
support
of
the
FIAT-IFTA National Members, especially
the assistance of CFA – China Funeral
Association. The article on the Role of
Music in African American Funerals is an
initiative of Mr. Hari P. Close, American
Funeral Director.
Funeral Heritage
Report 2020
FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Report
is a biennial publication by the
FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Board
on behalf of FIAT-IFTA – The World
Organization of Funeral Operatives
and
IAFM
–
International
Association of Funeral Museums.
First edition appeared in 2010.
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FIAT-IFTA assumes no responsibility
for the accuracy of the information
contained in this report. In all its
publications FIAT-IFTA endeavors to
express gender neutrality.