Death isn’t all doom and gloom you know! Not with these colourful, unique and even humorous coffins currently on display at the Royal Festival Hall.

Boxed: Fabulous Coffins from UK and Ghana is a free exhibition displaying bespoke coffins from the collection of Pa Joe in Ghana and Crazy Coffins in Nottingham.

The display is part of the Southbank Centre’s Death-themed festival four days of music, performance, talks and poetry aiming to lift the (coffin) lid on the subject of death.

Boxed: Fabulous Coffins, in the foyer of the Royal Festival Hall until 29 January 2012. Death Festival at the Southbank Centre, 27 to 30 January 2012

Photos by Baynes Media