The MWM Collection and Library are freely searchable online.
You do not need access to our archives to search either the Collection, or Library.
Information about objects, magical practices and the museum’s history and is contained in the free online collection record and can this be accessed from anywhere, 24 hours per day.
Besides the Museum Library and Collection records, which are freely searchable online, The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic has a large archive containing original material and MSS on a variety of topics. Prior registration to use the archive is required.
The material includes the Pickingill Papers, Gerald Gardner letters and manuscripts, the Alex Sanders Archive, the Cecil Williamson Object Label Collection, the Cecil Williamson Notebooks and manuscripts, as well as numerous items written by and concerning a host of other magical practitioners.
We keep, preserve and make available this material to researchers in our physical archive at the Museum (viewed by appointment). In season, appointments are hard to come by and are usually available on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays. The Library is open on these days by appointment 10.30 – 12.30 and 13.30 – 16.30. A condition of entry is that all bags and phones must be left with the office, and any permitted photography must be carried out by a museum staff member.
You will commonly need the document archive if you are researching someone who has deposited documents, or for whom the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic has archived papers relating to craft history in a biographical sense. The Document Archive is not a primary source for writing on occult or craft matters; for this purpose use The Library.
For example:-
For Alex Sanders Tapes – Search The Library.
For Alex Sanders Correspondence – Search The Archive. This function requires prior registration.
If you wish to view the MWM Archive online, you must first complete the contact form below. From 2021, there may be a charge for this process, in line with other specialist archives nationally and internationally.
After emailing please be patient as Museum staff will need to review your request – this can take up to 14 working days.
The Enquiring Eye is the journal of the Museum of Witchcraft & Magic. It is published twice a year. We welcome contributions from readers on the topics of witchcraft, magic, folklore, and paganism.
Submission guidelines are available by filling out our contact form below.
There are a few things to know prior to making an enquiry:
All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished; should be related to witchcraft, paganism, folklore and magic, maximum 3000 words, with an appropriate bibliography included in word count. You must own the copyright in all material. There is no financial consideration for articles submitted or published. No poetry or fiction. We welcome research articles -or letters sparked by the last edition.
THIS CONTACT FORM IS FOR THE ARCHIVES AND THE ENQUIRING EYE ONLY