Cernunnos comes to stay at the museum

To celebrate the new season at the museum, we commissioned the very talented willow artist, Woody Fox to create a new figure to grace the outside of the museum. Many …

New museum loans

Following on from last year, we have items appearing in several exhibitions. The first to open will be in London at the Wellcome Collection, in an exhibition entitled, ‘Smoke and …

Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone day of talks, April 20th

We are all very much looking forward to Janet and Gavin’s first ever visit to the museum and their day of talks. Tickets are still available so book now to …

Museum History

We received this nostalgic image via our Facebook page. It shows Cecil Williamson’s original painting of a witch on her broomstick which has now been reproduced on the exterior of …

Tickets are on sale for the May Conference, Betwixt and Between

Our May Conference is shaping up to be a really interesting weekend of talks. Subjects so far include- Diane Purkiss – The South Moray Witches: landscape and belief Heather Freeman …

New window for a new season

Getting ready for the new season always involves thinking about the museum window. This year, Simon and Marti, (it was Marti who created the Stag’s head which graced the window …

May Conference Call For Papers

On May 18th & 19th  the Museum will host its annual conference on the subject of Isobel Gowdie to complement our 2019 exhibition. It will be held in the Wellington …

Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone Day of Talks, April 20th

We are delighted to announce that Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone will be making their very first visit to the museum on April 20th and giving a day of talks …

Qualified First Aid Museum Team!

Hannah, Joyce and Gypsy recently enrolled on a First Aid course and all passed with flying colours! Gypsy will also be attending a 3-day Health & Safety course shortly so …

Candlelit Evening for 2019

We are pleased to announce the dates for this years candlelit evenings. Come along and experience the museum in a whole new way by atmospheric candlelight. We look forward to …

Getting ready for the new season

As many of you may know, whilst the sign on the door says closed, the museum team are far from taking it easy. The months when we close are vital …

Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Anniversary Book

For all those who love the museum! Call for contributions Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Anniversary Book In December 2004, in the wrecked building of the Museum of Witchcraft, a …

Boscastle Wassail

We are delighted to announce that the Boscastle Wassail will be happening outside the museum on Sunday 6th January. Come down at 7.30pm to see the Wassail Ceremony and hear …

Issue Two of the Enquiring Eye is now available!

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Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Anniversary Book

Call for contributions Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Anniversary Book In December 2004, in the wrecked building of the Museum of Witchcraft, a group of friends stood and reflected on …

Dark Gathering – Part Two

Part 2 of Cassandra’s report on this years dark Gathering can be read here – Dark Gathering 2018 – Part Two  

Dark Gathering – Part 1

We were delighted to read the first part of Cassandra’s report on this years spectacular Dark Gathering event.  Dark Gathering 2018 – Part One

peck o’ trouble by artist Suzanne O’Haire with guest speaker, Simon Costin

  As part of Suzanne’s exhibition at the Recency Townhouse in Brighton, Suzanne O’Haire will present a series of 34 domestic-scale sculptural assemblages, titled beyond belief, made predominately out of …

Winter Opening dates

The Museum is now closed but as of the last few years, we will be opening before and after Christmas from 12 noon and closing at 4pm. Here are the …

Wood blocks from 1720

New Acquisition

We have been lucky to recently acquire these two incredibly rare woodblocks, originally used to illustrate The History of Witches and Wizards, 1720. John Crabb, author of Graven Images: The …

Waking the Witch, touring exhibition

  The museum has several objects on loan to a new touring exhibition. ‘The British Isles have a particularly strong relationship to magic and the occult, with the chants of …

A Week of Halloween Curiosities, London

Simon will be promoting the museum at a talk in London on the 30th October at the Town Hall Hotel. Other speakers will be Professor Ronald Hutton — The History …

Spellbound at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

We are delighted to announce that we have several items from the museums collection in this new exhibition in Oxford at the prestigious Ashmolean Museum. ‘Explore the history of magic …

A Venture Into the Occult: My Internship With the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic

Hi! My name is Aleksandra and I have spent the last month working here at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. I study liberal arts with a major in history …