Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, PL35 0HD

04/09/2025

We are very much looking forward to seeing this!

Join us at The College of Psychic Studies to explore our latest exhibition of spirit-inspired art, The Medium is the Message. Read more.

03/09/2025

We are delighted to announce the first exhibition in our joint arts space in Launceston. Stones, rocks & other beings EXHIBITION | Lanstefan Arts | Karen Howse 2 - 31 Oct 25 – open 11 - 3pm Drawings | prints | assemblage. Artist-wanderer Karen Howse has been in correspondence with stones lately ~ rocks found whilst walking near Craddock Moor mine and whilst seeking an elliptical Stone Circle near Rough Tor ~ Overlapping lithical territories found their way into her thoughts and drawings, an overlay of numerous other journeys and wanderings with rocks as lode stone ~ Rocks are used as a way to orientate, a recognisable weight to hold in the palm or rest your back against. In precarious, shifting times, stones seemed like a good place to settle ~ a steadying place to reflect on our deeply interconnected relationships with other beings. Lanstefan Arts is a new experimental art space in the ancient town of Launceston, promoting connection through combined arts, talks and workshops. 28 Church Street Launceston PL15 8AR

31/08/2025

We have been working on some more of our small booklets, trawling through our collection in the library. These will be looking at Cornish Folklore and Witchcraft and will be available both online and in our shop next year.

30/08/2025

For anyone who loved Bait, from 2019, this new film from the same director, Mark Jenkins’s, sounds really intriguing and is also shot in Cornwall. We loved Enys Men too so will just have to sit tight until Rose of Nevada comes out soon…

29/08/2025

Updated poster now includes the confirmed writers talks by Syd Moore, Hannah Marsh, Laura May, Sam K. Horton and possibly more!

25/08/2025

What a mindless decision. Having used the archive for research into representations of witchcraft over the years, that research is now likely to be impossible.

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/historians-dismayed-scandal-bbc-cutting-access-written-archives?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7AxdiSQDHpeOX8kg5MemaxN51jb7ZqLnQs4XGDor0K9AX44T_X8bRWqpuY7w_aem_xtJr7f8PtsO3sxD2pwcR8g

Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research

21/08/2025

A specialist in Haitian Vodou, West African Vodun and New Orleans Voodoo, Dr Louise Fenton has a PhD in Caribbean History. Read more about her.

15/08/2025

https://www.woolwich.works/events/the-witchcraft-women-folklore-summit

Explore the historical, cultural, and symbolic evolution of witchcraft and folklore at this new summit. From spellcraft and Maleficia to fairies and tarot,

13/08/2025

As many of you will know, if you have visited the museum, our founder Cecil Williamson was always keen to draw parallels between various streams of magical practice around the world. We have continued his way of thinking and were recently able to add this extraordinary magical garment to our collection. The text that came with it reads - ‘An Islamic Talismanic Shirt with Astronomical and Qur’anic Inscriptions.

This talismanic shirt is richly inscribed and visually segmented into panels featuring intricate circular charts, astrological diagrams, and esoteric schematics alongside carefully rendered Qur’anic verses. The front of the shirt prominently displays motifs such as concentric cosmological wheels, mihrab-like arches, the Zulfiqar sword, and the Hand of Fatima (with invocations). Golden floral elements add visual richness throughout the composition. The back continues with complex magic squares, sacred trees, spiritual lineages, and radiant sunburst calligraphy of the names of the Prophet Muhammad and the Ahl al-Bayt.’ We are keen to establish some kind of date for the piece so should there be any Islamic scholars out there who may be able to help, please get in touch. The piece will be on show in our Talisman’s display next year

11/08/2025

Another great podcast from The Folklore Podcast

​Listen to the audio podcast on the player below, or if you prefer YouTube then click here :

25/07/2025

https://www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/magic-in-contemporary-art-ep-6-lecture-discussion

Dr. Amy Hale chats with Edgar Fabián Frías, Elijah Burgher and Hilma’s Ghost about q***r magical art practices and how they inspire different ways of seeing and knowing.

19/07/2025

This is such a joy to be working on!

Gwrach | Witch | A Fairytale Retold by Clive Hicks-Jenkins invites you into the enchanted vision of one of Wales' most esteemed artists, whose work brings a new depth to the beloved fairytale of Hansel & Gretel.