Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, PL35 0HD

23/06/2026

https://www.chateaunantes.fr/en/expositions/witches/

Witches’ exhibition from 7 February to 28 June 2026: for centuries, thousands of women were accused of invoking evil forces and casting spells on innocent people.

22/06/2026

Poster spotted in Brittany. Has anyone been to see it???

14/06/2026

Our doors have just closed and our annual summer break. We will reopen after the Solstice on the 22nd. Have a wonderful time on the 21st and we will see you very soon…. ☀️

11/06/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/witchcraft-retreat-ireland

In an age of spiritual isolation, witches are flocking to the woods of Ireland and elsewhere to form covens of ‘sisterhood’

07/06/2026

Old H***y wishes all our LGBTQIA+ friends and supporters the very best of celebrations for Pride Month ❤️💜💙💛🧡💚🤎🤍

27/05/2026

Cannot wait for the forthcoming Folklore Tapes performance. Many moons ago the museum collaborated with Folklore Tapes for a special project so we are delighted to see them together again for this very special performance and exhibition. “Re-uniting for the first time in years, Folklore Tapes founding members Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker will be playing an exclusive set of material hewn together from 15 years of sonic exploration. The duo will be playing re-interpretated compositions exploring phantom pigs, witches, water spirits, plant-lore, magic and heavenly realms. Expect live homemade ritual instruments and dictaphones, alongside traditional instruments and optical light wizardry...16mm projection, OHP’s and torch magic!

There will be a selection of rare out-of-print vinyl and tape editions available on the night.” The performance will be after the 15th anniversary exhibition that opens earlier in the evening of the 5th June. Field System, in collaboration with the Museum of British Folklore, itself a custodian of the material and intangible heritage of British folk life, have put together the exhibition along with David Chatton Barker, founder of Folklore Tapes. Exhibition runs from June 5th to 21st 2026 at Field System, East Street, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7AH. Head to .system for booking details

26/05/2026

Following on from a recent post asking if our cameras ever pick up anything strange or unusual, here’s some footage from 2019 showing our temporary exhibition space. This is the only gallery in the museum where this happens. So, orbs or dust??? What’s the latest thinking on orbs?

25/05/2026

Nobody tells you about the failed workings. The correspondences that felt right on paper and fell flat in practice. The hours of preparation that seemed to dissolve into silence.

Working within the magical realms is challenging. It’s layered, subtle, and humbling. Timing, intent, energy, correspondence, and your own inner state — they all have to move together. Miss one thread and the whole weave loosens.

But then — sometimes — everything aligns. The energies shift and the working lands. The world bends, just slightly, in the direction you called.

That’s the thing they don’t warn you about either: how deeply, quietly satisfying it is. Not triumphant — something more like recognition. Like the universe nodded back. Thank you universe and thank you Audrey….

19/05/2026

Visitors may have noticed our little CCTV cameras dotted around. They have been in the museum for over 20 years now and enable us to monitor the amounts of people in the galleries, so we can avoid overcrowding. We understand why Al has its detractors, but in some applications it can be very helpful - such as analysing 1000’s of minutes of footage of our CCTV for example. 2,628,000 seconds for ONE feed for just ONE month! We are able to exactly pinpoint any incidents and anyone that has seen our monitoring panel in the booth, knows that with 16 cameras to check that’s a staggering 42,048,000 images of each second to analyse and cross-reference. When these images are analysed on the relatively few occasions where we have a specific concern, they are then passed to the police - or ‘other’ powers - should we ever have need to do so….