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Folk magic collections and pagan community engagement
Guidance for museum sector published from innovative co-designed project involving FMN
An innovative project involving the Pitt Rivers Museum, MOLA, the Folklore Museums Network, independent curators, artists, academics, and members of the pagan community, has recently published a series of outcomes and guidance material.
Follow this link to find blogs, videos, and articles, that illustrate a variety of strategies for engaging with 'spiritually invested' communities and artefacts in the museum.
‘Amulets, charms, and witch bottles: Thinking about ‘magical’ objects in museum collections through collaborative interaction between academics and curators with Pagans, witchcraft practitioners and other communities with spiritual investment’ and is a MOLA Impact Acceleration Account project supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/X003523/1).