National Folklore Survey of England

The National Folklore Survey aims to capture an accurate snapshot of the folklore of multicultural England, producing new knowledge, insights and understanding of contemporary English folk culture at a time when many individuals and communities in England feel what historian and broadcaster David Olusoga calls ‘a conflicted sense of identity’.

The project runs from January 2025 and will be completed by December 2026.

The Folklore Museums Network is a project partner for the National Folklore Survey of England, and will seek to disseminate the findings of the survey among the galleries, libraries, archives and museums sector. If you would like your museum/collection to be involved with this please get in touch.

Image by Johnny Ford.