Museum of Witchcraft
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The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall, England is a museum dedicated to witchcraft and has the largest witchcraft and Wiccan related artifacts in the world. It is one of Cornwall's most popular museums. It opened initially on the Isle of Man in 1951, but moved to its current position in 1960. The museum currently also holds the Richell collection of witchcraft regalia that was loaned to the museum in 2000.
[edit] History
The museum was founded by Cecil Williamson who had experienced witchcraft in both England and Rhodesia. He initially tried to have it built in Stratford-upon-Avon but faced opposition and he opened it in Castletown on the Isle of Man in 1951. However after constant persecution by local Christians culminating in an arson attack[citation needed], the museum was moved to Cornwall. Williamson sold it in 1996, and died later that year. The museum was damaged during heavy floods in 2004.[citation needed]
[edit] Exhibits
There are various rooms displaying different exhibits. There are sections devoted to the Wiccan wheel of the year, Horned God, Mother Goddess, divination, stone circles, village wise women and cunning folk, protective charms, and mandrakes. There is also a small section on Satanism that explains that it is different from Wicca, and it contains a medallion given to the museum by the Church of Satan.
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