Featured Zoom Lectures

Rita Angus – Adrian Locke hosted by JP Stonard
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Jan 18th 2022

Lost Exhibitions – Philip Guston Now – Mark Godfrey hosted by JP Stonard
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Sep 29th 2021

The Ravenmaster – The Corvids of The Tower of London – Chris Skaife – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The first intimate behind-the-scenes account of life with the ravens of the Tower, the Ravenmaster himself shares the folklore and history
Dec 08th 2021

Marina Warner – Mary Magdalene and her Jar: Fragrant Oils, Luxury and Sin
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
In an illustrated zoom lecture Marina Warner will uncover the long associations of balm with the pleasures and solace of the East.
Mar 15th 2021

Village Witchcraft & Magic – Professor Ronald Hutton
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Prof. Ronald Hutton will reveal a complex and fascinating world rich in magical tradition, in which cunning folk and charmers flourished
Dec 01st 2021

Leonora Carrington, My Mother – Gaby Weisz – Zoom Lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Leonora Carrington's Son - Gaby Weisz - talks about his recent memoir of his mother with Viktor Wynd - Zoom Lecture in collaboration with Morbid Anatomy
Jun 13th 2021

Upcoming Zoom Lectures

Witchcraft Curses of the Twentieth Century – Dr. Louise Fenton
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Lecture on the collection of curses and cursed objects at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall
Aug 08th 2021

Tales of Wonder & Enchantment From The Arabian Nights by Viktor Wynd/Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Let master storyteller join you for a nightcap, tuck you into bed and tell you bedtime stories, full of wonder from The Arabian Nights
Sep 05th 2021

Charles Waterton, Ecentric Taxidermist by Dr. Pat Morris, Live on Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Charles Waterton used his texidermy skill to fabricate imaginary creatures,
Sep 06th 2021

Black John and the Pencarrow Hunt in Cornish Ballads – Dr. Merv Davey
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The UnNatural History of Cornwall Lecture Series - the story of the Pencarrow Hunt and Black John
Sep 09th 2021

Women Surrealists with Professor Dawn Ades on Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join Professor Dawn Ades to explore the paradoxical role of Surrealist women artists in a movement that both elevated and silenced them
Sep 12th 2021

The Origins & Rituals of Absinthe: A Virtual Lecture & Tasting with Devil’s Botany
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Explore the Origins & Rituals of Absinthe with a Virtual Tasting & Talk with Devil's Botany
Sep 14th 2021

Zoroastrianism and the Parsis – Professor Almut Hintze – Zoom Lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Once the official creed of mighty Persian Empires, Zoroastrianism probably had an influence on the religious ideas of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Sep 14th 2021

Tony ‘Doc ‘ Shiels – Reenchanted Landscapes of Cornwall – Dr.Rupert White
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The UnNatural History of Cornwall - on artist Tony 'Doc'Sheils 'the Weirdest Family in The Land
Sep 15th 2021

Tammy Blee’s Cabalistic Agency – Jason Semmens – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Although much has been written about the historic folk-magic practitioners known as cunning-folk in recent years, in-depth accounts of
Sep 16th 2021

Carl Hoffman on the Death of Michael Rockefeller – Zoom Lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Carl Hoffman will talk about his book – Savage Harvest
Sep 19th 2021

Encounters with The Uncanny with Helen Cornish
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Encounters with the uncanny: the land beyond the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic - Zoom Lecture
Sep 20th 2021

Traditional Fairies – Professor Ronald Hutton Zoom Lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Examining the older, darker, more scary and more serious world of traditional British and Irish peoples who lived alongside fairies
Sep 21st 2021

M.r. James Fireside Ghost Stories with Robert Lloyd Parry, Live on Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join acclaimed performer Robert Lloyd Parry as he brings to life the beloved ghost stories of M.R. James
Sep 23rd 2021

Kate MccGwire’s Marvellous Menagerie by Dr Catriona McAra – Zoom Lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Kate MccGwire is joined by Catriona McAra to explore the themes of the feminine grotesque that have come to characterize MccGwire's work
Sep 24th 2021

Vodún Secrecy and the Search for Divine Power – Timothy R. Landry by Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Timothy R. Landry examines the connections between local Vodún priests and spiritual seekers who travel to Bénin
Sep 26th 2021

The Making of Magical Cornwall with Dr Amy Hale
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
This talk will explore the historical development of magical Cornwall in the cultural imagination - Zoom Lecture
Sep 27th 2021

The Philosophy of Monsters in Ancient Greece & Rome – Dr Stephen Asma
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
In this lecture Dr. Asma will explore some of the dominant types of monsters in ancient Western literature, natural history, and philosophy
Sep 28th 2021

Lost Exhibitions – Philip Guston Now – Mark Godfrey hosted by JP Stonard
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Sep 29th 2021

Lilith from Demon to Feminist Icon – Per Faxneld
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The talk follows Lilith's trajectory from her origins as an evil entity in Jewish folklore and demonology, to being a feminist icon today.
Sep 30th 2021

Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea: Witchcraft and Witch-hunting in Early America Professor Leslie Lindenauer
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Witchcraft and witch-hunting in New England in the seventeenth century
Oct 03rd 2021

Surrealism and Crime: A Live Zoom Lecture by Jonathan P. Eburne
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join Professor Jonathan P. Eburne to explore how crime informed the surrealist movement in Europe
Oct 04th 2021

Piskies & Pobel Vean: Cornwall’s Capricious Little Folk/ Siân Esther Powell
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
So, let us explore the Cornish Pobel Vean, just how harmless are they really? - Zoom Lecture hosted Dr Amy Hale
Oct 10th 2021

The Natural History of Ghosts: A Lecture by Roger Clarke
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Why do we need ghosts? How many kinds of ghost are there? What are they? And where are they? Join film-writer Roger Clarke to find out.
Oct 11th 2021

A World on The Wing – Bird Migration with Scott Weidensaul
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Bird migration remains perhaps the most singularly compelling natural phenomenon in the world.
Oct 13th 2021

CABARETS OF DEATH – Zoom Lecture from Joanna Ebenstein
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
CABARETS OF DEATH - Playing with Death and the Afterlife in Popular Amusements A Live, Illustrated Zoom Talk with historian Joanna Ebenstein
Oct 13th 2021

Galen: most-celebrated physician in the ancient world – Vivian Nutton /Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join Vivian Nutton to learn about the most-celebrated doctor in the ancient world: Galen of Pergamum (129-ca. 216 CE) Zoom Lecture
Oct 14th 2021

Phil Baker On Austin Osman Spare – Zoom Lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The Artist & Occultist's biographer tells all in this Zoom lecture in collaboration with New York's Morbid Anatomy
Oct 17th 2021

The Tarot of Leonora Carrington – Teresa Arcq
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The recent discovery of a suite of tarot designs she created for the Major Arcana was a revelation for scholars and fans of Carrington alike
Oct 19th 2021

Animal Transformations: Selkies, Werewolves and Witch-Hares – Dr Larrington
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join Professor Carolyne Larrington on an exploration of the strange folkloric world of animal transformations / Zoom lecture
Oct 20th 2021

Witch Hunting in England and America, 1645–52 by Professor Malcolm Gaskill
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Just in time for Halloween, Professor Malcolm Gaskill shines a light on a decade rife with self-professed witchfinders in England and abroad
Oct 26th 2021

Summoning the Spirits – Online Seance with Medium Patti Negri
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit
Oct 31st 2021

The History of Halloween with Professor Ronald Hutton on Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Explore the history of Halloween—from its murky pagan past and supernatural associations—with Professor Ronald Hutton on Zoom
Nov 01st 2021

M.r. James Fireside Ghost Stories with Robert Lloyd Parry, Live on Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join acclaimed performer Robert Lloyd Parry as he brings to life the beloved ghost stories of M.R. James
Nov 03rd 2021

The Magical Mind of Ithell Colquhoun, Surrealist & Occultist – Dr. Amy Hale – Zoom Talk
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Lecture on one of the most interesting, dynamic, and theoretically sophisticated women Surrealists & Occultists by Dr.Amy Hale
Nov 07th 2021

The Cult of Mithras – David Walsh – Zoom lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The cult of Mithras was an esoteric religion that existed in the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 4th centuries CE
Nov 08th 2021

Welsh Witches – A Lecture by Richard Suggett on Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Can't wait till next Halloween? Join Richard Suggett for a fascinating look at the people and places associated with witchcraft in Wales
Nov 10th 2021

Grimoires & Magical Books – Owen Davies
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Owen Davies illuminates the many fascinating forms these recondite books have taken and exactly what these books held. Zoom Lecture
Nov 14th 2021

Medieval Monsters, and the Problem of Evil – Dr Stephen Asma
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
In this lecture Dr. Asma will explore some of the dominant types of monsters in ancient Western literature, natural history, and philosophy
Nov 15th 2021

Mabinogi – the Hanging of a Mouse – Welsh Stories – Hugh Lupton
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
One of the central concerns of the Mabinogi is the uneasy relationship between this world and Annwn, the Otherworld, performed over zoom
Nov 17th 2021

Tattoo: An Art History – Dr Matt Lodder – Zoom lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Lodder reveals how tastes and technologies have affected the type of images being tattooed; how innovations in both style and method percola
Nov 23rd 2021

Magical House Protection: The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft – B Hoggard
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Zoom lecture to learn about the material evidence of witchcraft beliefs which have been discovered in the fabric of building throughout the
Nov 25th 2021

Dorothea Tanning – Illustrated Zoom Talk by Alyce Mahon
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join Professor Alyce Mahon for a lecture on Dorothea Tanning
Nov 28th 2021

The Flying House of Loreto – Dame Marina Warner
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The story of this holy house and its ‘wondrous flittings’ in relation to ideas about losing home and remaking it, exile & settlement
Nov 30th 2021

Village Witchcraft & Magic – Professor Ronald Hutton
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Prof. Ronald Hutton will reveal a complex and fascinating world rich in magical tradition, in which cunning folk and charmers flourished
Dec 01st 2021

Arthurian Legend – Elizabeth Archibald – Zoom lecture
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
For more than a thousand years, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been retold across Europe
Dec 07th 2021

The Ravenmaster – The Corvids of The Tower of London – Chris Skaife – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The first intimate behind-the-scenes account of life with the ravens of the Tower, the Ravenmaster himself shares the folklore and history
Dec 08th 2021

Children of the Night: The History of the Wolf in Britain – Derek Gow/ Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The wolf’s strange imaginative hold over us is reflected in the wealth of spurious falsehoods that persisted about it long after the species
Dec 09th 2021

Scientific Monsters: Natural History, Teratology & Extraordinary – Dr Stephen Asme
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
In this lecture Dr. Asma will explore some of the dominant types of monsters in ancient Western literature, natural history, and philosophy
Jan 09th 2022

The Cornish Gothic: Haunted Cornwall in Victorian Literature – Joan Passey
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
This talk asks why Cornwall was such a fertile site for the Gothic imagination at this time, and why a Gothic Cornwall - Zoom Lecture
Jan 12th 2022

The Making of a Messiah: Beginner’s Guide to Isidore Issou – Andrew Hussey
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join Andrew Hussey for a zoom ecture on Isidore Isou
Jan 16th 2022

Rita Angus – Adrian Locke hosted by JP Stonard
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Jan 18th 2022

Beau Dick and the Ceremonial Art of Potlatch with John Cussans
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Join artist and educator John Cussans to learn about Beau Dick, the influential Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation Artist and Activist
Jan 19th 2022

New Orleans Voodoo, A fully illustrated lecture by Dr Louise Fenton
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
In this lecture Dr Louise Fenton will take you on a journey through the history of Voodoo
Jan 22nd 2022

Folklore and Strange Tales of Cornwall’s Seas – Joan Passey
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
‘Let us catch the sea-wolves falling on their prey’: Folklore and Strange Tales of Cornwall’s Seas - Zoom Lecture
Feb 03rd 2022

Eroticism and Surrealist Sewing Machines by Dr Abigail Susik – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
Surrealist sewing machines and the surrealist movement’s interest in female masturbation as a form of social-sexual resistance
Feb 22nd 2022

Past Lectures

Summoning the Spirits – Online Seance with Medium Patti Negri
Digital Event - Lecture Course
Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit
Jul 17th 2021

Summoning the Spirits – Online Seance with Medium Patti Negri
Digital Event - Lecture Course
Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit
May 15th 2021

Summoning the Spirits – Online Seance with Medium Patti Negri
Digital Event - Lecture Course
Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit
Mar 13th 2021