Accreditation |
Unaccredited |
Address_line_1 |
Witches Mill |
Admin_hierarchy |
/Isle of Man |
Alternative_museum_name_source |
New |
Founder |
Cecil Williamson |
Founder_source |
https://religioncollections.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/call-for-papers-pagans-and-museums/ |
Governance |
Independent-Private |
Governance_source |
https://religioncollections.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/call-for-papers-pagans-and-museums/ |
Latitude |
54.07714 |
Longitude |
-4.65422 |
Name_of_museum |
The Museum of Magic and Witchcraft |
Notes |
Formerly known as the Folklore Centre of Superstition and Witchcraft. Originally owned by Cecil Williamson and sold to Gerard Gardner in 1954. Inherited by Gardner's high priestess Monique Wilson after his death in 1964, the museum continued for almost a decade before Wilson sold the collection of ten thousand items to Ripleys Believe it or Not Ltd in 1973. Tamarra and Richard James of the Wiccan Church of Canada purchased much of Gardner's collection from Ripleys in 1987. Postcode is approximate. |
Postcode |
IM9 1AN |
Primary_provenance_of_data |
New |
Region_country |
Isle of Man |
Size |
unknown |
Subject_Matter |
Belief_and_identity-Other |
Town_or_City |
Castletown |
Year_closed |
1973:1973 |
Year_closed_source |
https://religioncollections.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/call-for-papers-pagans-and-museums/ |
Year_opened |
1951:1951 |
Year_opened_source |
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/museum-magic-and-witchcraft |
project_id |
mm.New.169 |