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Charmed Amulet Takeover

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  • Free
  • Session
  • Audio described
Woman wearing a large blue hat holding an amulet on a string, surrounded by three other people looking on
Workshop in the Reading Room, Thomas S.G. Farnetti. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Explore the relationship between health and magic in our lives at this day of talks, workshops, and crafts in the Reading Room and Viewing Room.

You can drop in any time between 11:00 and 17:00.

There will be a chill-out space in the dining area on level 2 available for everyone to use throughout the day.

Dates

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Past events

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  • Workshop
The Legend of the Paper Crane
Reading Room
Origami workshop with Maryam Bouteldja.

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  • Session
Victorians in Mourning
Reading Room
Hair-work mourning-brooch handling session with Louise Brook.

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  • Session
Enchanted Forest
Viewing Room
Archive materials display with Katie Hanlon, Becks Bryant and Beth Milton.

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  • Discussion
Protecting the Plague Doctor
Reading Room
Join Sarah Dabbs for this informal discussion about the plague, in which you can try on a reproduction plague mask and smell examples of herbs used to ward off illnesses.

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  • Workshop
Make Your Own Clay Amulet Workshop
Reading Room
Draw inspiration from our amulet collection and take home your unique protective charm in this workshop with Sana Siddiqui and Jake Blackavar.

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  • Workshop
Exquisite Corpse Drawing Workshop
Reading Room
Explore the magic of chaos with Olivia Akabuike in this collective drawing workshop inspired by the Surrealist movement.

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  • Workshop
Brigid’s Cross Workshop
Viewing Room
Join eclectic witch Lucya Starza to make your own Brigid’s Cross using pipe cleaners, or a corn dolly from art straws, and learn more about the folklore and history of these crafts.

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  • Workshop
The Journey of the Fool
Reading Room
Learn how Tarot cards can guide us through our lives, and create your own unique Arcana in this Tarot-making workshop with Polly Bodetto.

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  • Session
Are You Feeling Lucky?
Reading Room
Hag stones, magpie feathers, lottery tickets. Explore the magic of everyday objects during this handling session with Jake Blackavar.

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Reading Room on level 2. You can walk up the spiral staircase to the Reading Room door, or take the lift up and then head left from the Library Desk.

Limited spaces available

Spaces are limited and may run out if we are busy so you may wish to arrive early.

Audio described

Key visual elements referred to during this event will be described.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your facilitator

Lucya Starza

Lucya Starza is an eclectic witch living in London, England. As well as being a Wiccan and having a long-standing interest in traditional witchcraft, she grew up in a family where folk-magic practices were part of everyday life. She writes ‘A Bad Witch’s Blog’ and is the author of ‘Pagan Portals: Rounding the Wheel of the Year’, as well as other books published by Moon Books on scrying, candle magic, poppets and guided visualisations.