Paganism
Column: Do Gods Belong in Museums?
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While working in Tromsø’s Polar Museum, Lyonel Perabo considers the way Pagan relics are kept behind museum walls – and how modern Pagans might bring new life into those objects.
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While working in Tromsø’s Polar Museum, Lyonel Perabo considers the way Pagan relics are kept behind museum walls – and how modern Pagans might bring new life into those objects.
OXFORD, England — The Ashmolean Museum will soon be hosting an exhibition on magical practice. ‘Spellbound: Magic, Witchcraft and Ritual’ will be running from Aug. 31 through – Jan. 6, 2019. The exhibition, covers the past 800 years, is described on the museum’s website ‘as immersive and thought-provoking.’ It will feature objects such as a ‘unicorn’s’ horn, rings to bind a lover, grimoires, and a human heart cased in lead.