Sun 10 Aug
|British Museum (North Entrance)
Magic of the British Museum – Walking Tour
Caroline Wise leads an enchanting tour of the world-famous institution that inspired the modern occult revival.
Time & Location
10 Aug 2025, 10:50 – 14:00 BST
British Museum (North Entrance), Montague Place, London, WC1B 3DG
About The Event
The British Museum is an iconic centre of magic, providing creative inspiration and the collaborative meeting place for history's most famous occultists.
In her acclaimed tour, Caroline Wise leads a 3-hour walking journey through the beloved institution's magical past. Expect to learn about how, from the 1880s on, magicians met in the reading room, studied and translated seminal texts, saw pagan deities in the galleries, and were stirred by the newly discovered artefacts from Ancient Egypt. Inspired by manuscripts and finds from around the world, they created systems of magic that flourished and grew.
Who were the pagan deities that inspired the people at the heart of the occult, witchcraft and Druid revivals? Guests explore selected exhibits from prehistoric Britain, Assyria, Ancient Egypt, the Roman World, Anglo-Saxon and Elizabethan England, as Caroline recounts tales of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Dion Fortune, Florence Farr, Madame Blavatsky, John Dee and…
Tickets
In-person ticket - 100825THE
There’s no need to print this ticket – we’ll have your name on the guest list.
£50.00
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