Category Archives: exhibitions

‘Witches’ Brew’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, February 2016

Posted on 10th January 2016 by firekrank

It’s not just vampires, werewolves and zombies that draw our interest at OGOM. We are equal opportunity supernatural entities and Sam has certainly been flying the flag for witches. (She has blogged about the ‘The Emergence of the Sympathetic Witch’, … Continue reading →

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White Rabbit: Yuletide Adventures in Wonderland @BritishLibrary

Posted on 28th December 2015 by Sam George

Over the Christmas period I celebrated my unbirthday by going to the Alice in Wonderland Exhibition at the British Library (one of the best free exhibitions to be found in London ever). It really was very special looking at Lewis … Continue reading →

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I Saw Three Witches

Posted on 31st October 2015 by Sam George

I saw three witches Asleep in a valley, Their heads in a row, like stones in a flood. Till the moon, creeping upward, Looked white through the valley, And turned them to bushes in bright scarlet bud. (From Walter de … Continue reading →

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The British Library’s Animal Tales

Posted on 8th October 2015 by Sam George

I went along to the British Library’s Animal Tales Exhibition today. The show is divided into subsections which include ‘metamorphosis’, ‘wildness’, ‘animal allegories’, ‘tales for children’ and more. The highlight for me was undoubtedly the manuscript of  Angela Carter’s ‘Mr … Continue reading →

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Darkness and Light: Exploring the Gothic exhibition, John Rylands Library, Manchester

Posted on 1st August 2015 by William the Bloody

Being in the centre of Manchester for the first time in months, I thought I’d drop in to the beautiful Victorian neo-Gothic John Rylands Library and see the Darkness and Light: Exploring the Gothic exhibition. It’s very, very good, with … Continue reading →

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