{"id":26,"date":"2026-04-06T16:59:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofmagic.wales\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-04-28T20:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:32:43","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museumofmagic.wales\/en\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Museum of Magic and Folklore in Wales<\/strong> aims to document and share the rich history of magic and folklore in Wales and within the context of magic across Britain, Europe, and the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Core Passions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Historical magic in Wales and the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern magical practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ancient and modern paganism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local folklore, myth, and legend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The art of storytelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documenting modern magical practices and beliefs in Wales for the future!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interfaith understanding &#8211; magic is for everyone!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Proposed Timeline:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 &#8211; A Virtual Museum (you are here)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 1. Establish a series of virtual exhibitions working with practitioners, folklorists, artists, and historians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 &#8211; Pop-up Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 2. Exhibit in local venues and at events, offer talks and workshops around the crafts and folk practices of Wales, and the history of magic more generally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2027 &#8211; Come Visit!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3. Locate and secure a physical premises and open the doors to visitors!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curious? Subscribe for news, announcements, and ways to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__supports-newline wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/museumofmagic.wales\/en\/?post_type=page&#038;p=26\" style=\"font-size: 16px;padding: 15px 23px 15px 23px;margin: 0; margin-left: 10px;border-radius: 0px;border-width: 1px; background-color: #113AF5; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; margin-left: 0\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like to help? <a href=\"https:\/\/museumofmagic.wales\/?page_id=32\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"32\">Contact us here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ef7a8b26 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/museumofmagic.wales\/support-us\/\">Support the Museum<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/museumofmagic.wales\/exhibitions\/\">Discover Our Exhibitions (coming soon)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Museum of Magic and Folklore in Wales aims to document and share the rich history of magic and folklore in Wales and within the context of magic across Britain, Europe, and the World. Our Core Passions: Our Proposed Timeline: 2026 &#8211; A Virtual Museum (you are here) Step 1. 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