Talk and Walking Tours: Discovering Cambridge
The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, CambridgeTickets for Discovering Cambridge have sold out
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For centuries, builders and homeowners secreted spiritual middens, such as shoes, bones and witch bottles, in the walls, fireplaces and under the floors in order to protect their property, their kin and themselves from the forces of witchcraft. Using some rarely displayed objects from our own collection, we are exploring the customs and traditions that guarded Cambridgeshire homes against evil intent.
Cambridge textile artist Jenny Langley explores how working with recycled materials feeds her creativity and inspires her to try new and different ideas