The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in Cleveland, Ohio, recently released a press release about their “Apparitions” exhibition, which opens on October 1, 2020 and runs through the end of December. It features important vintage spirit photography, prints, and drawings plus contemporary art on the subject of ghosts, spirits, specters, demons, and the paranormal from the collection of stephen ROMANO gallery.
The exhibition is inspired by a 3D virtual Apparitions exhibition produced by stephen ROMANO gallery which received an overwhelmingly strong response as an engaging alternative to visiting a gallery in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This exhibition is the third collaboration between the museum and stephen ROMANO gallery.
Previous projects have included “William Mortensen’s Witches”, an exhibition of the 1920’s visionary photographer’s occult-themed works, and “Barry William Hale”, which featured the renowned Australian esoteric artist’s first solo exhibition in the USA. The collection was recently featured on “monsterbrains”, “one of the greatest websites in the world,” according to director Guillermo Del Toro and in the Jennifer Lauren “collector series.”
Steven Intermill, the director of the Buckland Museum says, “We are always excited when Romano comes knocking and lets us play with his toys, his collection is a vast well of the history of the arcane. These works are striking and beautiful, a must-see for those that just have a passing interest in metaphysics to the lifelong student of the occult.”
Curator and collector Stephen Romano discusses his fascination with occult imagery: “The art of the esoteric is very interesting to me, it’s a primary experience that we hopefully don’t lose in our time of instantaneous access and gratification. It’s what the whole essence of collecting should be, to give us a door to a higher order, an immediacy which refreshes the psyche and enriches our quality of life.”
“The artist as a practitioner of witchcraft to me are the artists who were effective at bringing change unto the world. Darcilio Lima (1944 – 1991) for instance, is a Brazilian artist I have interest in. He considered his works as spells for protection against malevolent forces, and gifted that protection to the person who would acquire that work and live with it. This is the true magic.”
Apparitions Exhibition: Works
Along with anonymous and unknown artists and makers, the “Apparitions” exhibition will feature works by:
- William Hope
- William Mortensen
- Richard Boursnell
- Falconer Brothers
- Inge Vandormael
- John Myers
- Jack Edwards
- Romeyn de Hooghe
- Jacques Callot
- Fritz Gareis
- Kenyon Cox
- Dolorosa De La Cruz
- Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos
- Nahw Yg
- Attributed to Johann Georg Gichtel
- Daniel Gonçalves
- Alexis Karl
- Barry William Hale
- Kim Bo Yung
- Darcilio Lima
- Eugène le Poitevin
- Josh Stebbins
- Wolfgang Grasse
- Karl Koh
- Shannon Taggart
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Nicholas Syracuse
Tickets
Due to COVID-19, online advanced ticket purchases are required. Entry to the museum costs $8.
Some events may require an additional fee, but I’m not sure if that’s the case with the “Apparitions” exhibition.
COVID-19 Considerations
Masks are required to be worn inside the museum.
Their maximum capacity is 15 guests so there could be a wait to enter.
For More Info
Visit: https://bucklandmuseum.org/ and http://romanoart.com/
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
Loading ...
Oh, those lucky people who live in and near Cleveland. I’d love to go to this exhibition.
I second that opinion!