Museum Re-opening on 20th May

May 5th, 2021

The Museum re-opens Thursday 20th May, with COVID-19 safety measures in place to protect staff and visitors.

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Letters from The British West Indies

October 23rd, 2020

The Panacea Society’s healing ministry had a global reach. The Society received nearly 35,000 applications from Jamaica and other Caribbean islands.

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Mabel ‘Octavia’ Barltrop 11th January 1866 – 16th October 1934

October 16th, 2020

Octavia died 86 years ago today, at her home- number 12 Albany Road. She had been feeling unwell but nothing that seemed out of the ordinary.

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Museum re-opens with extra safety measures

October 3rd, 2020

The Panacea Museum re-opened 24th October with additional COVID-19 measures in place to protect staff and visitors.

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This is the Box

April 30th, 2020

An exploration of the origins of Joanna Southcott's Box, by Museum Officer Victoria Kahl.

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Coronavirus and the Panaceans

April 21st, 2020

How would the Panaceans have coped with the Coronavirus if it had happened in their era? Imaginings by volunteer Adrian Bean.

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A Religious Community of Women

April 8th, 2020

Volunteer Alison Smythe explores some of the roots of the Panacea Society, including the teachings of Joanna Southcott.

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International Women's Day

March 8th, 2020

On International Women’s Day we are championing women’s rights and celebrating women’s achievements and their history.

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Lillies for Dilys

January 29th, 2020

A personal reflection on Dilys Barltrop by Museum volunteer Adrian Bean. Devotees of all things Panacean will probably have immensely kind feelings about Mabel’s daughter, who is buried in Bedford Cemetery close to her mother.

In the press

The Bedford Clanger- Santa to visit the Panacea Museum

December 4th, 2019

Visit the Panacea Museum on 7 or 14 December for the chance to meet the one and only Santa Claus.

In the press

Festive Fun - Bedslife Magazine

November 28th, 2019

Free Festive Events at the Panacea Museum- in aid of Bedford Foodbank

In the press

The woman who said Jesus would return - to Bedford

November 17th, 2019

Written by the BBC's Alex Pope: How did the prophecies of a Devonshire farmer's daughter inspire a 20th Century religious movement- whose last believer only died in 2012?

News & Reviews

Museum Re-opening on 20th May

Letters from The British West Indies

Mabel ‘Octavia’ Barltrop 11th January 1866 – 16th October 1934

Museum re-opens with extra safety measures

This is the Box

Coronavirus and the Panaceans

A Religious Community of Women

International Women's Day

Lillies for Dilys

The Bedford Clanger- Santa to visit the Panacea Museum

Festive Fun - Bedslife Magazine

The woman who said Jesus would return - to Bedford

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Museum Re-opening on 20th May

​Letters from The British West Indies

Mabel ‘Octavia’ Barltrop 11th January 1866 – 16th October 1934

Museum re-opens with extra safety measures

This is the Box

Coronavirus and the Panaceans

A Religious Community of Women

International Women's Day

Lillies for Dilys

The Bedford Clanger- Santa to visit the Panacea Museum

Festive Fun - Bedslife Magazine

The woman who said Jesus would return - to Bedford

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Letters from The British West Indies