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?

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In Sure and Certain Hope of a Better Resurrection

October 12th, 2019

They didn’t believe they would truly die but if they did, then come the Day of Revelation they would live again. Written by Museum volunteer Adrian Bean.

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Servants to the Servants of the Lord

September 18th, 2019

Joining as a Domestic Servant was the only way working-class women could become resident members of the Panacea Society. From the founding in 1919 until the end of the Society, domestic servants kept the community’s houses running smoothly.

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Yggdrasil and a Squirrel

July 27th, 2019

In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is the world-tree, the Tree of Knowledge at the centre of the Universe. The Panacea Society Members believed that this Pagan symbolism was very relevant to their Twentieth Century Garden of Eden.

News

Collections Project 2019

April 19th, 2019

An update on our Collections project, worked on by both volunteers and staff.

News

Memories of the Panacea Society

March 30th, 2019

Do you have memories of the Panaceans, or the Campus? Does your family have links with the Panacea Society- or perhaps you knew someone who was a member.

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Joanna's Prophetic Sampler- by Victoria Ward

February 9th, 2019

An exploration of Joanna Southcott's sampler written by Volunteer Victoria Ward

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I Meet the Daughter of God

November 16th, 2018

An extract from the fiction book 'Imagining Eden' by Adrian Bean

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Hats Off to 'Woman Shall Inherit the Earth'

August 2nd, 2018

Just as one exhibition ends.....another one comes along to the Panacea Museum to puzzle, delight and occupy the curious.

In the press

EXHIBITION Woman Shall Inherit the Earth 12 Jul 2018 – 26 Aug 2018

July 23rd, 2018

Woman Shall Inherit the Earth 12 Jul 2018 – 26 Aug 2018

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Volunteering- by Adrian Bean

March 31st, 2018

How does someone end up volunteering in the Garden of Eden?

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Stopping Time: Creating the Future with the Panacea Society

December 21st, 2017

Volunteer Thomas Vaughan on how the remarkable women of The Panacea Society created a suspended reality to support their unique theology, in 12 Albany Road, Bedford

News & Blog

The woman who said Jesus would return - to Bedford

In Sure and Certain Hope of a Better Resurrection

Servants to the Servants of the Lord

Yggdrasil and a Squirrel

Collections Project 2019

Memories of the Panacea Society

Joanna's Prophetic Sampler- by Victoria Ward

I Meet the Daughter of God

Hats Off to 'Woman Shall Inherit the Earth'

EXHIBITION Woman Shall Inherit the Earth 12 Jul 2018 – 26 Aug 2018

Volunteering- by Adrian Bean

Stopping Time: Creating the Future with the Panacea Society

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