Tarot – Origins & Afterlives

Location
Warburg Institute
Woburn Square
London
WC1H 0AB
Description
This exhibition runs from Friday 31st January 2025 to Wednesday 30th April 2025.
Tarot cards are everywhere; but where do they come from, and what is at stake in the different forms they have taken? As tools to explore the unconscious, sources of artistic inspiration and emblems of counterculture, Tarot decks have served as some of our most powerful shapers of fortune, creativity and even identity.
This exhibition presents a sequence of critical moments from Tarot’s long history, exploring the cards’ iconographic origins and the profound transformations they have undergone in the hands of artists, mystics and writers.
Highlights include:
Rare and Historic Tarot Decks: Explore fascinating examples like the Austin Osman Spare Tarot deck (c. 1906), presented courtesy of The Magic Circle Collection.
Historical Context: Learn about Tarot’s roots in Renaissance Europe and its evolution through mysticism, esotericism, and modern reinterpretations.
Cultural Significance: Trace how Tarot has shaped creativity, influenced countercultural movements, and inspired modern artists and writers.
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Upcoming Dates
This exhibition runs from Friday 31st January 2025 to Wednesday 30th April 2025.
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Warburg Institute
Woburn Square
London
WC1H 0AB
This exhibition runs from Friday 31st January 2025 to Wednesday 30th April 2025.
This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:
January 2025
- Fri 31st Jan 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm)
February 2025
- Sat 1st Feb 2025
(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 2nd Feb 2025
Closed - Mon 3rd Feb 2025
Closed - Tue 4th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 5th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 6th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Fri 7th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Sat 8th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 9th Feb 2025
Closed - Mon 10th Feb 2025
Closed - Tue 11th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 12th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 13th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Fri 14th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Sat 15th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 16th Feb 2025
Closed - Mon 17th Feb 2025
Closed - Tue 18th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 19th Feb 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 20th Feb 2025
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Closed - Mon 24th Feb 2025
Closed - Tue 25th Feb 2025
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March 2025
- Sat 1st Mar 2025
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Closed - Mon 3rd Mar 2025
Closed - Tue 4th Mar 2025
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(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 9th Mar 2025
Closed - Mon 10th Mar 2025
Closed - Tue 11th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 12th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 13th Mar 2025
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Closed - Mon 17th Mar 2025
Closed - Tue 18th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 19th Mar 2025
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Closed - Mon 24th Mar 2025
Closed - Tue 25th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 26th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 27th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Fri 28th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Sat 29th Mar 2025
(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 30th Mar 2025
Closed - Mon 31st Mar 2025
Closed
April 2025
- Tue 1st Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 2nd Apr 2025
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Closed - Mon 7th Apr 2025
Closed - Tue 8th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 9th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 10th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Fri 11th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Sat 12th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 13th Apr 2025
Closed - Mon 14th Apr 2025
Closed - Tue 15th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 16th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 17th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Fri 18th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Sat 19th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 20th Apr 2025
Closed - Mon 21st Apr 2025
Closed - Tue 22nd Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 23rd Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Thu 24th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Fri 25th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Sat 26th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 5:00pm) - Sun 27th Apr 2025
Closed - Mon 28th Apr 2025
Closed - Tue 29th Apr 2025
(10:00am to 6:00pm) - Wed 30th Apr 2025
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