High Society exhibition (HD)

From ancient Egyptian poppy tinctures to Victorian cocaine eye drops, Native American peyote rites to the salons of the French Romantics, mind-altering drugs have a rich history. 'High Society' will explore the paths by which these drugs were first discovered - from apothecaries' workshops to state-of-the-art laboratories - and how they came to be simultaneously fetishised and demonised in today's culture.

For more information go to http://www.wellcomecollection.org/highsociety

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• drugs
• high society
• exhibition
• wellcome collection
• opium
• morphine
• cocaine
• heroin
• cannabis
• high.