From Opium to Absinthe: Drugs & the Decadent Movement with Jon Crabb - LIVE

Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture. Tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil's Botany Absinthe.

Doors open at 6:30pm and lecture starts at 7pm

Step into the world of the Decadent Movement as we unravel the relationship between art, literature, and mind-altering substances. This talk journeys through the smoke-filled salons and verse-filled bars of fin-de-siècle London and Paris, where writers and artists indulged in poetry and poisons. Explore how substances like opium, hashish, and absinthe influenced a generation. Hear stories about Baudelaire, Wilde, Rimbaud, and many others who sought to find inspiration in intoxication.

Jon Crabb is the editor of Decadence: A Literary Anthology, published by the British Library. He has also published on a wide variety of subjects including William Burroughs, witchcraft, and early modern woodcuts.

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is the UK's first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society's Absinthe Parlour & Cocktail Bar. Celebrating spirit's connection to art, literature & mixology, Devil's Botany is unleashing the future of absinthe with bold expressions for the adventurous drinkers of today.

We are unable to give refunds for in person events with less than 7 days notice in any circumstances.

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Let Me Be Mad! London's First Absinthe Exhibition Runs from July - September 2024 at The Last Tuesday Society

EXHIBITION EVENT PROGRAMMING

• Wednesday 10th July - Let Me Be Mad! - Absinthe Exhibition & Cocktail Menu Launch Party
• Monday 22nd July - From Opium to Absinthe: Drugs and the Decadent Movement with Jon Crabb
• Monday 19th August - Fin de Siècle Satanism in Bohemian Paris with Madeleine Spencer
• Monday 26th August - The London of Aleister Crowley with Phil Baker
• Monday 2nd September - Curious Cabarets of the Belle Epoque with Vadim Kosmos
• Monday 9th September - Absinthe as Liquid Muse: The Drink That Fuelled Art & Literature with curator Allison Crawbuck

Host or Publisher The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities