21 Jan 2011

High Society exhibition, Wellcome Gallery

We visited the High Society exhibition last weekend. The exhibition explores the paths by which the drugs of the world were first discovered - from apothecaries' workshops to state-of-the-art laboratories. Drugs had been used in interesting ways throughout history. From ancient Egyptian poppy tinctures to Victorian cocaine eye drops! Mind altering drugs have a rich history and for that reason, this exhibition really was fascinating.