Dalnavert on Drugs
Tickets:
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Venue:
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre
Address:
61 Carlton Street
Tel: 2049432835
Email: Contact Us
URL: Visit Website
May 5, 2024
May 12, 2024
May 19, 2024
May 26, 2024
1:30 PM 2:30 PM
Unearth the history of drug use (and misuse) during the Victorian era in this special tour of Dalnavert. Our compelling journey will explore how scientific knowledge, technological advances, societal beliefs, and growing colonial trade routes shaped drug and medical culture in the 19th century in ways that are both familiar and strange.
Tour lasts approx. 45 minutes. Content Warning: Includes graphic details of historic medical practices, addictions, and illnesses as well as drug use.