Gone With The Wynd
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Join Viktor Wynd on Collecting Expeditions to Papua New Guinea & Beyond

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The Absinthe Parlour
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Visit The Last Tuesday Society's Award-Winning Absinthe Parlour for Cocktails & Curiosities

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The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities Fine Art & UnNatural History
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The 'Pataphysical Wunderkabinett in the Heart of London's East End, From Relics of Extinct Birds, Old Master Etchings & Dead People to Broken Children's Toys, Fairies, Mermaids & Unicorns, taking in Creatures of The Deep, Dandies & Erotica

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Digital Events

Fairies, Witchcraft, and Magic at Prehistoric Sites – Paul Robichaud – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
In this talk we’ll, explore the world of fairies, witches, and magic in the folklore of ancient monuments
Feb 04th 2027

Where Places Become Strange: Liminal Spaces, Abandonment and Uncanny Folklore – Steph Lay – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
In this talk, psychologist, writer and photographer Dr Steph Lay explores why abandoned and in-between places exert such a powerful hold over the imagination.
Feb 10th 2027

Folklore meets True Crime: The Folklore of Poisonous Plants Used in Murder – Icy Sedgwick – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
This talk will explore the folklore of those poisonous plants employed in murder, both fictional and real, with the emphasis on the plant lore rather than the gory details.
Jan 27th 2027

The Knucker from Beowulf to Jet-Boot Jack – Paul Holman – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
The tale of the Lyminster Knucker has settled into a narrative of a threatening but not too bright monster vanquished by a plucky lad possessed of a ready wit and a poisoned pie
Feb 02nd 2027

The History of Witchcraft – Gretchen Ivey – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
This lecture will explore the history of witchcraft, witch beliefs, and the witch craze across the United Kingdom during the early modern period
Jan 20th 2027

Sarah Winchester – Gretchen Ivey – Zoom
Digital Event - Zoom Lecture
This lecture explores the fascinating life of Sarah Winchester and the historical events that shaped both the woman and the legend.
Feb 23rd 2027
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Death Masks: The Final Portrait with Nick Reynolds – LIVE
Talk
Join Nick Reynolds for an illustrated journey through the morbidly fascinating evolution of the death mask across cultures and centuries.
Oct 19th 2026

Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant by Philip Hoare – Book Launch
Exhibition
& Opening reception for 'Lascar - the art & ephemera of Stephen Teannant - The Man Who stayed in Bed'
Nov 12th 2026 - November 12, 2026

Macabre Makers Market
Exhibition
A mini macabre market of curiosities, taxidermy-adjacent oddities, occult botanica, heavy metal apparel, handmade jewellery, and more!
Oct 04th 2026

The Absinthe Parlour’s 10th Birthday Party
Parties
Toast to a decade of debauchery at The Absinthe Parlour!
Sep 29th 2026

Lilith: An Exploration of Myth, Folktale & Feminine Archetypes – LIVE
Talk
Join Art History & Contextual lecturer Deborah Máire Nelson for a captivating lecture that journeys through the symbols of Lilith
Nov 16th 2026

Wicked Wednesdays: Surreal Still Life Drink + Draw with Devil’s Botany Absinthe
Tastings & Workshops
Explore a surreal absinthe drink-and-draw workshop where three curious artefacts from our Cabinet of Curiosities become your muse
Dec 02nd 2026

Museum Departments

Cabinet of Monsters
Museum Department
The Largest Public Display of Animal Monsters in the UK - from a Two Headed Kitten to an Eight Legged Lamb

Dead Pets
Museum Department
Unfortunately, over the years, some of Viktor Wynd's pets have died - here are some of them

Austin Osman Spare
Museum Department
The museum's 'Spare Room' contains the largest public display of The great Occultists Work anywhere in the world

Magick & The Occult
Museum Department
Items used in Ritual and Traditional Magic, The Gnostic Temple of Agape, Scrying Tools, a Mandrake Root & a Magic Teacup

Fairies, Mermaids, Unicorns & Giants
Museum Department
From Mummified Fairies to The Skeleton of a Mermaid

Fine Art
Museum Department
From British Surrealism to Old Master Etchings, from Mervyn Peake to Tessa Farmer

GONE WITH THE WYND

A Crocodile Cult Initiation Ceremony on Papua
Expedition
Gone With The Wynd Expedition #28 We will take you to one of the most remote and little visited parts of Papua New Guinea... the Sepik River.
Nov 04th 2027 - November 16, 2027

Voodoo in Benin with Dr.Louise Fenton
Expedition
Join an expedition to the cradle of Voodoo in search of ceromonies & sacrifices lead by anthropologist Dr. Louise Fenton €2600
Feb 21st 2026 - March 1, 2026

The Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Expedition
Tribes, Birds of Paradise, Orchids & Mount Wilhelm
Jan 12th 2026 - January 25, 2026

Welcome to The Congo
Expedition
Join Viktor Wynd on an expedition to The fabled Congo – travel deep into the world’s second largest rainforest in search of Forest Elephants, Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Hippos etc
Jun 06th 2025 - June 16, 2025

Expedition to West Papua & The Asmat People
Expedition
Asmat Cultural Festival and Exploration -Last 2 spaces available
Oct 04th 2025 - October 16, 2025

Expedition to West Papua & The Asmat People
Expedition
An Extraordinary journey by boat into one of the world’s last great wilderness $3500 per person
Oct 22nd 2023 - November 2, 2023
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