{"title": "Lilith: An Exploration of Myth, Folktale & Feminine Archetypes", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/art-history", "society/folklore"], "description": "A live, in-person lecture on the myths and evolving symbols of Lilith, a figure of folklore, scripture and art history who appears as both demon and muse. It is led by Art History & Contextual lecturer Deborah Máire, who explores goddesses, demons and warriors through folktales, visual art, esoteric writings and the lives of the models and muses behind works from the Pre-Raphaelites to feminist reinterpretations. Doors open at 6:30pm and the talk starts at 7pm, with the award-winning Absinthe Parlour cocktail bar hidden within the museum.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lilith-an-exploration-of-myth-folktale-feminine-archetypes-79106/", "official_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/lilith-an-exploration-of-myth-folktale-feminine-archetypes-live/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/44b0ec513220709fd5584e95800e7f053f5eb6e61884daa5450da3f8a98128ba-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Dark Fairy Tales From Around The World, with Viktor Wynd", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "Early Bird £15, full price £20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fairy-tales"], "description": "An in-person live lecture at a museum of curiosities in East London, where storyteller Viktor Wynd tells dark, macabre fairy tales from around the world, including gruesome German tales, macabre stories from Borneo and Papua New Guinea, and shapeshifting creatures from Wales – explicitly not the Ladybird or Disney versions, so possibly unsuitable for tender ears. Viktor Wynd is the proprietor of the museum, which he calls London's infamous Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History, and has spent twenty-five years telling traditional tales from the Brothers Grimm, The Arabian Nights and many countries to audiences across the globe. Each ticket includes a complimentary glass of Devil's Botany Absinthe, from London's first absinthe distillery, and early bird tickets cost £15 with full price at £20, with only 30 tickets available. A signed copy of his new book Dark Fairy Tales can be bought alongside the event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dark-fairy-tales-from-around-the-world-with-viktor-wynd-79102/", "official_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/dark-fairy-tales-from-around-the-world-with-viktor-wynd-live-10/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8c804595c0a24ab94d1774578355d02bb4b6ba997db28f7f0a69ce1a76e1d05a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Tours with Vadim Kosmos – Emeritus Director of the Museum", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "£12 including a glass of Devil's Botany Chocolate Absinthe Liqueur", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/magic-occult", "art"], "description": "A guided tour of the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History, held in person in the museum's tiny, claustrophobic basement. It is led by Vadim Kosmos, Emeritus Director of the Museum, and includes a glass of Devil's Botany Chocolate Absinthe Liqueur. Visitors see dodo bones, erotica from around the world, real fairies, mermaids, occult masterpieces by Austin Osman Spare, works by Leonora Carrington, voodoo fetishes, masks, taxidermy and the Cabinet of Monsters, among much more. This is an 18+ only event and proof of ID will be required due to the nature of the exhibits.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-tours-with-vadim-kosmos-emeritus-director-of-the-muse-79100/", "official_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/guided-tours-with-vadim-kosmos-emeritus-director-of-the-museum-55/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/35a9dfffbbf975b1abc74394b5df06d47dd99f0c9a2ca0b26b6ad0ef68e1b65a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Viktor Wynd’s Guided Tour of His Museum + Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe Liqueur", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History", "address": "Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London", "price": "£20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history"], "description": "An intimate guided tour of the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History, led in person by the reclusive collector Viktor Wynd through his basement museum. Ticket includes a glass of Devil's Botany Chocolate Absinthe Liqueur. Visitors see mermaids, fairies, dodo bones, shrunken heads, extinct bird feathers and old master etchings, and hear how he collected them. Wynd rambles from object to object explaining his obscure objects of desire, and guarantees no two tours are the same.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/viktor-wynds-guided-tour-of-his-museum-devils-botany-chocola-79103/", "official_url": "https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/viktor-wynds-guided-tour-of-his-museum-with-devils-botany-absinthe-22/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f942760e3f58f7e1d65be2522b3bb62bf8b403fbda5ea038085948a93549d149-1200.webp"}, {"title": "A hard line to bend (Liz Larner)", "start": "2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-17T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Arts Centre", "address": "Arkwright Road 52, NW3 6DG London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "An exhibition of sculpture by Liz Larner, the first showing of her work at a major UK institution. The American sculptor presents works from roughly the last decade, including wall-mounted ceramic slabs and assemblages of single-use plastics alongside ceramic 'asteroids' named after female mythic figures. The show traces ideas of transformation, from ancient myth and cosmology to cycles of matter, and is anchored by a new work inspired by Lilith, incorporating a bronze-cast human hand, an owl foot and a branch from a tree by her studio. Working across clay, metal, wood and plastic, Larner proposes alternatives to humanity's path through the Anthropocene.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-hard-line-to-bend-liz-larner-35220/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6abd98745399a88137c2462e3cd104a45559da656a665a6df8f98665aec77972-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Artist Talk: UNREAL", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battersea Arts Centre", "address": "SW11 5TN London", "price": "Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £8), plus a £2 transaction fee per order", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/performance-art"], "description": "An artist talk lasting about an hour, held in the Members Bar at Battersea Arts Centre, a venue in south-west London. It brings together two trailblazing performance artists, Marisa Carnesky and Jo Bannon, who discuss their respective practices and how each has explored magic within them. With questions from UNREAL curators Tom Cassani and Augusto Corrieri, the conversation touches on covert choreographies, hidden bodies, high rituals and Show Women. It forms a thoughtful discussion on performance and magic, part of the UNREAL festival at the venue.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/artist-talk-unreal-73831/", "official_url": "https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/unreal-artist-talk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2b5e34a120ffcb115493eccc6c5fea4d04b7a0444b090964cc571f63f6be889e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Early Gardnerians and Their Objects – Launch & Exhibition", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Treadwell's Books", "address": "Store Street 33, WC1E 7BS London", "price": "£30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "30.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography", "religion/witchcraft"], "description": "An afternoon of talks, short films and a small exhibition about the lives and magical tools of early Wiccans, marking the launch of a new collaborative book. Christina Oakley Harrington, founder and director of Treadwell's, joins Simon Costin, director of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, to bring to light objects from Wicca's founding generations. The book is a collaboration between Treadwell's, the museum, and photographer and videographer Christen Goguen, printed by Ancient Magic Books, run by photographer James Meredew. Artefacts from the museum's collection are on show.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/early-gardnerians-and-their-objects-launch-exhibition-42718/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9c3c06bb522fb9647d9ef4444ac772acbb09c10d4717dea4da56e1df244b2c5b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Faerdom: Now, As Ever", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-29T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration", "address": "Myddelton Passage 1, EC1R 1AG London", "price": "Adults £15, concessions available. Tickets include entry to all exhibitions. Members go free.", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/sculpture", "literature/fairy-tales"], "description": "Faerdom: Now, As Ever is a new exhibition blending UK folklore, viral memes and 3D printed sculpture. It is created by London-based duo Vince Ibay and Jessica Miller, who work together as Fromm Studio. Visitors travel through two co-existing spaces, 'Dystopia' and 'Utopia', meeting animated figures of ancient legend and myth, from Cornish piskies to a Pied Piper of Hamelin with TikTok-style dancing rats. The exhibition explores how the digital landscape is shaping our modern lives and asks whether humanity's oldest stories still resonate and can offer perspective and hope.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/faerdom-now-as-ever-38102/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5bf92ecfadc45a060caf679a9b762cc13905c9fdabbd2e925b9b9e09923bd708-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Uncovering the Queer Roots of British Arts and Crafts", "start": "2026-11-12T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "William Morris Gallery", "address": "Forest Road, E17 4PP London", "price": "Pay what you can by donation (suggested £10)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "An 'In Conversation' talk at the William Morris Gallery, part of the Earthly Paradise programme of talks. Neal Shasore, an architectural historian and founder of the School of Building, joins Michael Hall, author of A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the The National Trust. They explore the importance of queer community in history and how homes served as a private haven against public norms, discussing how mainstream culture has co-opted these expressions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts-40319/", "official_url": "https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68d1bbda69f063beaa1dd67e1210f4a1f5b10ef0fcf0d8515f640958b06fbb1c-2000.webp"}]}