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Remembrance: Thomas Hennell

Archives, History, Personal accounts

Thomas Barclay Hennell was born in 1903, and had by his mid 20s become an accomplished and sensitive artist of the British countryside.

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Remembrance: The Maudsley in the Second World War

Archives, History, Learning

During the Second World War the Maudsley, concerned about the possibility of being caught up in the air raids engulfing central London, split into two.

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Remembrance: William Rivers and Lois Vidal

Archives, History, Personal accounts

Two people with close relationships with Bethlem Royal Hospital had fascinating, and very different, experiences in the First World War

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Remembrance: Bethlem and the Maudsley in the First World War

Archives, History, Learning

The First World War had a very direct impact on both Bethlem and the Maudsley.

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Photography and its place at Bethlem

Collection, History

Our volunteer takes an in-depth look at the use of photography at Bethlem Royal Hospital, from its invention to the late 1800s.

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In the Frame: William Kurelek's "Out of the Maze"

Art, Collection, Personal accounts

One of our museum volunteers gives a bit of background and a personal reflection on Kurelek's "Out of the Maze."

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Creating Collaborations: piloting collaborative working at the Museum of the Mind

Exhibitions

A grant funded project focussed on centring lived experience, supporting co-curation and forging new professional relationships

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Hannah 'Ruth' Ormsby

Archives, History

Hannah Ruth Ormsby nurse and International Brigade volunteer

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Black Lives in Victorian Bethlem: John Flinn

Archives, History, Personal accounts

Looking at the life of one of the first identifiable black patients in Bethlem Hospital

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