We continue our look at the 19th century photographs of Henry Hering, taken at Bethlem.
The former West Riding Asylum in Wakefield, Yorkshire, was the site of the Asylum Science conference, about which we recently blogged. As has...
After more than a year's absence from the museum, for exhibitions in Brent Museum and the Nicholson Art Gallery in Leek, the Louis Wain collection...
Find out abour Robert Bulwer-Lytton's experiences of Bethlem in the 19th century.
Last month, we travelled to several different archives and museums around the country to take part in events on asylum history. These included...
Bethlem’s collection of photographs of Victorian-era patients taken by Henry Hering (currently on display at Museum Dr Guislain in Belgium, as...
This week, a special exhibition by artist Jane Fradgley opens at Guy’s Hospital. held is funded by the Guy's and St Thomas's Charity, and is...
Read our volunteer's thoughts on Dan Duggan's 'Cipher Series 1'.
Here we resume a series of posts detailing some of the unanticipated intersections of interest that museum visitors bring to our notice from...
This new series focuses on the collection of photographs taken at Bethlem in the late 1850s by Victorian photographer Henry Hering.
Read more about the thoughts of this well-known Japanese author and political theorist on his visit to Bethlem in 1862.
Read more about the discussions that go on behind the scenes when exhibiting objects and stories related to mental health.
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