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Visit Bethlem at Open House London on 18 September

Exhibitions, Events

One of many London buildings not usually accessible to the public is the Victorian Bethlem Hospital at the Imperial War Museum. Opened in 1815...

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Madness and Literature 2: “A Hideous Torture on Himself”

Events, History

Read more from the fascinating 'Madness and Literature' conference.

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Bedlam at the Globe Theatre

Events

The Archives & Museum was recently visited by the cast of the forthcoming production at Shakespeare’s Globe, Bedlam. Playwright, Nell Leyshon...

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Where in the World?

Collection

When you’re looking back over your holiday snaps at the end of the summer, spare a thought for the cataloguers at Bethlem Royal Hospital’s Archives...

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Phantasmagoria: New Exhibition Explores Hallucinations in Art

Art, Exhibitions

A new exhibition coming to the Bethlem Gallery later this month looks at hallucinations in Surrealist art.

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Madness and Literature: Report from International Health Humanities Conference

Events

We consider what the relationship between literature and madness is in the 21st century, reflection on the Madness and Literature Network Conference.

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Inquisitive Londoners

News

In mid-May we told you how the Archives & Museum’s Registrar uses her spare time: studying for a degree in Museum Studies, and curating a student...

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In the Frame for August 2010: Henry Chapront illustrating Huysman’s La-Bas

Art

Our Registrar considers Henry Chapront's illustrations to J.K.Huysmans’s novel Là-Bas. 

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Monthly Saturday Openings From August 7

News

From next weekend, Saturday 7 August, visitors will have a chance to view the Museum collection on a Saturday, thanks to our new volunteer team...

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Symbolic Abstractions: New Gallery Exhibition

Art

This week, a new exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculpture by Peter Rowbotham opened at the Bethlem Gallery. Peter lives and works in Croydon...

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Bethlem’s changing population

History

During the nineteenth century Bethlem's hospital population became increasingly middle-class, and improvements in its conditions may have had something to do wi

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The Future of Medical History

Events

The Future of Medical History conference, organised by the soon-to-be closing Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL took place...

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