Blog - Collection

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

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

An introduction to our holdings

Find out more about the life and work of artist Kim Noble.

Although the mural is now lost, he was said to have used colour to depict the trees and people in such a way that a passer-by mistook it for Paradise

Museum Volunteer Sophia Gal looks at artist Thomas Hennell, and his experience of mental health issues and his relationship with nature

Museum Volunter Sophia Gal kooks at the life and death of William Kurelek in the second of this two part blog series

Museum Volunter Sophia Gal kooks at the life and death of William Kurelek in this two part blog series

Beyond Hadfield’s lamentation for his animal friend is the story of a man who would inadvertently transform the legal perception of insanity beyond recognition

The final part of Curator Rebecca Raybone's series on the main challenges around displaying and interpreting mental health in museums

Curator Rebecca Raybone continues her discussion on the main challenges around displaying and interpreting mental health in museums

Curator Rebecca Raybone discusses “What are the main challenges around displaying and interpreting mental health in museums?"