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In the Frame for September 2011: R. Kimberley’s ‘The Strangler’

Art

This month's 'In the Frame' looks at the disturbing painting, 'The Strangler'.

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First Person Narratives III

History

Read part one of Jackie Hopson's 'One Good Year', talking of her experiences in the Charles Hood Unit at Bethlem.

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Eternal Maternal: New Exhibition at the Bethlem Gallery

Art, Exhibitions, Events

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Perinatal Unit at the Bethlem Gallery, the new Gallery exhibition will consist of paintings, drawings, sculpture...

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Curatorial Conversations I

Collection

Find out about what goes on inside the mind of a curator and the issues we have to consider when working in a museum.

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In the Spotlight: Relatives 2

History, Personal accounts

Following on from last month, we now explore the stories of more relatives of well-known people.

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Louis Wain and the Summer Cat Show

Art

While the Bethlem Louis Wain collection is out on loan, there is another opportunity to see some of his well-known cat illustrations at the Chris...

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First Person Narratives II

History, Personal accounts

This month we have a first-hand account from a mental health nurse, formerly at Bethlem.  Hear how experiences of clinical depression influenced the life and wo

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Biography and Psychology III: Walter Abraham Haigh

History, Personal accounts

Hear about Walter Abraham Haigh's battle with delusional insanity.

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First Person Narratives I

History, Personal accounts

Staff at the museum take time to investigate further the relationship between doctor and patient.

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In the Frame for August 2011: artist Little Flower’s ‘Freedom’

Art

This month one of our volunteers has chosen to highlight a painting titled Freedom by an artist known only as 'Little Flower'.

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Back Under the Dome

History

Members of the Archives & Museum’s staff recently returned to the Imperial War Museum’s Dome, formerly Bethlem Hospital’s chapel, to see a site-specific...

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Biography and Psychology II: George Savage (1842 - 1921)

History

Recently we have been looking at the relationship between biography and psychology.  This month we focis on the late 19th century psychiatrist, George Savage.

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