Blog - History

The Bethlem Gallery invites you to an exhibition curated by staff at Bethlem’s Archives & Museum, opening on Wednesday 27th July 2011. Here is...

We've been reviewing books related to mental health on the blog.  This month we look at 'Human Traces' by Sebastian Faulks.

Following a recent fascinating conference on the topic of 'Mastering the Emotions', the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University...

Find out about Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin's experiences at bethlem in 1852.

The recent meeting of London’s Museums of Health and Medicine  gave some of our staff a fascinating opportunity to explore the Science Museum’s...

Learn more about Theo Hyslop's 1895 publication of 'Mental Physiology'.

This month's 'In the Spotlight' looks at the experiences of architect George Gilbert Scott Junior during his stay at Bethlem in 1883.

This month we look at the accounts of Antonia White from 1899-1980.

You might remember that, last September, the Imperial War Museum opened up the dome (formerly the chapel of Bethlem Hospital) for Open House...

See some of the challenges of reading early modern records.

Read about Bethlem's Assistant Medical Officer from 1888 to 1898.

Occupational therapy is ‘an active method of treatment with a profound psychological justification’, variously linked to moral, punitive and...