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Last day open 2024: Saturday 21 December.  First day open 2025: Thursday 2 January.

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In the Spotlight: Philip O’Connor

History, Personal accounts

This month we look at Philip O'Connor's experiences at Bethlem from 1936-7.

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Madness and Literature: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Literature

Read our review of Joanne Greenberg's 'I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'.

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North of the River

Art

Those with an interest in the output of contemporary artists marginalised by mental ill-health or disability who cannot easily make it out to...

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Conference Season

Events

Further to the conference announcement we posted last month, here are details of more upcoming conferences which may interest our readers:The...

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Science Museum: Psychoanalysis - The Unconscious in Everyday Life

Exhibitions

One of our volunteers has written the following review of a current exhibition at the Science Museum.

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In the Frame for March 2011: Arthur Kenneth Ward’s ‘The Struggle’

Art

Hear one of our volunteer's thoughts on Arthur Ward's 'The Struggle'.

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Cane Hill Hospital: Its History and People

Events

Next month, the excellent Croydon Clocktower will be hosting an illustrated talk by Pam Buttrey, author of Cane Hill: the Tower on the Hill...

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Hypnosis at Bethlem

History

Our Friends Secretary went to the annual British Society for the History of Science Postgraduate Conference.  Here are her thoughts on how it related to 19 Cent

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Watercolours

Art, News

Little did we know, when we recommended the Tate’s Watercolour exhibition earlier this month, that mention would be made of Bethlem Hospital...

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Self Contained: New exhibition at Bethlem Gallery by Shelley Wilson

Art

As part of Science Week 2011, artist Shelley Wilson will be exhibiting sculptural and photographic work exploring issues surrounding dementia...

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In the Spotlight: Dennis Lillie

History, Personal accounts

Read about Dennis Lillie's experiences of mental health problems after his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913.

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Conference, 28-29 April 2011: Dangerously Young

Events

The 3rd International Conference on the History and Heritage of Psychiatry is to take place at Museum Dr Guislain in Ghent, Belgium on 28 and...

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