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In the Frame for June 2011: William Kurelek’s ‘Out of the Maze’

Art

'Out of the Maze' is one of Kurelek's lesser-known artworks, but is a beautiful follow-up to his popular 'In the Maze'.

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White to Play and Mate in Two

Art

Four months ago we alerted readers to the fact that Tate Britain’s Watercolour exhibition included a work by Richard Dadd entitled The Child’s...

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Neurology, the “Unconscious” and Victorian Psychiatry

History

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

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Insanity and the Nineteenth-Century Asylum: Birmingham City University

Events

As previously reported on this blog, a conference in Birmingham recently explored nineteenth-century asylums. One researcher, Jennifer Wallis...

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Art and the Imagination

Art

Blog readers may be interested in one or other of the following two events.First, a premiere screening of Thou Art, a film on community outsider...

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In the Spotlight: George Gilbert Scott Junior

History, Personal accounts

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

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Richard Dadd Exhibition at Orleans House Gallery

Exhibitions

Readers in West London will be pleased to take note of another opportunity to see the Richard Dadd paintings exhibited at the Bethlem Gallery...

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Dangerously Young: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from a Historical Perspective

Events

Staff from the Archives and Museum recently attended the third International Conference on the History and Heritage of Psychiatry, which was...

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Impact Arts Fair, 20-22 May 2011

Art

The work of artists associated with the Bethlem Gallery features in this weekend's Impact Art Fair at Candid Arts Islington. Over the next three...

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New Exhibitions at Bethlem Gallery and SW1 Gallery

Exhibitions

A new exhibition opens at the Bethlem Gallery this week, presenting the first solo exhibition by Albert, an artist whose  unique style and talent...

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Communicating Through Cats: New Exhibition on Louis Wain

Exhibitions

A new exhibition at Brent Museum on the art of Louis Wain has recently opened, displaying a number of items on loan from the Bethlem Archives...

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Bethlem in the News

Conservation, News

Read how Bethlem has been appearing in the news - the fact and the fiction.

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