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Just a quick note to let you all know that the next book we will be reviewing as part of our virtual book club will be 'The Asylum' by Patrick...

Until 17 April 2014, you can visit our exhibition in the Bromley Local Studies Archive to explore the changing landscape of the Monks Orchard...

Firstly, thanks to everyone who got in touch with their comments on the first painting in this series. It was 'Morning Flight' by Bryan Charnley.Here...

The Edward Adamson Festival is already in full swing and we're really enjoying seeing the range of artworks on display in the Museum. We're...

Stray adverts for the Journal of Mental Science.

Here is the second in a series of twelve posts by guest blogger Dr Nick Hervey sharing his research on a police file on ‘…Insane Persons and others who have com

Find out more about Valentine's Day at Bethlem.

The Edward Adamson Festival, launching on Wednesday 12 February, is a celebration of the life and work of artist Edward Adamson (1911-1996...

There’s no doubt about it - abandoned asylum buildings can be haunting, ominous places.  Read more about James Scudamore's 'Wreaking'.

This month's 'In the Frame' comes from one of our work placement volunteers who came to help us out for a week in January.  Rory has chosen “Alone” by Figgy Fox

Last week was the final week of our first display associated with the Mansions in the Orchard project (supported by the Wellcome Trust). Held...

The bad news is that I'm sorry to say that we were unsuccessful in our efforts to win the chance to work with the photographer, Rankin.  However...