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Vote for us!!

Collection, Competition, News

You may remember us announcing back in December that we have been shortlisted to win a day working with the photographer, Rankin.  Well, the...

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Confronting the Collections

Collection, News

As many of you will be aware, Bethlem Archives and Museum are in the process of moving to a bigger and better place on the hospital site.  Part...

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In the Frame for January 2014: Philip O’Connor’s ‘Fools 1’

Art, Collection

Our first 'In the Frame' of 2014 comes from our newly retired Conservation Officer.

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Mind Maps: Experimental Psychology at the Science Museum

Exhibitions

This new exhibition at the Science Museum offers a thought-provoking take on medical and experimental psychology through the centuries. Mind...

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Gericault: Images of Life and Death

Art, Exhibitions

Gericault: Images of Life and Death, currently on show at Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt and moving to Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent in February...

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The Advertisement Archive IV

Collection

Stray advertisements from the Journal of Mental Science.

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Christmas at Bethlem 2

Collection, History

Find out more about how Christmas has been marked at Bethlem in the past.

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Connect 10: help us win Rankin!

Competition, Events

We're very excited to announce that we've been shortlisted for Connect 10 2014, the Culture 24 arts competition which gives venues the chance...

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Telling Admissions 6

Personal accounts

This is the last in a series of posts which has been running throughout 2013 called Telling Admissions.

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Mansions in the Orchard: Exhibition opens 8 January

Exhibitions

On Wednesday 8 January 2014, a new exhibition devoted to the life of the Bethlem Royal Hospital at Monks Orchard opens in the Bethlem Gallery...

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The History of Mental Health Nursing

History

As part of the Mansions in the Orchard project, we've been very interested to hear from a number of current and retired mental health nurses...

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We want to hear your views…

Collection

In autumn 2014, the Bethlem Museum will be moving to the main administration block of the Bethlem Royal Hospital. The Museum will draw on an...

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