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

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Ordinary Moments - Cynthia Pell Exhibition at Bethlem Gallery

Art

A new exhibition dedicated to artist Cynthia Pell opens at the Bethlem Gallery this month. From 28 August to 20 September, Pell's thought-provoking...

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Telling Admissions 4

Personal accounts

Find out more about Alistair Campbell's experiences of mental ill-health.

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Nineteenth-Century Society: (Insanity of) Adolescence

History

In the late nineteenth century, “insanity of adolescence” became a frequent feature of psychiatric texts.  Find out more in this post.

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held: Restraint Symposium at the Institute of Psychiatry

Events

This week, as part of Jane Fradgley's held exhibition at the MRC SGDP Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, a public symposium focused on the...

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In the Frame for August 2013: Cynthia Weldon, ‘Sketch’

Art

This month we look at a preparatory sketch by Cynthis Weldon.

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Photography Feedback: Museum of the Mind

History

Hear the results of our survey about photographs in the new museum.

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Sleeping and Dreaming: New Exhibition at the Bethlem Gallery opens 31 July

Art

This week, a new exhibition of vibrant abstract paintings by Nick Farey opens at the Bethlem Gallery. Sleeping and Dreaming will start on 31...

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Museum of the Mind: Logos and Other Feedback

News

This week we've been compiling much of the feedback received from our online questionnaires as well as those completed in person at various events...

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Location, Location 4

History

We continue our look at Bethlem's changing locations.

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History of Psychiatry Talks Online

History

Lectures and conferences are all very well, but space, time and financial restraints often prevent us from getting to as many as we'd like. Step...

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Billiards at Bethlem 2

History

Following on from our previous post, we now consider what the game of billiards meant to patients.

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held: Jane Fradgley’s photographic exhibition returns to London

Art

Selected images from Jane Fradgley's held return to London in an exhibition opening today at the Institute of Psychiatry. The opening runs from...

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