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My Singular Fascination, a solo exhibition of work by Visual Artist Liz Atkin, is on show at The Bethlem Gallery from 20 February to 15 March...

A recent international conference indicated the growing profile of the UCL Centre for the History of Psychological Disciplines. The Centre aims...

This new thread is devoted to first-hand accounts of what it was like to have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital (‘sectioned’) under the UK Mental Health A

Whereas Paul Murphy’s Shooting Victoria, insofar as it tells the story of Edward Oxford, principally concerns itself with the commission and...

This month we continue our appraisal of the Victorian photographs of patients, looking at the photo of John Payne.

It's already shaping up to be a good year for events and exhibitions in the history of psychiatry and psychology. First up is a conference at...

An exhibition showcasing plans and artwork for the new ‘Museum of the Mind’ at the Bethlem Royal Hospital will be on display in the Bethlem Gallery...

Here is the first of six posts concerning the rationale behind the location of the hospitals for which the Archives & Museum holds records: Bethlem, the Maudsle

Over a year ago we promised that we would let blog readers know when two new books on Edward Oxford, one of Victorian Bethlem’s most famous patients...

The Archivist here continues the review of Inconvenient People which he started late last month:An attentive reading of the preface to Sarah...

This month, one of our volunteers has chosen to comment on the artwork of Nadia Chomyn.

As we prepare to celebrate the New Year, we might wonder about the different uses of dance in modern and historical healthcare. In November...