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Hear about Walter Abraham Haigh's battle with delusional insanity.

Staff at the museum take time to investigate further the relationship between doctor and patient.

This month one of our volunteers has chosen to highlight a painting titled Freedom by an artist known only as 'Little Flower'.

Members of the Archives & Museum’s staff recently returned to the Imperial War Museum’s Dome, formerly Bethlem Hospital’s chapel, to see a site-specific...

Recently we have been looking at the relationship between biography and psychology.  This month we focis on the late 19th century psychiatrist, George Savage.

In a slight change from our usual 'In the Spotlight' posts, this month we are looking at the experiences of some of the relatives of better-known residents of B

The Bethlem Gallery invites you to an exhibition curated by staff at Bethlem’s Archives & Museum, opening on Wednesday 27th July 2011. Here is...

We've been reviewing books related to mental health on the blog.  This month we look at 'Human Traces' by Sebastian Faulks.

Join us in saying 'farewell' to our previous Head of Archives and Museum, and 'welcome' to our new one!

Following a recent fascinating conference on the topic of 'Mastering the Emotions', the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary, University...

Last weekend the Hospital welcomed a reported thousand people onsite for the annual Sunfayre, to enjoy the good weather and delicious cupcakes...

Learn more about Richardson's sketches of these two biblical opposites.