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Our Friends Secretary went to the annual British Society for the History of Science Postgraduate Conference.  Here are her thoughts on how it related to 19 Cent

Little did we know, when we recommended the Tate’s Watercolour exhibition earlier this month, that mention would be made of Bethlem Hospital...

As part of Science Week 2011, artist Shelley Wilson will be exhibiting sculptural and photographic work exploring issues surrounding dementia...

Read about Dennis Lillie's experiences of mental health problems after his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913.

The 3rd International Conference on the History and Heritage of Psychiatry is to take place at Museum Dr Guislain in Ghent, Belgium on 28 and...

Our enterprising Archivist has been chosen to be a World Book Night Giver (see here for details) and would like to give readers of this blog...

Last year we highlighted an opportunity for those with UK subscription television services to see Caius Gabriel Cibber’s statues of ‘Raving and...

Find out more about one of the many anonymous works in our collection.

The Bethlem Gallery’s Passions of Richard Dadd exhibition has now closed, after three busy weeks. Dadd enthusiasts may like to note that we intend...

Read one of our volunteer's experiences of volunteering with us.

Find out what happened next in the 'Letter to America' series.

Our new series, 'In the Spotlight' looks at the personal stories of some of Bethlem's historic patients.