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The Bethlem Gallery’s Passions of Richard Dadd exhibition is off to a flying start. Both the Gallery and the Museum saw a steady stream of visitors...

In the course of his research at the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia our Archivist stumbled upon a letter written to Dr Silas Weir Mitchell

See what our Conservator has to say about Stanley Lench's 'Two Face Pig of Art' in this month's 'In The Frame'.

A new exhibition opens next week at the Bethlem Gallery, investigating the range of emotional expressions exhibited by Victorian artist and former...

Our Archivist reviews Thomas Eakins’ 1875 work, 'The Gross Clinic'.

Christmas at Bethlem was a difficult time for families.  Read about the story of Emma Lane, admitted in 1893.

Find out how marital problems affected women in Victorian times through the records of Kate Marian Merriman.

See how the medical records of an appreciable number of the young women admitted as patients of Bethlem in the late nineteenth century provide evidence of a clo

Those whose plans to visit the Archives & Museum (to honour their group booking or other appointment) were frustrated by the weather last week...

Marion Patrick's works often depict sad and lonely children.  Read this month's 'In The Frame' to find out more.

You are invited to the The Bethlem Gallery’s annual 2010 open exhibition, now in its third year, showcasing the work of artists from South London...

Hear the story of Louis Box, who was admitted in 1891.