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Hear our Archivist's thoughts on this detailed work by artist, Allan Beveridge.

Our Archivist has been awarded short-term travel grants from the Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine at The College of Physicians...

"These are the times of Jack the Ripper."  Elizabeth Bishop (admitted to Bethlem June 1895)

Find out how gender affected mental health during thetime of World War Two.

Read our review of Maureen Park's book on 'Art in Madness'.

Hear about the experiences of being admitted to the incurable ward in the 19th century.

A new show opens at the Bethlem Gallery next week, showcasing the creative talent of Hospital patients. The exhibition, Unescorted #2, comprises...

Find out more about women and madness in the 19th century.

See Bethlem's contributions to the History of the World in 100 Objects.

Here we learn more about the process of being admitted to Bethlem in the Georgian period.

See the latest in our regular monthly series highlighting artworks from our collection.

In 1891, recent Bethlem physician George Savage railed against the deterministic contemporary view of mental illness in the Journal of Mental...