Our volunteer takes an in-depth look at the use of photography at Bethlem Royal Hospital, from its invention to the late 1800s.
One of our museum volunteers gives a bit of background and a personal reflection on Kurelek's "Out of the Maze."
A grant funded project focussed on centring lived experience, supporting co-curation and forging new professional relationships
Hannah Ruth Ormsby nurse and International Brigade volunteer
An introduction to our holdings
Looking at some of the lives of staff in SLaM's history
Exploring the origins of a popular 'bedlam ballad'.
Looking at the life of one of the first identifiable black patients in Bethlem Hospital
A blog looking at the life of Henry Peardon, a patient at Bethlem between 1892 to 1894,presented as part of our Change Minds Project
Find out more about the life and work of artist Kim Noble.
A blog on the life of Richard Kettle, a patient at Bethlem in 1892, presented as part of our Change Minds project
A letter to Mary Ann Stephenson Jones, a patient at Bethlem in 1888, presented as part of our Change Minds project
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