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Exercising the Brain 2

History

Almost two years ago, one of our volunteers here at the Archives and Museum (who has since moved on to other things) wrote a post about her experiences...

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Hospital Snapshots 2

History

We continue our look at the 19th century photographs of Henry Hering, taken at Bethlem.

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A Tour of the Former West Riding Asylum: 1818 - 1995

Events

The former West Riding Asylum in Wakefield, Yorkshire, was the site of the Asylum Science conference, about which we recently blogged. As has...

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Kaleidoscope Cats: A Clinical Perspective on Louis Wain

Art

After more than a year's absence from the museum, for exhibitions in Brent Museum and the Nicholson Art Gallery in Leek, the Louis Wain collection...

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Just Visiting: Robert Bulwer-Lytton

History

Find out abour Robert Bulwer-Lytton's experiences of Bethlem in the 19th century.

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From Bedlam to Whittingham to Wakefield: Mental Health History in October

Events

Last month, we travelled to several different archives and museums around the country to take part in events on asylum history. These included...

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Holding Your Nerve 3

Art

Bethlem’s collection of photographs of Victorian-era patients taken by Henry Hering (currently on display at Museum Dr Guislain in Belgium, as...

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held: Guy’s Hospital Exhibition by Jane Fradgley

Art

This week, a special exhibition by artist Jane Fradgley opens at Guy’s Hospital. held is funded by the Guy's and St Thomas's Charity, and is...

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In the Frame for November 2012: Dan Duggan’s ‘Cipher Series 1’

Art

Read our volunteer's thoughts on Dan Duggan's 'Cipher Series 1'.

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Chance Encounters in the Museum 4

Competition, Literature

Here we resume a series of posts detailing some of the unanticipated intersections of interest that museum visitors bring to our notice from...

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Hospital Snapshots 1

History

This new series focuses on the collection of photographs taken at Bethlem in the late 1850s by Victorian photographer Henry Hering.

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Just Visiting: Fukuzawa Yukichi

History

Read more about the thoughts of this well-known Japanese author and political theorist on his visit to Bethlem in 1862.

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