Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
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The blog explores the history of art and mental healthcare, on the site of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, or 'Bedlam'. Situated within the hospital grounds, in a stunning Art Deco building shared with the Bethlem Gallery, Bethlem Museum of the Mind was formally opened by artist Grayson Perry in March 2015. The museum cares for an internationally renowned collection of archives, art and..
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
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Exploring the origins of a popular 'bedlam ballad ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
7M ago
Looking at the life of one of the first identifiable black patients in Bethlem Hospital ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
8M ago
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 ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
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A blog on the life of Richard Kettle, a patient at Bethlem in 1892, presented as part of our Change Minds project ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
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A letter to Mary Ann Stephenson Jones, a patient at Bethlem in 1888, presented as part of our Change Minds project ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
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A creative response to the life of Henry Peardon, a patient at Bethlem 1890-1892, presented as part of our Change Minds project ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
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A blog on the life of Hannah Levy Bensusan, a patient at Bethlem 1893-1894, presented as part of our Change Minds project ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
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A blog on the life of Elizabeth Prudence Kentish, a patient at Bethlem 1892-1894, presented as part of our Change Minds project ..read more
Bethlem Museum of the Mind Blog
8M ago
Across four months our participants, guided by David Luck and Amy Moffat, first researched the lives of people we found in the Victorian hospital records ..read more