Bethlem Museum of the Mind

Bethlem Museum of the Mind
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Moving, free museum on the Bethlem Royal Hospital campus—patient art (Wain, Dadd, others) alongside the history of mental-health care and changing treatments.

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Opening Hours

Wednesday: 09:30 – 17:00
Thursday: 09:30 – 17:00
Friday: 09:30 – 17:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:00

What's not to miss inside?

Patient Artists

Artworks reveal lived experience and creative brilliance beyond diagnosis.

Expression as evidence.

Stand with one work for 60 seconds; note mood shifts as you read the label last.

📍 Galleries

History of ‘Bedlam’

Tracks treatments and attitudes from stigma to support.

From spectacle to care.

List one past practice, one turning point, one question for today.

📍 Intro displays

Temporary Exhibitions

Topical shows link mental health to justice, dreams, work and community.

Timely themes, human stakes.

Find a takeaway you could share with someone who’s never visited.

📍 Changing programme

🤓 Fun Facts

Housed in an Art-Deco building at the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital—place and subject align.

Free admission with welcoming volunteers; content can be emotionally intense—pace yourself.

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