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Bethlem Museum of the Mind
Moving, free museum on the Bethlem Royal Hospital campus—patient art (Wain, Dadd, others) alongside the history of mental-health care and changing treatments.
Opening Hours
Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
What's not to miss inside?
Patient Artists
Artworks reveal lived experience and creative brilliance beyond diagnosis.Expression as evidence.
📍 Galleries
History of ‘Bedlam’
Tracks treatments and attitudes from stigma to support.From spectacle to care.
📍 Intro displays
Temporary Exhibitions
Topical shows link mental health to justice, dreams, work and community.Timely themes, human stakes.
📍 Changing programme
Inspire your Friends
- 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.
