🎄✨ The Bethlem Art Fair is back, now in the Museum of the Mind's exhibition space! 🎨🖼️ Discover a stunning variety of paintings, prints, ceramics, and more, all at affordable prices. Opens tomorrow! #BethlemArtFair #BethlemMuseumOfTheMind #ChristmasShopping #ShopSmall #SupportArtists @bethlemgallery

Celebrating Museum Shop Sunday all week in our online shop! Find unique, meaningful gifts and support Bethlem Museum of the Mind! Link in bio 🎄🛍️🎁🎀 #BethlemMuseumOfTheMind #MuseumShopSunday @museumshops.bsky.social #museumshops #ShopWithPurpose #shoplocal #beckenham #westwickham #croydon #bromley

We are pleased to announce the daily themes for the 2025 #ArchiveAdventCalendar. A reminder that anyone can take part in December. Just post something with the daily hashtag and #ArchiveAdventCalendar. We can't wait to see what you will all share this year! 😁🎄🎅

#armisticeday During WWII, the Maudsley Hospital split locations to Sutton & Mill Hill to avoid London air raids. Dr Eric Guttmann, a German-Jewish psychiatrist, faced internment as an "enemy national" despite 6 years at the Maudsley 🔗 bit.ly/482mPME Images: Workshop at Mill Hill Dr Eric Guttmann

📜 “They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.” #OnThisDay in 1684, the playwright Nathaniel Lee was confined to Bethlem Hospital. Lee’s mental health struggles made him both a patient and a public spectacle, and his story ended tragically in 1692 🔗 bit.ly/491G5uN

#RemembranceSunday In the summer of 1916, Bethlem Royal Hospital hosted a garden party for wounded WWI soldiers. Guests were treated to "good tea, a famous band, and a variety concert of the richest and best". Watch the full 12 minute silent film of the day here 📽️ youtu.be/1OneTOeunhY

Only 2 weeks left of our Between Sleeping and Waking exhibition 😱! The exhibition space is dominated by Kate McDonnell’s immense installation Night Tides, which evokes the restlessness of insomnia. It's totally FREE and utterly mesmerising ‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡🪐⋆ bit.ly/visitmotm #nighttides #insomnia #dreams

🎇 Louis Wain's Kaleidoscope Cats are like bursts of feline fireworks: vivid, surreal, and hypnotic. It's often claimed these works reflect his mental decline, but there's no evidence that the paintings are related to each other and all are undated. 😺 bit.ly/WainMyth #louiswain #kaleidoscopecats

Bringing the kids? Be sure to cosy up in our story time pod! Part of the Between Sleeping and Waking exhibition until 22 November 📚‧₊˚☁️ ♡🪐⋆ #betweensleepingandwaking #FreeExhibition #freelondonmuseum #mentalhealth #dreams #sleep

#OnThisDay in 1977 the artist William Kurelek died. His 1953 autobiographical painting, The Maze, painted during his time as a patient at the Maudsley Hospital, continues to captivate visitors to Bethlem Museum of the Mind. Discover this intriguing artwork here: bit.ly/MOTMMaze

We look pretty good when the nights start drawing in ☺️🌙✨🍂 🔗 bit.ly/visitmotm #autumn #bethlemmuseumofthemind

There's only one month left of Between Sleeping and Waking at Bethlem Museum of the Mind! This hauntingly beautiful exhibition features art by Bethlem Hospital patients and others spanning over 200 years. Image: Dream Flight by Allan Beveridge #bethlemmuseumofthemind #dreamart #dreamdiaries

Museum exclusive! This book presents 20 artworks by Charlotte Johnson-Wahl from her year at the Maudsley Hospital in the 1970s. Insights from Colin Gale, Director of the Museum of the Mind, and Charlotte’s daughter, Rachel Johnson, highlight the artist's life & legacy. Buy here: bit.ly/4o3RnU6.

🕰️ Don't forget the clocks go back tonight! You get an extra hour tomorrow to plan your next visit to Bethlem Museum of the Mind 😊 We're open every Wednesday-Saturday 9:30-5pm, so there's plenty of 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 to visit us bit.ly/visitmotm #clocksgoback #autumn #greenwichmeantime

💡 Looking for something inspirational, unusual, and free to do in London today? Visit Bethlem Museum of the Mind! You'll discover over 750 years of mental health history, fascinating art, the mystery of dreams, and beautiful nature in the grounds (lots of mushrooms to spot! 🍄) bit.ly/visitmotm

📆 This week marks 778 years since Simon FitzMary gave land at Bishopsgate to the Priory of St Mary of Bethlehem, founding what became Bethlem Hospital, the world’s first institution dedicated to mental health care. 1/3

🚶➡️ There's still a couple of tickets left for the History Walk with Bethlem Gallery this Saturday! But be quick they go fast .... bit.ly/4qoSQ95 Keep up with all our events on our website 🔗 bit.ly/42N9kh7

🍏Happy Apple Day! 🍎 (The floating banners are part of Bethany Williams’s exhibition at @bethlemgallery - This Wild, Achingly Beautiful Place.) #appleday #orchard #apples #bethlemmuseumofthemind

A new week begins & we're excited to welcome our Learning groups, room hirers & visitors! Pop into the shop while you're here - there are plenty of gifts to get you started on your seasonal shopping! 🎁Special Offer! Spend £8 & get a free advent calendar! #adventcalendar #bethlemmuseumofthemind

Step into the dream like atmosphere of 'Between Sleeping and Waking' today at Bethlem Museum of the Mind ⋆.˚☁️⋆ Featuring Kate McDonnell’s immersive installation Night Tides, which evokes the fragmented thoughts and whispered prayers of insomnia. Free entry. Open Wed-Sat. #DreamVibes #NightTides

Sometimes there are no words. Olivia Gillow’s painting ‘Cradle Soap’, on display at Bethlem Museum of the Mind, has helped visitors to understand OCD in a way that words could not have done. #GettingIt #TogetherAgainstOCD #OCDWeek #ocdawareness

We're inspired by the resilience and artistic vision of Charlotte Johnson Wahl, an OCD sufferer and Maudsley Hospital resident in the 1970s. This OCD Awareness Week we have a new addition to the Museum’s collections - Johnson Wahl's vibrant painting 'Morning Group'. #TogetherAgainstOCD #OCDWeek

Have you visited the Between Sleeping and Waking exhibition? We want to hear from you! 🫵 Take this 5-minute survey to share your feedback and help us continue to improve our programming uk.culturecounts.cc/s/2sJn5j Thank you 🙏 #betweensleepingandwaking #bethlemmuseumofthemind #dreams

359 years ago today, on 14 September 1666, the first meeting of the Court of Governors was held at Bethlem. An excerpt (with only two commas in the entire piece!) from the Minutes explains that this was because of a "fierce & lamentable" fire at Bridewell Hospital. #onthisday #londonhistory

Ever thought about keeping a dream diary? Bethlem psychiatrist Edward Hare kept dream records spanning 60 years! Entries range from the mundane to the magical, from the 1930s to the 1990s. Discover these diaries in the Between Sleeping and Waking exhibition, on now! ‧₊˚☁️☾⋅☁️˚₊‧ bit.ly/MOTM_dreams

6 September every year is National Read a Book Day! What better excuse to curl up with a book in our reading nook in the Between Sleeping & Waking exhibition 📖💫 Or browse the Museum's library for some reading inspiration 📚 Open today until 5pm! #betweensleepingandwaking #nationalreadabookday

On 24 August 1815, 122 Bethlem patients were taken across London in Hackney carriages from Moorfields to the new Bethlem Hospital site at St George’s Fields (pictured). Remarkably, the move took place without any incidents or accidents, and cost the hospital around £18. #OnThisDay

We can't wait for another Saturday of Between Sleeping and Waking - the response has been amazing, thank you to everyone who has visited so far! We have the perfect cosy reading nook for visitors of all ages, make sure to stop by and read one of our bedtime stories ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 Open Wed-Sat 9:30-5pm.

Get that New School Year, New Notebook feeling with our range of quirky and affordable notebooks, exclusive to Bethlem Museum of the Mind! All available online bit.ly/MOTM_Shop_all 📗📒📝📓

Bethlem and the Maudsley have provided specialist services for children throughout their history, at times having classrooms and education services onsite (Bethlem still has a school). Pictured here is a creative class at the Maudsley in the 1950s. #londonhistory #mentalhealthhistory #backtoschool

Will you be studying Psychology in the new term? Get some inspiration in advance at Bethlem Museum of the Mind! Discover over 750 years of mental health history, from 1247 until the present day. Open every Wednesday-Saturday 9:30-5pm, free entry. bit.ly/visitmotm

It's the first Saturday of our Between Sleeping and Waking exhibition! 💭 Featuring artworks created over a period of 200 years, that speak to themes in archetypal dreams and nightmares; being chased, going to school, being late and many more. Free entry, open Wed-Sat 9:30-5pm

We are thrilled to announce that our new exhibition, Between Sleeping and Waking, is officially open! 🎀✂️🖼️ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 The exhibition, and entry to Bethlem Museum of the Mind, is free and open Wed-Sun 9:30-5pm. bit.ly/MOTM_dreams Image: Everything is Real Except God and Death by George Harding

Sneak peek of the new exhibition 👀 'Between Sleeping and Waking' opens tomorrow and is already looking impressive! Kate McDonnell's immersive installation, Night Tides, dominates the space and evokes the restlessness, the disconnected thoughts, and whispered prayers of insomnia. #insomnia #dreams

Ever dreamt of being chased, falling, or flying? Our new exhibition, 'Between Sleeping and Waking', will bring together 200 years of artwork to show you are not alone! Opening this Thursday, 14 August *ੈ✩‧₊˚ bit.ly/MOTM_dreams Image: Let There Be Light, Edgar Farrar, 1943.

🚶 The next Bethlem History Walk will be on Saturday 16 August! Join us for an invigorating walk around the stunning grounds of the Bethlem Royal Hospital. Tickets are £3 and selling fast bit.ly/45brtqk 🚶 #historywalk #museum #londonmuseum #londonnature

"Very moving exhibition. Felt curious, then deeply sad. As Anna Motz said - if crime and punishment become the entire story, we trivialise lives...we separate crime and humanity. Really brilliant. Thank you." Don't miss your chance to see Crisis Point, today is the last day! bit.ly/visitmotm

😺 Happy #internationalcatday from Bethlem Museum of the Mind, where we are surrounded by Louis Wain cats daily, and pestered by Arlo Pickles (the resident Hospital cat) regularly 🐾 bit.ly/louiswainshop #louiswain #bethlemroyalhospital #bethlemmuseumofthemind #cats

Happy birthday Louis Wain! Born on this day in 1860, Wain was one of Bethlem's most famous patients. He was best known for his cat drawings, which remain enduringly popular today. We hold 55 of Wain's artworks in our collection, some of which are on permanent display 😺 #louiswain #onthisday

Did you spot us on The Guardian? 📰📱 'Between Sleeping and Waking: Hospital Dreams and Visions' opens on 13 August. Not long to go now! ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ bit.ly/3H1DAgt

𓂃🖊 THIS Saturday at Bethlem Museum of the Mind! Femina Culpa: poetry inspired by Victorian women's experience of crime. Linda McKenna, Milena Williamson, and Emma McKervey tell stories of ordinary women caught up in criminal justice and mental health systems. 🎫 bit.ly/4o22z41 #feminaculpa #poetry

Last chance to see Crisis Point! Only one week to go ⏰️ Explore the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system through rarely seen artworks and powerful stories. Featuring Richard Dadd, Donald Hume, and more. bit.ly/visitmotm Wed-Sat 9:30-5pm. #crisispoint #mentalhealth

On 1st Aug 1817 Richard Dadd was born. He became one of the most promising young artists of his generation until, age 26 and suffering from delusions, he murdered his father. He spent 42 years in Bethlem and Broadmoor asylums, continuing to paint until his death in 1886. #richarddadd #onthisday

🚦Roadworks between Bromley South & Bethlem Hospital have finished & the SL5 bus that links Bethlem Museum of the Mind with East Croydon and Bromley South rail stations is back up to its usual speed 🚍 Buses are now double-decker so twice as many people can make the trip! 🏛️𓂃𓏧🚌 bit.ly/visitmotm

Coming to Bethlem Museum of the Mind on Saturday 09 August 2025, 2-3pm: Femina Culpa Poetry Collective! Linda McKenna, Milena Williamson, and Emma McKervey tell stories of ordinary women caught up in criminal justice and mental health systems. Free, pre-booking is recommended: bit.ly/4o22z41

Is it real, or just a dream? The existence of the mental processes we undergo while sleeping, and in the spaces between sleeping and waking, are undoubted. It’s never just a dream ⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ 'Between Sleeping and Waking' opens on 13 August 2025. Image: 'Dream Flight', 2011, Allan Beveridge.

Coming soon! Femina Culpa: poetry inspired by Victorian women's experience of crime. Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Saturday 09 August. Linda McKenna, Milena Williamson, and Emma McKervey tell stories of ordinary women caught up in criminal justice and mental health systems. bit.ly/MOTMfemculpa

It's Wimbledon Finals weekend! For those who can't get enough of tennis, here's the Governors of Bethlem Ladies Singles Tennis Cup from 1936. And for those of you that need to get away from it - we are free to visit and open today! You can even see the cup in person 🏆 #Wimbledon2025

There's less than 4 weeks left of our Crisis Point exhibition! Don't miss your chance to see rarely seen artworks. 'Girl at a Carnival' by Brian Donald Hume (oil on canvas, 1964) was created whilst the artist was incarcerated in Regensdorf prison in Switzerland. bit.ly/MOTMCrisisPoint