Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum
The small museum displays a remarkable collection of pictures by artists who have suffered from mental disorder, including Richard Dadd, Vaslav Nijinsky and Louis Wain: also the statues of 'Raving and Melancholy Madness' from the gates of 17th century Bedlam, and other material relating to the history of psychiatry. The archives contain records of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospitals from the sixteenth century on. Visit www.bethlemheritage.org.uk for more information.
The Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum also features in our Learning section.
Museum Details
Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum
Monks Orchard Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 3BX
Tel. 020 3228 4307/4227
Fax. 020 3228 4045
Other Information
Museum open Monday-Friday, 09:30-16:30
Closed public holidays, and occasionally at other times: please phone before a visit to check opening times
Admission free but donations welcome
Archives open by appointment only 
Charing Cross to Eden Park, Victoria to East Croydon
(From East Croydon) 119, 194, 198, 356 (from Eden Park)
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