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.

• Museum open Monday-Friday, 09.30-17.00
• 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

For further information please visit the museum website at http://www.bethlemheritage.org.uk.