We’re supporting #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek !
The theme this year is movement – a great stress-reliever & mood booster 💚
For more tips from Mental Health Foundation visit bit.ly/48Q9nZR

For #InternationalNursesDay a new blog about Hannah 'Ruth' Ormsby - Maudsley nurse & International Brigade volunteer in the Spanish Civil War bit.ly/3UBj9K7

Artwork commissioned by and used with permission of UNISON

We currently have just 3 places remaining on the final tour of Alison Lapper's Lost in Parys exhibition tomorrow. Alison herself will be leading the tour tomorrow 11 May at 2pm.
Tickets are free: bit.ly/3whXMp0

Check out one of @BethlemMuseum's favourite objects in their handling collection! This beautiful wooden case opens up to display a cake stand, thought to be made by a patient in Victorian Bethlem as part of their occupational activities.

#MuseumObjects #BethlemMuseum

Events at Bethlem Museum of the Mind in May!

▷ Sat 11 May 2pm: Exclusive artist tour with Alison Lapper (last chance!)
▷ Sat 18 May 11am: Bethlem History Walk
▷Thu 23 May: 12 Noon Tour

For info & booking: bit.ly/motmevents

By popular demand Alison Lapper will be leading a final tour of her Lost in Parys exhibition THIS Saturday 11 May. The show features Lapper's work, and also sculptural works by Marc Quinn and photographs by Rankin.

🎟️ Tickets are free but limited: bit.ly/3whXMp0

This week is #DeafAwarenessWeek and we've just uploaded a brand new video in BSL! Focusing on the life and work of ceramicist Bibi Herrera who spent time as a patient at Bethlem. Presented by Edward Richards.
Watch here: bit.ly/BSL_Bibi
#bsl #bibiherrera #signlanguage

'Minding Too Much: Charlotte Johnson Wahl' edited by Nell Butler.
This retrospective represents Johnson Wahl’s mind made manifest on canvas: brutal honesty, deep misery & intense joy– being human has rarely been so compelling.
In our Museum shop & online bit.ly/MindingTooMuch

Start your long weekend at Bethlem Museum of the Mind 💚 Open today! Catch the temporary exhibition, 'Alison Lapper: Lost in Parys', now in its last few weeks.
FREE entry! Download our digital guide to enhance your experience bit.ly/MOTM_Guide (trust us, it's really good!)

We have added one last date for a tour of Alison Lapper: Lost in Parys, led by Alison herself.
This dignified, ethereal exhibition is Alison Lapper's response to the tragic and untimely loss of her son Parys.
Tickets are free but limited: bit.ly/3whXMp0

#lostinparys

Happy May Day! Traditionally a day for celebrating the start of summer ☀️ Hmmmm...
Fortunately the Museum is fascinating whatever the weather!
#mayday

bit.ly/visitmotm

P.S. We've just discovered that that image (Illustrated London News', 20 October 1888, page 452) was by Louis Wain, better-known for portraying cats! (CC Louis Wain Bot and Bethlem Museum of the Mind) #DogsOfTwitter #DogsOfX #CatsOfX #CatsOfTwitter #LouisWain

Thanks Tincture Of Museum ! 🚌

We're looking forward to welcoming our booked school groups today and tomorrow 😀 Our facilitated visits are always extremely popular and we love running them! Unlike this nurses training session in the mid 1900s though, our sessions are indoors :)
bit.ly/MOTMLearn

Ever find yourself saying 'it's Bedlam'?
Bedlam is a medieval spelling variant for the name of the Hospital 'Bethlem'. Today it's a synonym for chaos and uproar.
Bedlam coasters available in the Museum shop and online bit.ly/bedlam_coasters 🫖☕

Looking forward to seeing Alison Lapper leading her sold-out tour of Lost in Parys today, reflecting on her experience of grief and loss.
This event is sold out but the exhibition is on until 01 June, so pop down today 9:30-5pm to see it #alisonlapper

Sculptures by Marc Quinn

Bluebells as far as the eye can see!
Visit this Bethlem Museum of the Mind this weekend (open Saturday 9:30-5) and take a short stroll to the bluebell wood on site 💙

🔈Sound up for woodland sounds 🐦 🌹 🌳

Are you supporting #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - 13 to 19 May? Head to our website to download our new resources: bit.ly/3JFCXad. And don’t forget to find and share your #MomentsForMovement during the week.

Amazing Friday in the Bethlem archive. Thank you SO much David Luck Bethlem Museum of the Mind for all your help (and patience!)

Such a wonderful day visiting Bethlem Museum of the Mind for a Barts Health Archives team trip. Thank you David Luck for showing us around 🌻