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Museum · London Borough of Bromley, London

Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum

Bethlem Museum of the Mind

Today
Open today, 09:30 – 17:00
Accessibility
Step-free
Standing
High
Rank
Rank 626 of 18,189
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Opening hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 09:30 – 17:00
Thursday 09:30 – 17:00
Friday 09:30 – 17:00
Saturday 09:30 – 17:00
Sunday Closed

Parsed from OpenStreetMap opening hours on 2026-10-01.

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  • Step-free access · Available

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About Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum

Bethlem Museum of the Mind is a medical and art museum at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Beckenham, within the London Borough of Bromley. The museum explores the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital, its care programme and the experiences of its patients. Its displays include art, historical objects and material connected with mental healthcare, including works by artists such as Richard Dadd and Louis Wain. The museum shares its Art Deco building with Bethlem Gallery, which presents contemporary work by current and former patients of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The archive collection extends beyond Bethlem: it includes records of the Maudsley Hospital, Warlingham Park Hospital and the joint Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals. The holdings include hospital minutes, annual reports, admission and discharge registers, staff records, medical records, photographs, maps and plans. Selected historical records can be viewed online, while access to other archival material is arranged through the museum. Museum admission is free, with donations welcomed.

Practical details

Website
https://museumofthemind.org.uk/
Phone
020 3228 4227
Full address
Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX, United Kingdom
Operating status
Open

Sources

Checked 2026-10-01

Place details and sources

Admission fee
Free OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established
1970 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09

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