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Bethlem Gallery Bethlem Gallery is a visual arts organisation in south-east London, situated on the grounds of Bethlem Royal Hospital.

We provide a professional space for high quality artwork and programme exhibitions, activities, projects and commissions.

We are so pleased to announce that our next Artist Talks online event will be with artist Sara HaqJoin us Thursday 29 Oc...
15/10/2026

We are so pleased to announce that our next Artist Talks online event will be with artist Sara Haq

Join us Thursday 29 October, 1-2pm
Online (Zoom)
Book via link below

Artist Sara Haq presents a talk discussing the process, ideas, and stories around her new book 'Things I Did That Nobody Noticed (but That Changed Everything)'.

Bringing together 35 drawings and a collection of writings gathered from fellow collaborators, poets, writers, and friends, the book speaks to a deeper process of alchemy – transformative action through artistic practice.

A talk by the artist will be followed by an open discussion / Q&A session.

https://bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/artist-talks-sara-haq/

Maudsley Charity South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

👀There are still a few tickets for our Sculpture workshop with artist Emma Hunter Saturday 17 October 20262-4pmBethlem G...
14/10/2026

👀There are still a few tickets for our Sculpture workshop with artist Emma Hunter
Saturday 17 October 2026
2-4pm
Bethlem Gallery
Book your tickets via link below

Join sculptor Emma Hunter for an artist-led workshop where you will be invited to make a small sculpture that draws from the themes and process of her solo exhibition Visceral Shadows.

Emma Hunter’s exhibition Visceral Shadows was made possible by funding from the Henry Moore Foundation

https://bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/sculpture-workshop-with-artist-emma-hunter/

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Maudsley Charity

✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨Remnants, 2017The twin prongs of this bronze sculpture appea...
10/10/2026

✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨

Remnants, 2017

The twin prongs of this bronze sculpture appear to reach out, or are reminiscent of a pair of lungs, or the marks of nails being dragged down a wall. The texture that appears across the top parts of its surface is what are known as ‘flashings’, thin unwanted excess molten metal that flashes out during the casting process. These were retained by the artist to add a tactile sense of tension on the surface of the sculpture.

This exhibition was made possible by funding from
See the exhibition Wednesday to Saturday, 9.30am-5pm until 5 December 2026

Maudsley Charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP)
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨Symphony (and Accessories), 2026The form of the electronic b...
07/10/2026

✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨

Symphony (and Accessories), 2026

The form of the electronic breast pump is reimagined as a ceramic sound sculpture, whose function has been altered in surreal ways. The suction cup normally placed on the breast to draw milk is transformed into a speaker that rests against the ear.

The sound element of this sculpture is a new direction for the artist. It tells a three-part story in sound form, beginning with an electronic dance track from the 1990s, layered with recordings of the sound produced by a breast pump and the alarms heard in hospital. A cacophonous climax, including the ring of the bell sculpture ‘Good Breast, Bad Breast’, is then followed by the sounds of sustained humming, breath, and sung syllables.

The piece is accompanied by two sculptures: one of a mobile phone with two wrapped babies, the other of a piece of cloth.

(Content advice: This sound piece includes hospital alarms)

This exhibition was made possible by funding from
See the exhibition Wednesday to Saturday, 9.30am-5pm until 5 December 2026

Maudsley Charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP)
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

✨ Deadline approaching! ✨Bethlem Gallery is looking for a Collection Curator: Deadline for applications: 9am Monday 12 ...
05/10/2026

✨ Deadline approaching! ✨
Bethlem Gallery is looking for a Collection Curator: Deadline for applications: 9am Monday 12 October 2026

We are seeking a skillful, organised and inclusive team player with knowledge and experience of collections management and co-curation. This is a fixed-term contract to co-curate displays of Bethlem Gallery’s collection out across hospital and community spaces over 15 months.

Collections Curator: Managing collections and co-curating displays.
Location: Bethlem Gallery,Bethlem Royal Hospital, BR3 3BX, plus other sites, for example hospitals at Lewisham/Denmark Hill.
Salary: £35,000 FTE
Hours: 4 days/week (30 hours/week) Tues – Friday (including some evenings and one Saturday/month, claimed back as time off in lieu).
We would also consider applications for those who wish to work flexible hours.
Contract type: Fixed-term. We have funding for 15 months.
Reports to: Director, Bethlem Gallery
Direct reports: NA
Job starts: As soon as available, latest January 2027
Interviews week commencing 2 November 2026

See link below to download the full job pack and more details on how to apply.

https://bethlemgallery.com/about/work-with-us-2/

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Maudsley Charity

Work from the exhibition 'Woven Together' currently showing at ORTUS Cafe, Conferencing and Events Venue , Denmark HillD...
02/10/2026

Work from the exhibition 'Woven Together' currently showing at ORTUS Cafe, Conferencing and Events Venue , Denmark Hill

Dave C, Grounds of the Bethlem

Photos include the crochet work in progress!

See the exhibition until the end of October 2026
Open 8am – 5pm, Mon – Fri

Find out more:
https://bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/exhibition-woven-together/

Maudsley Charity South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

📢 This year we are celebrating Bethlem Gallery’s 18th annual open exhibition showcasing work by over 100 artists connect...
30/09/2026

📢 This year we are celebrating Bethlem Gallery’s 18th annual open exhibition showcasing work by over 100 artists connected to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Bethlem Art Fair 2026
12 December 2026 - 16 January 2027

If you are interested in submitting works to the Art Fair 2026, please fill in the online form on our website. We are asking for works to be delivered to us between the 1 and 14 November 2026. Please do not deliver works to us before this, as we will not be able to accept them.

https://bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/exhibition-bethlem-art-fair-2026/

Maudsley Charity South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨Flutes, 2026This collection of stick-like forms is bound tog...
29/09/2026

✨ Emma Hunter: Visceral Shadows Exhibition - Work in Focus ✨

Flutes, 2026

This collection of stick-like forms is bound together with soft, warm fabric. These porcelain objects recall a bundle of bone- or spine-like sticks that have been found and carefully gathered. The perforations that appear along their length refer to the sound holes on a flute. Hidden in the fabric are stones and fossils collected at different points in the artist’s life. As with many of Hunter’s works, elements are drawn from the body and personal experience and come together here with the implied presence of breath as well as a spiritual dimension.

This exhibition was made possible by funding from
See the exhibition Wednesday to Saturday, 9.30am-5pm until 5 December 2026

Maudsley Charity
Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

We are incredibly lucky to have so many dedicated and talented volunteers here at Bethlem Gallery, including composer-ar...
24/09/2026

We are incredibly lucky to have so many dedicated and talented volunteers here at Bethlem Gallery, including composer-artist Jericho Woods who currently has 6 of his artworks on display (and for sale!) in the The Paxton Centre in Crystal Palace.

Pop along and enjoy their September exhibition 'Nature Reclaimed'.

You can find out more about Jericho's practice here: https://www.instagram.com/jericho_wood__/

"...care comes first, and ownership second for the Bethlem Gallery Art Collection. We think of ourselves very genuinely ...
24/09/2026

"...care comes first, and ownership second for the Bethlem Gallery Art Collection. We think of ourselves very genuinely as guardians of the artwork and our work and role is to honour the artist and the artwork, as well as the collection of the gallery more widely."

- Our Director Sophie Leighton on Collections Guardianship

Our latest blog post follows a talk Sophie gave recently to the South & East London Museums Group, who meet regularly to talk about collections and collections management practice.

If you would like to work with the Bethlem Gallery Art Collection, we are currently recruiting for a Collections Curator – deadline for applications is 9am Monday 12 October 2026.

We would like to thank the Peter Sowerby Foundation, The National Lottery Heritage Fund , AIM Museum Fundamentals funded by Pilgrim Trust and The Julia Rausing Trust, and Arts Council England for making the collection and this work possible.

Read more here: https://bethlemgallery.com/blog/our-director-sophie-leighton-on-collections-guardianship/

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Maudsley Charity

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