The Bethlem Live Lounge Podcast

The Bethlem Live Lounge Podcast Coming soon… the Bethlem Live Lounge podcast by Bethlem Gallery. A series of 6 episodes exploring the world of music and mental health, hosted by Mark McGowan AKA The Artist Taxi Driver.  Episode 1 drops here on Friday 10 May, with further episodes every Friday.

Halimah Zakiuddin: Facing Futures

Halimah Zakiuddin: Facing Futures Halimah Zakiuddin, Climate Catastrophe, 2024. There was an open call for an art competition by Creative Youth as part of the Fusebox gallery in Kingston. The competition was called ‘Facing Futures’ and it is an exploration into the future of the ever-changing world around us, what it might look like and […]

Halimah Zakiuddin: Why I Love Art

Halimah Zakiuddin: Why I Love Art Art is the power of creating something, anything, beautiful, unusual, extraordinary with just a few materials. Whether it’s a single brushstroke or a layer of clay it all comes together, every piece unique. Everyone sees the world differently; they see beauty in different things and so everyone’s creation is […]

Audio Descriptions by Karta Kaur for ‘Planet209 Revisited’

Audio Descriptions by Karta Kaur for ‘Planet209 Revisited’  Artist Karta Kaur has recorded a series of audio descriptions of our exhibition Planet209 Revisited: Past & Present Relics of Visual Experiments (31 January – 27 April 2024). As well as allowing for better accessibility to visually-impaired people, her evocative and thoughtful descriptions are a fascinating new […]

Audio Descriptions for Touching the Surface, by Karta Kaur

Audio Descriptions for ‘Touching the Surface’, by Karta Kaur  Artist Karta Kaur has recorded a series of audio descriptions of our exhibition ‘Touching the Surface‘ (20 September – 18 November 2023). As well as allowing for better accessibility to visually-impaired people, her evocative and thoughtful descriptions are a fascinating new way to experience Touching the […]

‘A Green Thought In A Green Shade’, online symposium (9th September 2023) – YouTube

Volunteers restoring the heritage orchard at Bethlem Royal Hospital. Photo: Bethlem Royal Hospital. We are pleased to be able to share a recording of our final Elsewhere symposium, with Sergio Heredero and Billy Styles. Our exhibition ‘Elsewhere’ interrogated the idea of public space – how we can use creativity to move beyond closed and restricted […]