Visiting the museum and art gallery at Bethlem Hospital was an interesting experience and I took much inspiration from it. I wasn't what I expected, it looked like a normal museum, but I don't really know what I was expecting.
I was able to see restraint chains used in the 1860's in the museum.
Artifacts and photographs of the hospital throughout the ages.
This was one of my favorite photographs:
At the time I went they were exhibiting the work of Richard Dadd (1817-1886) a selection of pieces representing his 22 years in Broadmoor State Criminal Lunatic Asylum where he died. much of it was fine art based and all was painting or drawing, not my preferred media but I liked how he obviously very talented with a brush which makes a difference from most outsider art. this was one of my favorite pieces:
