Last Few Weeks
Freud’s Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire
A major new exhibition, with an accompanying digital archive, exploring the crucial role that Freud’s collection of antiquities played in his development of the concepts and methods of psychoanalysis.
25 February 2023 to 16 July 2023
New Exhibition
Tracing Freud on the Acropolis
Tracing Freud on the Acropolis brings together archives, images and objects exploring Freud’s journey to Greece, and his encounter with the Acropolis.
26 July 2023 to 7 January 2024
Museum Lates
Dinner with Freud
Freud Museum Birthday Party! Enjoy sparkling drinks and canapés and hear an exclusive talk by Professor Brett Kahr on Freud’s favourite foods!
Friday 28 July, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Freud’s Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire
Digital Archive
Freud’s Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire is a digital archive which explores Freud’s lifelong fascination with the ancient world and his passion for collecting antiquities. Focussing on six key themes in Freud’s work, we show how Freud’s desire for the ancient world helped animate the concepts and method of psychoanalysis.
Membership
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Visit for free! Enjoy unlimited free entry for you and a guest. 20% off all events and 10% off in the gift shop.
Her home became the Freud Museum
Anna Freud's Story
Anna came to London from Vienna with her family when they fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in June 1938. Here, Anna made a new life, practiced psychoanalysis and established a high reputation in her own right as a pioneer of child psychoanalysis.
DR GIUSEPPE ALBANO, MBE
From the Director
Warm greetings from 20 Maresfield Gardens, the beautiful final home of Sigmund and Anna Freud.
The Study
Freud’s Famous Psychoanalytic Couch
The centre piece of Sigmund Freud’s study is his famous psychoanalytic couch.
Visit Online
Virtual Tour
Enjoy a virtual visit. On this tour of Freud’s final home in London you can step behind the barrier to inspect his iconic psychoanalytic couch.
Meet the Professor at
Freud Museum Shop
We teamed up with Bright Potato design company to create a decorative wooden character representing Sigmund Freud. Pick up your Professor here!
As well as posting online orders to both domestic and international destinations, we also offer a click and collect service. For more information please email [email protected]
Every purchase supports the museum.
What's On
On Demand
On Demand Talks, Courses and Conferences from the Freud Museum London. Watch recordings of our past online events now!
In-House Workshop
Drawing Plants at the Freud Museum
A half-day workshop in the Freud Museum with artist, Fay Ballard.
July 21, 2023 - 9:30 am
Online Course
PROJECTIONS: Neurosis On Film
Online course with Mary Wild on 22nd and 23rd July 2023, taking place 2:00pm-5:00pm BST each day.
July 22, 2023 - 2:00 pm
In-House Workshop
Ceramics Workshop in the Garden
Join us for a chilled evening in the Museum's beautiful gardens, making ceramics inspired by Freud's Greek antiquities.
August 4, 2023 - 6:00 pm
Blog
Little House A, Maresfield Gardens NW3
Explore our neighbour's Arts and Craft garden at Little House A, which has frequently been described as magical.
Blog
Freud in Focus 4 Podcast
The Freud Museum is releasing the Fourth Series of our podcast ‘Freud in Focus’ which will discuss the ideas in our current exhibition, 'Freud's Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire'.
Blog
When Words are not Enough: Creative Responses to Grief
Book
Sigmund Freud’s Collection: Highlights from the Freud Museum London
This beautifully designed catalogue contains 60 objects each complemented by text written by the Freud Museum’s curator, Bryony Davies.
Venue Hire
Sigmund Freud's home and garden provides a unique setting for special occasions and business events.
Online Shop
Bespoke gifts, fine art prints, t-shirts, books and more. Every purchase supports the museum!
Support Us
Help preserve Freud's couch
Freud’s psychoanalytic couch has come to represent the practice of psychoanalysis itself and is undoubtedly one of the most famous pieces of domestic furniture in the world.
It is at the heart of the collections in the care of the Freud Museum London – Freud’s final home.
Thank you for helping to preserve Freud’s legacy.
