Conference Podcast: The Fragile Phallus
This conference brings together perspectives from psychoanalysis and beyond to bring out some of these troubling (and troubled) dimensions of the subjective structure popularly known as ‘masculinity’
Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
First published in 1921, the text raises questions about the role of the leader today, tribalism, the triumph of modern masses, and what separates the individual from his or her subjectivity and lived history.
New acquisition: ‘Psychoanalyst’ by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
The Freud Museum London recently received a generous donation from the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust: the painting Psychoanalyst by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky.
Self-Reflection: Mirrors in Sigmund Freud’s Collection
Amidst Freud’s extensive collection of antiquities are examples of ancient mirrors. The earliest mirrors come from Egypt and surrounding countries, from as early as 2289 BC.
Sir Simon Schama CBE becomes a Patron of the Freud Museum London
On Tuesday 10 July 2018, Sir Simon Schama CBE returned to Sigmund Freud’s final home at 20 Maresfield Gardens to join guests at an evening reception for Patrons of the Freud Museum.
Competition: Send us your ‘Declarations of Discontent’
We're inviting you to send us a 1-minute commentary on the discontent in civilisation.
The Freud Museum Reading Group
Volunteer Paula Morris shares her reflections on the museum's reading group.
Podcast: What Might Clinical Psychoanalysis Learn from Queer Theories of Sexuality?
What is the influence of Sigmund Freud’s ‘Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality’ on contemporary clinical psychoanalytic practice and psychosocial considerations of sexuality?
Sexuality: From Stages to Staves
Freud has become known as that guy who gave us the ‘psychosexual stages of development’, but it isn’t that central to his theory of sexuality.
Black Book- Sacha Craddock in conversation with artist Gideon Rubin
Art critic and writer Sacha Craddock in conversation with artist Gideon Rubin about his Freud Museum project Black Book.