What is Your ‘Acropolis’?
We deeply appreciate the creativity and thoughtfulness with which our audiences respond to the collections and exhibitions. Their contributions have a transformational effect on us and continuously shape our practice. This summer, our students, community members and visitors were engrossed in the story of Freud’s emotional trip to Athens in 1904, which would haunt him […]
The Body Image Project
We considered the theme of the body image through a psychoanalytic lens, focusing on the fate of the female body in contemporary visual culture.
Celebrating the Revised Standard Edition at the Freud Museum
On Thursday 20th June 2024 we celebrated the publication of the Revised Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud – a ground-breaking update on the Standard Edition first published 60 years ago, which followed the Hogarth Press first publishing Freud’s work in 1924. We had the honour and pleasure of welcoming to the […]
Philosophy for Children at the Freud Museum
Children across London have been getting together at the Freud Museum to discuss big philosophical ideas.
School Visits and Learning Sessions
Bookings are now open for learning visits and sessions!
Freud Museum at the ATP Conference
The Association for the Teaching of Psychology is a non-profit organisation of psychology teachers in the UK.
Do Black Lives Matter? – A Freudian View
Do Black Lives Matter? – A Freudian View The murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis reminded me of another incident in the UK, which I wrote about in 2004 (and is reprinted below). Those of us who think that the shameful lack of empathy and humaneness (as one US […]
Freud’s English Home
Freud found something congenial about England. For some reason he felt at home here; feeling an almost instinctual rapport with the country.
The Tory Power Stance: A Developmental Perspective
The ‘Tory Power Stance’, as it has been dubbed, is a pose designed to project masculine power and authority. Various hypotheses have been offered as to the origin of the pose and what it might signify. In this paper Ivan Ward offers an alternative view.
Why did Freud Interpret Dreams in a Sexual Way?
A common misconception about Freud is that he thought all dreams had sexual meanings.
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