Upcoming Events
Psychoanalysis and Philosophy
A 12 week evening course examining how psychoanalysis and philosophy inform each other, and intersect with each other - sometimes in mutual support and sometimes in sharp conflict.
Director’s Tour
Join Freud Museum Director, Carol Seigel, for a tour of Sigmund Freud's home with its unique collections, and learn more about his last year spent in this house after fleeing from Nazi occupied Vienna.
First Sunday House Tour
The tour will introduce visitors to the house, revealing curious stories behind the objects in Freud's collection and what they can tell us about his life and work.
‘Two Artists and Traumatic Loss’ with Caroline Garland
The first event in the series of talks 'On Loss and Creativity', which coincide with the exhibition 'Breathe' by artists Fay Ballard and Judy Goldhill.
FULLY BOOKED – Drawing Workshop for the Bereaved: Children & Young People
In collaboration with Grief Encounter, this workshop has been specifically devised for bereaved children & young people.
‘I saw the Spring Return: on Wordsworth and Loss’ with Ronald Britton
The second in the series of talks 'On Loss and Creativity', which coincide with the exhibition 'Breathe' by artists Fay Ballard and Judy Goldhill.
On the Couch: A Repressed History of the Analytic Couch from Plato to Freud
The Freud Museum's most iconic item is undoubtedly Freud's psychoanalytic couch, but where did the couch originate?
Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
A marathon reading of Sigmund Freud’s classic text 'Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego'.
CANCELLED ‘Avoiding the Object’ with artist Cornelia Parker, O.B.E.
We are very sorry to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled. The third in the series of talks ‘On Loss and Creativity’, which coincide with the exhibition Breathe by artists Fay Ballard and Judy Goldhill. “I resurrect things that have been killed off… My work is all about the potential of materials — even when it looks like they’ve lost all possibilities.” Cornelia Parker Cornelia Parker is well known for her large scale, often site-specific,…
Psychoanalysis and Religion: Freud, Jung, Kristeva
Day course exploring a range of psychoanalytic interpretations of religion, examining different views of its function and significance in the lives of human beings.
The Fragile Phallus
How might psychoanalysis enrich popular notions of ‘fragile’ and ‘toxic’ masculinity?
‘Endings, Loss and Grief’ with Julian Barnes
The final event in the series of talks 'On Loss and Creativity', which coincide with the exhibition 'Breathe' by artists Fay Ballard and Judy Goldhill.
Dreams: The Unconscious Revealed
This short introductory workshop is intended to provide a brief overview of Sigmund Freud’s theory of dreams using your own dream as a vehicle to illustrate some of his key ideas and concepts.
The Place of Breath in Cinema
A cultural history of breath in art and moving image studies.
PROJECTIONS: Science Fiction Cinema – Outer Space as Inner Space
Science fiction films portray phenomena that reach beyond the provable realms of mainstream science, featuring artificial intelligence, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, advanced technology and intergalactic travel. These stories sometimes produce political or social commentary, expressing complex philosophical concerns related to the human condition.
Relationships: An Introduction to Transactional Analysis
A One-Hour Interactive Workshop with Psychotherapist Laura Smith.
Lacan/Foucault: Author, Subject, Vitalism/Materialism
A one-day intensive course examining subjectivity in the works of Jacques Lacan and Michel Foucault.
Stress: External Threat or Internal Conflict?
A One-Hour Interactive Workshop with Psychotherapist Laura Smith.