Past Events › Talks
November 2023
Freud’s 4 pm Session: ‘Freud Meets Dalí, and Other Curiosities’
Terry Philpot in conversation with Freud Museum Director Giuseppe Albano. In-house only.
Psychoanalytic Insights into Sexuality and Trauma
An online talk with Avgi Saketopoulou and Lakshmi Padmanabhan.
Mind your head! – Children’s philosophy workshops for ages 5-7 and 8-10
Use your mind to think about what’s in your mind by taking part in a philosophy session with educational charity The Philosophy Foundation.
Provocations: Comfort Eating – Rachel Cooke in conversation with Bee Wilson and Josh Cohen
Provocations: Comfort Eating - Rachel Cooke in conversation with Bee Wilson and Josh Cohen. In-house only.
December 2023
Fathoming the Beginnings of Psychoanalysis in Greece
Online panel with the Hellenic Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
Happy Birthday, Anna Freud!
A fabulous morning of coffee, cake, and personal memories of Anna.
Freud’s 4 pm Session: Anna Freud’s pioneering work and legacy
The Anna Freud Birthday Lectures by Prof Dr Inge-Martine Pretorius and Dr Susanne Hommel. In-house only.
From Breakdown to Breakthrough: Psychoanalytic Treatment of Psychosis
A Talk by Danielle Knafo at the Freud Museum. In-house only.
January 2024
From the Library of Sigmund Freud: The Works of Lord Byron
An online event to explore the significance of books from Freud’s library preserved at 20 Maresfield Gardens and to raise funds for their conservation.
Freud Museum Reading Group – Instincts and their Vicissitudes
A five-week reading group taking place online
J. G. Ballard and Psychoanalysis: A discussion between Mark Blacklock and Deborah Levy
J. G. Ballard and Psychoanalysis: A discussion between Mark Blacklock and Deborah Levy. In-house only.
Asylum – Stories from the John Meyer Ward
An online screening of the short film John Meyer Ward.
February 2024
Freud’s 4 pm Session: Reinvent Yourself
Exploring psychological insights that will transform your work life, Dr Susan Kahn will give a session on metamorphosis and embracing your reinvention. In-house event only.
Freud Museum Reading Group – The Aetiology of Hysteria
Six-week reading group taking place online.
Provocations: Good Girls – Hadley Freeman in conversation with Philippa Perry
Provocations: Good Girls - Hadley Freeman in conversation with Philippa Perry. In-house only.
Freud’s 4 pm Session: ‘The Fauna of the Night – Auden’s Elegy for Freud’
Poet and playwright Glyn Maxwell will read W. H. Auden’s great elegy ‘In Memory of Sigmund Freud’. In-house event only.
Provocations: Two Sisters – Blake Morrison in conversation with Rachel Cooke
Provocations: Two Sisters - Blake Morrison Blake Morrison discusses his latest book with Rachel Cooke. In-house only.
March 2024
Provocations: Mortal Secrets – Freud, Vienna and the discovery of the modern mind
Provocations: Frank Tallis in conversation with Samira Ahmed. In house-only.
Freud’s 4 pm Session: Misreading Freud and China
A talk by Professor Craig Clunas. In-house event only.
Freud’s 4pm Session: Creating the Environment for Recovery from Trauma
A talk by David Trickey. In-house event only.
Provocations: A Thread of Violence – Mark O’Connell in conversation with Dr Carine Minne
Provocations: Mark O'Connell in conversation with Dr Carine Minne. In-house only.
What’s That Smell?: A Philosophy of the Olfactory
A conversation between Simon Hajdini and William Mazzarella - online only.
Freud’s 4 pm Session: Therapy with Antigone – Myth, Choice and Destiny
A talk and reading by Ginger F. Zaimis. Hybrid event (in-house or online tickets available).
Freud’s 4 pm Session: ‘The Dora Case – A Reappraisal’
A talk by Professor Mark Blagrove. Talks are free with admission ticket.
April 2024
Freud’s 4pm Session: Freud’s Coat & other stories
A talk by artist Paul Coldwell. Talks are free with admission ticket.
