A Century of The Ego and the Id

A Century of The Ego and the Id

We celebrate the centenary of the publication of Freud’s famous work The Ego and the Id with an interactive mini-exhibition exploring visual metaphors behind the id, ego and superego – concepts that have become household names.

It will be an opportunity to delve a little deeper into the Freudian universe while reclining on a perfect replica of Freud’s famous psychoanalytic couch – coming to us straight from the set of a new film Freud’s Last Session (2023) starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Liv Lisa Fries and Matthew Goode.

Through rarely seen objects and photographs from the family archive, we will also offer a glimpse into Berggasse 19 in Vienna – Freud’s home for 47 years before he and his family fled Nazi-Occupied Austria to come to London.

The exhibition is curated by Emilia Raczkowska and Daniel Bento.

We are grateful to The Circles of Art and to Lord David Freud for their kind support in making this mini-exhibition possible.

A Century of The Ego and the Id Press Coverage

Chance to recline on replica of Freud’s psychoanalytic couch – BBC London

Anthony Hopkins film prop couch at Freud Museum– This is Local London