Stories
- Article
Dynamo on the past, present and future of magic
The magician takes a tour and shares stories of history and inspiration.
- Article
Disturbed minds and disruptive bodies
Prison officers tried to regulate women’s minds and bodies and maintain a new disciplinary routine in the second half of the 1800s.
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The unexpected parallels between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wellcome Collection
With the news of a sequel in development, Russell Dornan explores parallels between ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and Wellcome Collection.
Catalogue
- Pictures
A man in a straitjacket seen from behind. Drawing by M. Birch, 1972.
Birch, Martin, active approximately 1968-1973.Date: Sept. 72 [September 1972]Reference: 2852669iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
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Angel and straitjacket.
Charnley, Bryan, 1949-1991Date: [1990]Reference: 3049683i- Pictures
A bottle of liquor wearing a straitjacket; representing alcohol as a cause of insanity. Colour lithograph after B. Smotrov, 1981.
Smotrov, Boris, 1946-Date: 1981Reference: 997202i- Digital Images
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Female patient with hysteria-induced narcolepsy.
Albert Londe- Videos
Damaging the body : mini documentaries.
Date: 2012