Freud Museum London

Freud Museum London The extraordinary final home of Sigmund Freud and his daughter Anna, pioneers of psychoanalysis.
(1256)

The Freud family settled here after fleeing Nazi persecution in Austria in 1938. The centrepiece of the Museum is Freud’s extraordinary study, containing his iconic psychoanalytic couch, countless books and antiquities. The Museum opened in 1986, since when it has developed an international reputation for its collections, research, conferences and contemporary art exhibitions.

The Freudian Research Seminar Series returns for 2026/27!Our Autumn series schedule has just landed... 👉Wednesday 30th S...
24/08/2026

The Freudian Research Seminar Series returns for 2026/27!

Our Autumn series schedule has just landed... 👉

Wednesday 30th September - Ilaria Iacconi Iambrenghi, The Dead That Answer Back: Conversational AI, Mourning and the Production of Posthumous Presence

Thursday 29th October - Panos Liakos, The Architecture of the Unconscious: Technology, Domestic Fantasy, and the Uncanny in Kane Parson’s 'Backrooms

Wednesday 25th November - Adam Field, Capital, Delay, Body: Laura Mulvey’s Freud

Thursday 10th December - Haroula Ntalla, Psychoanalysis in the Digital Era

Discover new insights, fascinating research, and illuminating discussions of Freud's work and the continued relevance of psychoanalysis across modern society from a variety of speakers in this year's seminar series. Book your pay-what-you-can tickets on our website: freud.org.uk/whats-on

All proceeds support our mission to share the stories and preserve the legacies of Sigmund and Anna Freud.

The Freud family made their home in Příbor, Vienna, and London through the years - but they also spent many summers in t...
22/08/2026

The Freud family made their home in Příbor, Vienna, and London through the years - but they also spent many summers in the village of Walberswick in Suffolk. Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlingham had a weekend retreat in the village from as early as the 1940s, and several other members of the Freud family own or have owned holiday homes in the area.

Our archives are filled with memories of Walberswick through the eyes of Anna and Dorothy, and we've selected a few of our favourites.

Various videos from Anna Freud, Dorothy Burlingham, and friends in Walberswick
Photo of Anna Freud in Walberswick
Photo of Anna Freud, Dorothy Burlingham, and Grete Bibring in Walberswick
Photo of Anna Freud on horseback in Walberswick
Watercolour painting of cottages in Walberswick
Photo of Little House, Walberswick
Photo of Anna Freud weaving in Walberswick
Embossing stamp belonging to Anna Freud with detail of embossed address in Walberswick

20/08/2026

As part of our 40th anniversary celebrations at the Freud Museum, the Brazilian Friends Circle is partnering with the ESPE Institute - a Brazilian institution dedicated to the teaching of psychoanalysis - for a live discussion with guests Alexandre Simões, Marcelo Veras, and Eva Bruckner, using the documentary "Freud, Psychoanalysis and Us" as a starting point.

This illuminating discussion will allow participants to reflect on the relevance of psychoanalysis today and on the ways in which Freud's thought continues to illuminate central issues of contemporary culture and society.

Produced in collaboration with Freud Museum London and the Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna, and directed by psychoanalyst Alexandre Simões, the documentary was filmed between Vienna and London and explores significant locations in Sigmund Freud's life.

📆 12 September 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (UK time)/10:00 am - 11:30 am (Brazil time)
📍 Online, in Portuguese
🎫 Tickets include free access to watch the documentary on-demand

Purchase your ticket: freud.org.uk/event/freud-a-psicanalise-e-nos-um-debate-online-ao-vivo-a-partir-do-documentario

---

Como parte das comemorações dos 40 anos do Freud Museum, o Círculo dos Amigos Brasileiros, em parceria com o Instituto ESPE, instituição brasileira dedicada ao ensino da psicanálise, promove um debate ao vivo com os convidados Alexandre Simões, Marcelo Veras e Eva Bruckner, tendo como ponto de partida o documentário "Freud, a psicanálise e nós".

Este encontro permitirá aos participantes refletir sobre a relevância da psicanálise nos dias de hoje e sobre as formas pelas quais o pensamento de Freud continua a iluminar questões centrais da cultura e da sociedade contemporânea.

Produzido em colaboração com o Freud Museum London e o Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna, e dirigido pelo psicanalista Alexandre Simões, o documentário foi filmado entre Viena e Londres e explora lugares significativos da vida de Sigmund Freud.

📆 12 de setembro de 2026, das 14h às 15h30 (horário do Reino Unido) / das 10h às 11h30 (horário do Brasil)
📍 Online, em português
🎫 Os ingressos incluem acesso gratuito ao documentário para assistir sob demanda.

Adquira seu ingresso em nosso site.

19/08/2026

Our anniversary exhibition, '40 Objects, 40 Years' is open to the public today! 🎉

Telling the story of Sigmund Freud and his family, their lives, and our mission to preserve their legacies, '40 Objects, 40 Years' brings together some of Freud's most famous antiquities and belongings to be seen up close, alongside personal family affects and items from our archives never publicly displayed before. Each object has been hand-picked by a member of our community, including writers, psychoanalysts, and public figures, with their reflections on every item unlocking this extraordinary collection.

Entry to '40 Objects, 40 Years' is included in your Museum admission ticket.

'40 Objects, 40 Years' is curated by Bryony Davies, Curator at Freud Museum London

📆 On view 19 August 2026 - 14 February 2027
📍 Freud Museum London, 20 Maresfield Gardens

Find out more: freud.org.uk/exhibitions/40-objects-40-years

The language of psychoanalysis proliferates in modernist literature. Reading key psychoanalytic texts alongside the work...
14/08/2026

The language of psychoanalysis proliferates in modernist literature. Reading key psychoanalytic texts alongside the works of Mann, Proust, Joyce and others, in this three-week online course, we'll uncover how Freud’s discoveries helped to animate the innovations in both form and content that mark this period of literature.

📆 Begins Tuesday 15 September, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
📍 Online with Research Manager Tom DeRose
🎥 All attendees receive course recordings

Book your place on this course on our website - tickets are limited: freud.org.uk/event/freud-and-modernism

🌳 We're incredibly grateful to have received this glowing review from Ukrainian Institute London, who hosted their 10th ...
10/08/2026

🌳 We're incredibly grateful to have received this glowing review from Ukrainian Institute London, who hosted their 10th anniversary celebration right here at the Freud Museum.

Parties, celebrations, and functions of all sizes come to life at the home of psychoanalysis - your event could be next. Enquire now on our website and we'll help to make your dream a reality: freud.org.uk/venue-hire

Photo credit: Natalie Godec and Anton Trofimchuk for Ukrainian Institute London

This Peruvian Moche vessel figure of a dignitary is an incredibly rare example of Central and South American items in Si...
08/08/2026

This Peruvian Moche vessel figure of a dignitary is an incredibly rare example of Central and South American items in Sigmund Freud's collection. As with many of his antiquities, information on this vessel is scant, but it may have been given to Freud as a gift from a young Peruvian doctor named Honorio Delgado, who was a great admirer of his and worked on bringing psychoanalytical ideas to Latin America. We know from their correspondence that Delgado sent many gifts to Freud and it is not unlikely that this vase was one.

The Moche civilisation that this vessel came from disintegrated long before Europeans ever visited Latin America, leaving only shaft tombs that contained figurines like this one. A majority of items were looted and sold to European collectors with no information on their provenance or their true origins.

This vessel is just one of 40 incredible objects from our collection that forms our latest temporary exhibition, '40 Objects, 40 Years'. Open at the Freud Museum from 19 August 2026, the exhibition showcases well-known antiquities on display and personal Freud family effects side by side, offering a unique insight into how the Freud family lived. Plan your visit to the exhibition on our website: entry is included in your Museum admission ticket.

06/08/2026

🏺 We're thrilled to announce that our next exhibition, '40 Objects, 40 Years', opens on 19 August 2026!

In 2026, we are celebrating 40 years of the Freud Museum London and its extraordinary collection. This special exhibition reflects the diverse nature of the Museum’s collection. Sigmund Freud was an avid collector of antiquities, and many of the most precious items from his personal collection have been brought out of his study to be seen up close.

Family treasures are also on display: objects from the Freuds’ domestic and personal spaces which illustrate the house as a former family home, and items from long-term storage displayed for the very first time.

Each of the 40 objects has been hand-selected by individuals with special connections to Sigmund Freud, including Lord David Freud, Salman Akhtar, Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, and many more.

'40 Objects, 40 Years' opens on 19 August exclusively at Freud Museum London. Entry is automatically included with your Museum admission ticket: freud.org.uk/exhibitions/40-objects-40-years/

📆 On view 19 August 2026 - 14 February 2027
📍 Freud Museum London

Freud had a lifelong fascination for the figure of Moses, from the etching of Moses holding the Ten Commandments to the ...
04/08/2026

Freud had a lifelong fascination for the figure of Moses, from the etching of Moses holding the Ten Commandments to the topic of his final book, 'Moses and Monotheism'. Our latest afternoon session explores Freud’s fascination with Moses through the years, included with your Museum admission.

📆24 August, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
📍In-house

Pick up your Museum admission ticket to join this afternoon session: freud.org.uk/event/freuds-afternoon-session-freud-and-moses-whats-in-a-name

It's your very last chance to discover The Symptomatic Surreal, our latest exhibition showcasing the wartime output of s...
02/08/2026

It's your very last chance to discover The Symptomatic Surreal, our latest exhibition showcasing the wartime output of surrealist artist Leonora Carrington. Explore the writing and drawings she created whilst hospitalised in Santander, Spain, including 'Villa Pilar', which has never been exhibited before.

'The Symptomatic Surreal' is open until 10 August 2026 - book your tickets on our website: freud.org.uk/exhibitions/leonora-carrington-the-symptomatic-surreal

Address

20 Maresfield Gardens
London
NW35SX

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10:30am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10:30am - 5pm
Sunday 10:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+442074352002

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Freud Museum London posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organisation

Send a message to Freud Museum London:

Shortcuts

Featured

Share