Freud Museum London

Over het museum

The Freud Museum is the house at 20 Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead where Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, spent the last year of his life. The Freud family came to England as refugees after the German annexation of Austria in March 1938, and they were able to bring all their belongings with them from Vienna. The heart of the house is Freud's study, which still holds his famous psychoanalytic couch, his desk and a large part of his collection of antiquities.

Freud died in his study in 1939. His daughter Anna Freud, a pioneer of child psychoanalysis, continued to live and work in the house until her death in 1982. She left the house to become a museum, and it opened to the public in 1986.

The museum cares for about 2,500 antiquities from Freud's personal collection, together with archives and libraries. It shows the Freud family tree, Anna Freud's room and a film about the family, and it has displayed contemporary art for more than 25 years, with artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Sophie Calle and Mark Wallinger responding to the house and its history. The museum also runs events, conferences and learning visits for schools and community groups.

Hoogtepunten

• Sigmund Freud's study with his psychoanalytic couch and desk
• Freud's collection of about 2,500 antiquities
• Anna Freud's room and the Freud family tree
• Film about the Freud family
• Garden of the house

Vaste collectie

• Sigmund Freud's Study – Freud's study preserved as he left it, with the psychoanalytic couch, his desk and antiquities, and the chair designed for him.
• Anna Freud's Room – The room of Anna Freud, with her couch and collections, the Freud family tree and a film about the family.

Opgericht

1986

Beheerder

Freud Museum London (registered charity)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices shown are without the optional donation. With donation tickets cost £16.90 (adult), £14.90 (concession) and £11.00 (young person). Tickets are for a specific date and time slot; drop-in visitors are welcome. Members and patrons enter free, National Art Pass holders pay 50% of the adult price, and Museums Association/ICOM members and visitors with a National Days Out Network group of two or more can use special ticket types.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet: niet aanwezig
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The ground floor (hall, Freud's study, dining room and shop) is accessible with level access through the original front door, and there is level access to the garden. The main entrance through the rear shop has two steps. The upstairs rooms can be reached only by a staircase with a continuous handrail, so there is no step-free access to the first floor; handouts, films, information about Anna Freud and a 360-degree virtual tour are offered instead. The museum has no accessible toilet; a small visitor toilet with baby changing is on the ground floor. A limited number of on-site parking spaces for visitors with mobility difficulties must be booked in advance, and two Blue Badge bays are nearby. Out-of-hours openings can be arranged for visitors with autism or sensory processing difficulties, and a sensory bag is available. Seating is provided in the exhibition space, the Video Room, the half landing and the garden.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte

A family trail is available to download or collect free on arrival, with a suggested donation of £2. A visual story helps anxious children prepare for the visit, and a sensory bag can be borrowed. Children under 12 are free. Buggies can be left in the downstairs hall or in the garden, breastfeeding is welcome anywhere, and the downstairs toilet has a baby-changing table.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

A bike rack is in the driveway to the right of the house.

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Wifi

Free public Wi-Fi on site. There is no café, but hot drinks and bottled water are sold; food may be eaten in the house except in the study, and picnics are allowed in the garden in summer. Oliver's Village Café in Belsize Village is about a 10-minute walk. The shop accepts cash and card and gives members 10% off.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Tot 80 personen.

The house and garden can be hired for functions, dinners, book launches, wedding receptions, meetings and filming; meeting spaces hold up to 80 delegates.

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