FREUD MUSEUM LONDON

The Freud Museum London. A small, successful museum, Sigmund and Anna Freud’s final home and its powerful stories have been shared with thousands of visitors. The unique atmosphere of Freud’s study with his original couch, preserved as he left it, offers a deeply emotional and inspirational experience. Sigmund Freud’s home remains a WHO WAS SIGMUND FREUD? Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was the founder of psychoanalysis, a theory of how the mind works and a method of helping people in mental distress. Freud was born on 6 May 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia (today Příbor, Czech Republic) to a family of Jewish wool merchants. Freud spent most of his life in Vienna, where the family moved in 1860. WHAT DID FREUD SAY ABOUT ANXIETY? Second phase: anxiety as a result of repression. “Anxiety arises out of libido by the process of repression.”. Sigmund Freud. Freud’s views on anxiety shifted as he developed his theory of repression, which describes how the ideas connected to sexual urges are repelled from consciousness when they come into conflict with ‘civilised FREUD AT HOME WITH HIS DOGS Anna Freud also had a consulting room in the home, though hers excluded her dog. Anna’s dog Wolf was highly obedient. Each morning the pair would escape the confines of home to walk to the Prater; Wolf loyally by Anna’s side. But one newspaper cutting from an unknown paper in the archive of the Freud Museum London tells an interesting

story

THE PRIMAL SCENE

The primal scene. “What sprang into activity that night out of the chaos of the dreamer’s unconscious memory-traces was the picture of copulation between his parents.”. Sigmund Freud. Freud gathers together the elements of the dream, along with a huge amount of other case material, to make an extraordinary inference: The dream touched

on

THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS Freud called dream interpretation the ‘royal road’ to the unconscious. It is the ‘King’s highway’ along which everyone can travel to discover the truth of unconscious processes for themselves. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.”. Sigmund Freud. FREUD'S METHOD FOR INTERPRETING DREAMS A popular approach to dreams is to interpret them with the help of a fixed dictionary of symbols: ‘If you dream of X, it means Y.’. A house represents your mind, flying represents ambition, and so on. This is often assumed to be central to Freud’s theory of dreams. But in fact, Freud undermined this naive theory of symbolic equivalences. THE WOLF MAN'S DREAM The Wolf Man's dream is one of the most famous dreams in the history of psychoanalysis. “Suddenly, the window opened of its own accord, and I was terrified to see that some white wolves were sitting on a big walnut tree in front of the window.”. It was the harrowing childhood nightmare of Sergei Pankejeff (1886-1979), who was one of

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WHAT IS PSYCHOANALYSIS? New Opening Times Wednesday 10:30 – 17:00 Saturday 10:30 – 17:00 Sunday 10:30 – 17:00. 20 Maresfield Gardens Hampstead London NW3 5SX. tel: +44 (0)20 7435 2002 IVAN WARD, AUTHOR AT FREUD MUSEUM LONDON Blog. Podcast. Do Black Lives Matter? – A Freudian View. Do Black Lives Matter? – A Freudian View The murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis reminded me of another incident in the UK, which I wrote about in 2004 (and is reprinted below). Those of us who think that the shameful lack of empathy and humaneness (as one

FREUD MUSEUM LONDON

The Freud Museum London. A small, successful museum, Sigmund and Anna Freud’s final home and its powerful stories have been shared with thousands of visitors. The unique atmosphere of Freud’s study with his original couch, preserved as he left it, offers a deeply emotional and inspirational experience. Sigmund Freud’s home remains a WHO WAS SIGMUND FREUD? Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was the founder of psychoanalysis, a theory of how the mind works and a method of helping people in mental distress. Freud was born on 6 May 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia (today Příbor, Czech Republic) to a family of Jewish wool merchants. Freud spent most of his life in Vienna, where the family moved in 1860. WHAT DID FREUD SAY ABOUT ANXIETY? Second phase: anxiety as a result of repression. “Anxiety arises out of libido by the process of repression.”. Sigmund Freud. Freud’s views on anxiety shifted as he developed his theory of repression, which describes how the ideas connected to sexual urges are repelled from consciousness when they come into conflict with ‘civilised FREUD AT HOME WITH HIS DOGS Anna Freud also had a consulting room in the home, though hers excluded her dog. Anna’s dog Wolf was highly obedient. Each morning the pair would escape the confines of home to walk to the Prater; Wolf loyally by Anna’s side. But one newspaper cutting from an unknown paper in the archive of the Freud Museum London tells an interesting

story

THE PRIMAL SCENE

The primal scene. “What sprang into activity that night out of the chaos of the dreamer’s unconscious memory-traces was the picture of copulation between his parents.”. Sigmund Freud. Freud gathers together the elements of the dream, along with a huge amount of other case material, to make an extraordinary inference: The dream touched

on

THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS Freud called dream interpretation the ‘royal road’ to the unconscious. It is the ‘King’s highway’ along which everyone can travel to discover the truth of unconscious processes for themselves. “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.”. Sigmund Freud. FREUD'S METHOD FOR INTERPRETING DREAMS A popular approach to dreams is to interpret them with the help of a fixed dictionary of symbols: ‘If you dream of X, it means Y.’. A house represents your mind, flying represents ambition, and so on. This is often assumed to be central to Freud’s theory of dreams. But in fact, Freud undermined this naive theory of symbolic equivalences. THE WOLF MAN'S DREAM The Wolf Man's dream is one of the most famous dreams in the history of psychoanalysis. “Suddenly, the window opened of its own accord, and I was terrified to see that some white wolves were sitting on a big walnut tree in front of the window.”. It was the harrowing childhood nightmare of Sergei Pankejeff (1886-1979), who was one of

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WHAT IS PSYCHOANALYSIS? New Opening Times Wednesday 10:30 – 17:00 Saturday 10:30 – 17:00 Sunday 10:30 – 17:00. 20 Maresfield Gardens Hampstead London NW3 5SX. tel: +44 (0)20 7435 2002 IVAN WARD, AUTHOR AT FREUD MUSEUM LONDON Blog. Podcast. Do Black Lives Matter? – A Freudian View. Do Black Lives Matter? – A Freudian View The murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis reminded me of another incident in the UK, which I wrote about in 2004 (and is reprinted below). Those of us who think that the shameful lack of empathy and humaneness (as one ONLINE LEARNING SESSIONS Online learning sessions are a great way to learn about Sigmund Freud and his legacy if you’re unable to bring your students for a group visit. The session we offer will be of particular interest to A Level psychology classes, but can be tailored to the requirements of a wide range of programme types. Our sessions are 90 minutes long, including: FREUD AND HIS CIGARS Freud and his Cigars. ‘Smoking is one of the greatest and cheapest enjoyments in life, and if you decide in advance not to smoke, I can only feel sorry for you.’. Sigmund Freud spoke these words to his nephew Harry when, at age 17, he declined the offer of a cigar from his uncle. Freud had begun smoking when he was twenty-four, following WHAT IS PSYCHOANALYSIS? New Opening Times Wednesday 10:30 – 17:00 Saturday 10:30 – 17:00 Sunday 10:30 – 17:00. 20 Maresfield Gardens Hampstead London NW3 5SX. tel: +44 (0)20 7435 2002 THE WOLF MAN'S DREAM The Wolf Man's dream is one of the most famous dreams in the history of psychoanalysis. “Suddenly, the window opened of its own accord, and I was terrified to see that some white wolves were sitting on a big walnut tree in front of the window.”. It was the harrowing childhood nightmare of Sergei Pankejeff (1886-1979), who was one of

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FREUD AT HOME: THE WEDNESDAY PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Freud's home was a place to live, work and socialise. All these elements were combined in 1902 to form the Wednesday Psychological Society, a professional and social group that met weekly and eventually became the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. EXPLORING THE BIRDS IN FREUD’S STUDY Exploring the Birds in Freud’s Study. Animals appear often in Freud’s collection of antiquities. From horses to baboons, snakes to porcupines, Freud’s study can sometimes appear as a bronze and terracotta jungle. But look closely and you’ll see that one type of animal appears more than any other: birds. Birds are particularly well

WUNDERBLOCK

The title Wunderblock comes from Sigmund Freud’s paper ‘Notiz Über den »Wunderblock«’ (‘A Note Upon the “Mystic Writing Pad’”). It is a toy used by Freud to illustrate the workings of the unconscious, where memories are stored and from where they may re-emerge. In the exhibition, Smith takes this idea and uses it to

imagine and

ON DEMAND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RACISM 10 October, 2020 - 16 November, 2020. £7. Book Now. Ivan Ward’s work on race and racism has been coupled with that of Slavoj Zizek and Julia Kristeva in review. In this talk he uses his own experience and that of others to show how psychoanalytic theories can help us understand the experience and psychological effects of racism. GRADIVA: THE CURE THROUGH LOVE An exhibition on Freud as archaeological literary critic. When the surrealists opened an art gallery in Paris in 1937, they called it Gradiva. This was a tribute to Freud and his essay ‘Delusions and Dreams in Jensen’s Gradiva’ (1907) – the first psychoanalytic study of a work of literature.The title of Jensen’s book referred to a Roman bas-relief of a walking woman. PODCAST: WHAT IS SEX? In What is Sex?, Alenka Zupancic approaches the question of sexuality from a Lacanian perspective, considering it a properly philosophical problem for psychoanalysis. Drawing on Freud and Lacan, Zupančič argues that sexuality is at the point of a “short circuit” between ontology and epistemology. Sexuality and knowledge are structured

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WELCOME TO THE FREUD MUSEUM The final home of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, and his daughter Anna Freud, a pioneering child psychoanalyst. We may be temporarily closed but we are still active online. Join us here and on our social media channels for exciting new content. See Sigmund Freud’s famous psychoanalytic couch

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CURATED BY THE FREUD MUSEUM LONDON SIGMUND FREUD: A LIFE IN PSYCHOANALYSIS Explore Sigmund Freud’s life and work with our Google Arts & Culture

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Carol Seigel, Director of the Freud Museum, sends a message to all our friends while Freud’s house is closed.

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PROJECTIONS: SOFIA COPPOLA – THE CINEMA OF LONELINESS Online course with Mary Wild on 5, 6, and 7 June, 2-4pm (BST) June 5, 2020 - 2:00 pm

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HOW FREUD WOULD HAVE HANDLED THE CORONAVIRUS: LESSONS FROM A BEACON OF

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A NEW PRESIDENT AND NEW TRUSTEES We are delighted to welcome our President and new members to the Board of Trustees of the Freud Museum London.

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THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY: PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVES Speakers, themes and discussion area for the Freud Museum's first

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FREUD AT HOME: THE WEDNESDAY PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Freud's home was a place to live, work and socialise. All these elements were combined in 1902 to form the Wednesday Psychological Society, a professional and social group that met weekly and eventually became the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.

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IDA APPLEBROOG: MERCY HOSPITAL The Freud Museum is proud to present the drawings of American artist, Ida Applebroog, from her _Mercy Hospital_ series. Featuring the pioneering American artist’s works created during her six week stay in San Diego’s Mercy Hospital in 1969. There she created over 100 drawings bound in large sketchbooks, including bold line drawings of human, animal and abstract figures with bursts of

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THE FREUD MUSEUM IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED Following the latest advice from the UK Government regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the decision to temporarily close the Freud Museum Wednesday 18 March until further notice. This is to help to protect visitors, those who work at the museum, and our wider

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These are extraordinary and difficult times for us all. As you know, the Freud Museum receives no government funding and we have always had to generate our own income and rely on support from visitors, event audiences and generous private donations. It is this that gives us hope as we look ahead. Although Freud’s house is closed, and events and courses suspended, we are working hard to continue to make as much of our lively programming, writings and commentary available to you online, including on the website, and through podcasts, live stream sessions and our social channels. So please stay tuned for the latest from the Freud Museum on Instagram

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Take care and we look forward to seeing you at the museum again soon, THE FREUD MUSEUM LONDON TEAM Please note that the museum team is mostly working remotely. For general enquiries, please email info@freud.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Please see www.gov.uk/coronavirus for the latest advice from the UK Government on how to protect yourself and the community.

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