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Freud Museum
Freud's couch   20 Maresfield Gardens
London
NW3 5SX
England
Freud's couch in his study at Maresfield Gardens
Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Personalities, Social History
Facilities
Parking: yes Shop: yes Library: yes Study area: yes Wheelchair access: yes
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Our library, study and research facilities are open by appointment only.
Contact details
General information (Tel) : 020 7435 2002
General information (Fax) : 020 7431 5452
E-mail : info@freud.org.uk
Website : www.freud.org.uk/
Open
Wed-Sun 1200-1700
Admission charges
Adults: £5.00
Concs: £3.00
Under 12s: Free
Discounts
Museums Association
 
Description
Listed house in Hampstead where Sigmund Freud and his family lived after fleeing the Nazis in 1938. The Museum was founded in 1986. It has featured in numerous films and TV broadcasts and hosts regular exhibitions and events. It is available for hire for filming and evening functions.
Collections description
Sigmund Freud's large collection of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Oriental antiquities and his library. His study with the psychoanalytic couch preserve his working environment. A reference library, archive and picture library document the history of psychoanalysis.

Key artists and exhibits
Freud's couch; Dali portrait of Freud; Brouillet print of Charcot; Abu Simbel print; photographs of Yvette Guilbert, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Lou Andreas-Salome, Charcot, Freud family.


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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Disability Access
Wheelchair access to some public areas
General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Facilities for private functions and events
Library
Meeting room available
Research facilities for academics
Shop
Study facilities
 
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