Explore how the Bloomsbury group engaged with evolving ideas of madness in 20th-century Britain.
Drawing on new research, Mad Bloomsbury re-examines forgotten and familiar Bloomsbury histories through the lenses of disability, neurodiversity and lived experience, and explores their intersections with queer, feminist and class histories.
The exhibition coincides with the centenary of Virginia Woolf’s essay ‘On Being Ill’ (1926) and includes a rare public display of works by Helen Coombe, the artist and long-term institutionalised wife of Roger Fry.
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Visitor information
Address
Lewes District Council, Southover House, Southover Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1AB
+44 (0)1323 811626
Opening times
Wednesday–Sunday (and Bank Holiday Monday): 10am–5pm
Monday and Tuesday: closed
Exclusions and safety measures
Unlike Charleston's original space in Firle, where the former home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant is situated, Charleston in Lewes does not currently offer a National Art Pass benefit.