The Museum of the History of Medicine in
the Swedish town of Lund
Art collection and exhibitions
The art of Maria Magdalena Rudbeck is a part of the collection at
the Museum of the History of Medicine in the Swedish town of Lund.
This autumn the museum shows an exhibition about schizophrenia and
the expressions of art of today. The exhibition will tell about
the illness and its history and about the situation of the relatives.
A series of lectures will also be held. The exhibition opens at
the 1st of september in 2001 and goes on until the 28th of february
in 2002.
Art objects saved since the 19th century
Ever since the mental hospital of Sankt Lars was ready to be used
in 1879 objects of art made by patients who stayed there have been
saved. Today the collection amounts to 500 drawings, paintings,
embroideries and sculptures. Among the works of art there are some
which are realistic, others that are naive and some which belong
to the category of Art Brut (see link below). Several exhibitions
including works from the collection have been arranged in Lund and
Malm. The Museum of the History of Medicine also has a permanent
exhibition with objects from the collection.
Antipsychotic medicines sometimes influence
the creative ability
 At
the museums' exhibitions creations by patients not using modern
psychopharmacological drugs have mostly been shown. These drugs
were introduced in the nineteen fifties. Mental diseases as well
as antipsychotic medicines sometimes influence the creative ability.
But even patients who use the modern medicines may make interesting
works of art. All of the patients whose creations are shown at the
exhibition this autumn medicate. One example is the picture at the
exhibition's poster (to the left). It represents a ship and it is
made by "Kalle".
Read
more about "Art Brut" in an article at the HUBIN website
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