Past Exhibitions & Projects

A major exhibition exploring representations of the pregnant female body through portraits over 500 years.

Created by care leavers, this installation explores identity, belonging and life in care.

A small display of contemporary works of art from the Foundling Museum Collection.

Ideas of sanctuary and fear are interpreted through linocut prints and letter stamps.

Discover what it was like to go to a show in eighteenth and nineteenth century Britain.

New works by contemporary artist, Nicola Bealing, complementing Hogarth & The Art of Noise.

An exhibition exploring artist William Hogarth’s innovative use of sound.

Display of art work created by young dialysis patients from Evelina Children's Hospital in response to their treatment and the story of the foundlings.

A photographic exhibition which documented the living conditions of London's most disadvantaged children.

Jewellery inspired by poignant objects in the Museum, made by first year students studying for a BA in Jewellery Design at Central Saint Martins.

A look at the life and career of 18th-century actress, singer, feminist author and campaigner Kitty Clive, in this display in the Handel Gallery.

Marking 100 years of female suffrage, we presented a landmark exhibition highlighting the role of women in the establishment and running of London's Foundling Hospital.