Past Exhibitions & Projects

On display for the first time is a recently acquired letter written by author Charles Dickens to the Governors of the Foundling Hospital.

A display exploring young people's experiences of being labelled as a 'child in care' by care leavers from Westminster and Ealing.

BA Interior & Spatial Design students from Chelsea College of Arts created dolls’ houses for imaginary pupils of the Foundling Hospital.

An exhibition exploring how illustrators from European folklore and fiction have brought to life fictional characters who are orphaned, adopted, fostered or found.

Children from Great Ormond Street Hospital created an animation describing the process of dialysis through to a kidney transplant.

Young people from Holborn Community Association made a documentary exploring identity.

Students from Central Saint Martins made jewellery and art in response to the story of the Foundling Hospital.

Illustration & Visual Media students from London College of Communication made objects in response to the story of the Foundling Hospital.

Curated by Professor Lynda Nead, this major exhibition explored the myth and reality of the 'fallen woman' in Victorian Britain through artworks and archival documents.

This exhibition investigated the rich tradition of decorative plasterwork, from the Rococo splendour of the Foundling Hospital Court Room, to the contemporary designs of master craftsman Geoffrey Preston.

26 writers were paired with 26 objects for a special display exploring the Foundling Hospital story.

Award-winning composer Luke Styles created a new Foundling Anthem as the Museum’s first Composer-in-Residence.