Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice

Take a walk through the famous Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital and its historic abandoned cemetery, where you will be introduced to the intense and sometimes dark history of the field of psychiatry. Your guide will lead you through a labyrinth of buildings rich in history and controversy, spanning from antiquity to the present day. Learn about the torment of psychiatric treatments in the 19th and 20th centuries and the agonizing lives of the hospital’s residents. Finally, we will lead you along a path to the cemetery, where an apparently peaceful community laid many souls to rest; the story tells a different tale. Tour highlights: Introduction to the history of psychiatry in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era Learn more about various methods for treating mental illnesses Rosenheim Experiment Learn more about life at Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital and hear stories about former and current famous patients A walk around the abandoned cemetery, which has attracted many mystics

Take a walk through the famous Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital and its historic abandoned cemetery, where you will be introduced to the intense and sometimes dark history of the field of psychiatry. Your guide will lead you through a labyrinth of buildings rich in history and controversy, spanning from antiquity to the present day. Learn about the torment of psychiatric treatments in the 19th and 20th centuries and the agonizing lives of the hospital’s residents. Finally, we will lead you along a path to the cemetery, where an apparently peaceful community laid many souls to rest; the story tells a different tale. Tour highlights: Introduction to the history of psychiatry in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era Learn more about various methods for treating mental illnesses Rosenheim Experiment Learn more about life at Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital and hear stories about former and current famous patients A walk around the abandoned cemetery, which has attracted many mystics