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Article Find out how institutional life affected children. Read more

Identity at the Foundling Hospital

Identity
Article Learn about secrecy and identity in adoption. Read more

Cutting ties with the past – how secrecy affected Foundling pupils

Identity
Article Learn about foundling pupils and the world of work. Read more

Apprenticeships and the Foundling Hospital

9th May 2024 Beyond care
Article Discover how Foundling pupils were educated. Read more

Education at the Foundling Hospital
Article Learn about the Foundling Museum and its role in telling Coram’s history. Read more

The Foundling Museum

Culture
Article Find out how foundlings received healthcare and prevention of illness. Read more

Health of the Foundling pupils

Health
Article Read about the life chances of early foundlings pupils. Read more

Illegitimacy, mortality and the Foundling Hospital

Health Identity
Article Discover how Charlie Chaplin’s time in care informed his work. Read more

Charlie Chaplin and the story of care

Culture
Article Hear the stories of former foundling pupils in their own words. Read more

Hear the voices of Foundling pupils
Article Discover the inspiration for Coram’s newest artwork. Read more

From swimming pool to modern art: Robert Grey and Coram

Culture
Article Learn how the story of care has inspired writers through time. Read more

Coram in literature

Culture
Article Find out how music helped children at the Foundling Hospital Read more

Music at the Foundling Hospital

Culture