Abandoned Asylums

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Abandoned Asylums offers a raw and unfiltered glimpse into the forgotten world of America's deserted state hospitals, asylums, and psychiatric centers. Photographer Matt Van der Velde captures haunting images of these once vital institutions, now left to decay and obscurity.

A visual exploration of the eerie remnants of America’s historic mental health facilities.

This book invites you to wander through the silent halls of abandoned psychiatric institutions where countless untold stories unfolded behind closed doors. Matt Van der Velde’s striking photographs reveal the emotional and haunting atmosphere of these places, now empty and at risk of being demolished.

Discover a private mental hospital that once cared for Marilyn Monroe and other famous figures seeking refuge. Peek inside the isolation cells of an asylum that once held the notorious Charles Manson. Witness the autopsy theater of a Government Hospital for the Insane, a site linked to some of America’s earliest lobotomy procedures.

Featuring a foreword by expert Carla Yanni, who explores the rise and fall of these institutions, and accompanied by Matt Van der Velde’s detailed historical insights, Abandoned Asylums sheds light on the grandeur and dark legacies of these long-hidden places.

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