Kew Lunatic Asylum opened in 1871 as the largest asylum in the Southern Hemisphere, reflecting 19th-century ideas of care, control, and confinement. Once a place of refuge and suffering, it now survives as a rare, largely intact site—reborn through sensitive redevelopment that preserves memory while serving the community today. #KewAsylum #MentalHealthHistory #VictorianHistory #Heritage #lunatic AdaptiveReuse RememberingThePast nationalcrimeandjusticemuseum kew geelong | Geelong Gaol Museum