Asylum may refer to:

Types of asylum

Asylum (antiquity) In ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Rome, an asylum was a place where Refugee, people facing persecution could seek refuge. These locations were largely religious in nature, such as temples and other religious sites. A similar concept, the Cities o ...

, places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute *

Cities of Refuge The cities of refuge ( ''‘ārê ha-miqlāṭ'') were six Levitical towns in the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah in which the perpetrators of accidental manslaughter could claim the right of asylum. Maimonides, invoking talmudic ...

, places of refuge in ancient Judea * Church asylum or

sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple *

Lunatic asylum The lunatic asylum, insane asylum or mental asylum was an institution where people with mental illness were confined. It was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital. Modern psychiatric hospitals evolved from and eventually replace ...

or mental asylum, a historical term for psychiatric hospital * Orphan asylum,

orphanage An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusi ...

Right of asylum The right of asylum, sometimes called right of political asylum (''asylum'' ), is a juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, such as a second country or another enti ...

, refuge from persecution in another country

Entertainment

Fiction

* ''Asylum'' (comics), a comic book series by Maximum Press * ''Asylum'' (Darvill-Evans novel), a 2001 ''Doctor Who'' novel * ''Asylum'' (McGrath novel), a 1996 novel by Patrick McGrath * ''Asylum'' (Seabrook book), a 1935 memoir by William Seabrook * ''Asylum'' (novel series), a young adult horror series * ''Asylums'' (book), a 1961 nonfiction book by Erving Goffman

Film

* ''Asylum'' (1972 horror film), a horror film starring Peter Cushing * ''Asylum'' (1972 documentary film), a film featuring the psychiatrist R. D. Laing * ''Asylum'' (2003 film), an American short documentary * ''Asylum'' (2005 film), a British drama by David Mackenzie based on the novel by Patrick McGrath * ''Asylum'' (2008 film), an American horror film by David R. Ellis * ''Asylum'' (2014 film), an American horror film

Television

* ''Asylum'' (1996 TV series), a UK comedy series on Paramount Comedy Channel * ''Asylum'' (2015 TV series), a UK comedy series on the BBC * "Asylum" (''Law & Order''), an episode of ''Law & Order'' * "Asylum" (''Moon Knight''), an episode of ''Moon Knight'' * "Asylum" (''Person of Interest''), an episode of ''Person of Interest'' * "Asylum" (''Sliders''), an episode of ''Sliders'' * "Asylum" (''Supernatural''), an episode of ''Supernatural'' * "Asylum" (''Torchwood''), a 2009 episode of ''Torchwood'' * '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', the second season of ''American Horror Story''

Albums

* ''Asylum'' (Atrophy album), 2024 * ''Asylum'' (The Back Horn album), 2010 * ''Asylum'' (Disturbed album), 2010 * ''Asylum'' (Kiss album), 1985 * ''Asylum'' (The Legendary Pink Dots album), 1985

Songs

* "Asylum" (The Orb song), 1997 * "Asylum", by Billy Woods from '' Aethiopes'' (2022) * "Asylum", by Disturbed from '' Asylum'' * "Asylum", by John Legend from '' Love in the Future'' * "Asylum", by Alanis Morissette from ''

Flavors of Entanglement ''Flavors of Entanglement'' is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, came out on May 3 ...

'' (non-album track) * "Asylum", by Gary Numan from '' The Pleasure Principle'' * "Asylum", by Onslaught from '' In Search of Sanity'' * "Asylum", by Slaughterhouse, featuring Eminem, from '' Welcome to: Our House'' * "Asylum", by Supertramp from '' Crime of the Century''

Other

Asylum Entertainment Pantheon Media Group LLC (formerly known as Asylum Entertainment Group LLC) is a production company that has produced Emmy Awards, Emmy and Peabody Awards, Peabody award winning productions. The company operates several labels around the globe a ...

, an American television production company * Asylum Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. * ''Asylum'' (magazine), a magazine about mental health and psychiatry *

Asylum Records Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 by David Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts. It was taken over by Warner Communications (now the Warner Music Group) in 1972, and later merged with Elektra Records to become Elektra/As ...

, an American record label * ''Asylum'' (1981 video game), an adventure game * ''Asylum'' (2025 video game), a horror game *

TNA Asylum The Nashville Fairgrounds, also known as The Fairgrounds Nashville and the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, is an entertainment complex in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The site is located southeast of Downtown Nashville on the Nolensville P ...

, a former hosting venue for

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busines ...

* The Asylum, an American film production company known for their mockbusters * Weekend at the Asylum, a large annual steampunk event held in Lincoln, England