April 10, 2016

February 10, 2025

Introducing our PoW! (Protect Our Wellbeing) initiative

Glenside Hospital Museum is not just about preserving history — it’s about shaping the future. Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, 2025 will see the launch of the PoW! (Protect Our Wellbeing) initiative. Find out more details here and book tickets for some our exciting community events.
January 26, 2025

Celebrating 40 Years of Glenside Hospital Museum

The museum originated from humble beginnings, starting out as a collection of intriguing objects and documents gathered on the balcony in the hospital dining room. Today, the museum's displays are carefully curated by a dedicated team of volunteers to captivate and educate visitors about mental healthcare. Read 10 great facts in this celebratory post.
January 25, 2025

Glenside Hospital Museum Welcomes HRH The Princess Royal to Celebrate 40 Years of Educational Excellence

Glenside Hospital Museum, Bristol, is honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on 6th February 2025 to mark forty years of providing a dynamic educational resource for the general public and a safe space to discuss mental health.
September 5, 2019

Interrogating the Images

The museum houses the story of the institution opened, in 1861, as Bristol Lunatic Asylum. Before the asylum was built it was derided by the mayor and city councillors as the ‘Lunatic Pauper Palace’. They were adamant that the building was an unnecessary expense and for 16 years the city managed to resist its legal requirement to provide decent accommodation for lunatics.
Butlins: stranger than a psychiatric hospital
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