Heritage Open Days: History in your Hands
BBC Bristol local news feature on Glenside Hospital Museum
BBC Points West feature Tues 8th September 2026
Glenside Hospital Museum in Bristol
As Bristol museums go, ours is one of the city's hidden gems, but on Tuesday 8th September we will be hitting the big time!
Our researcher Dr Paul Tobia and consultant director Stella Man have collaborated with the team to highlight the stories behind Bristol Lunatic Asylum's patient admission photographs.
BBC Points West
Our museum is due to be featured on the featured on the BBC Points West TV news bulletins.
Keep an eye out on BBC Breakfast then later for lunch time and evening news at 1.30pm, 6.30pm and 10.30pm
Glenside Hospital Museum is based in the former asylum chapel
Visit our museum
Documenting mental health care and local history in Fishponds, Bristol
Our museum is open twice weekly and runs an engaging programme of events, including the opportunity to climb a secret spiral staircase for tea and cake in a hidden balcony! Find out more here.
General admission is available on Wednesdays 10am-1pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm, with no pre-booking required.
£5 adult annual pass, Under 18s free with accompanying adult (2 children per 1 adult).
A wall of patient admission photographs at Glenside Hospital Museum
