Exhibition: I Am Worthy
Now on display: Mood States exhibition
Fresh to our collection
Our museum is honoured to have been entrusted with 7 more Denis Reed artworks, on loan thanks to the Ghosh family.
These beautiful pieces will be on display at Glenside Hospital Museum from Saturday 17th May until Wednesday 10th September 2025
Now slightly extended until the end of Sept 2025.
The exhibition is included in the normal museum entry fee.
The cricket pavilion at Glenside Hospital
Denis Reed - self portrait
About Denis Reed
(ARCA, RWA) 1917-1979
The artist within Glenside - a talented painter with a turbulent Life
Glenside Hospital Museum has a collection of around 80 drawings and sketches by Denis Reed. Denis was a talented and ambitious graduate from the Royal College of Art.
He was a patient at Glenside Hospital in the 1950’s and suffered from bouts of severe depression. His drawings are beautifully executed and provide us with a poignant and moving account of life in the hospital.
These remarkable artworks provide a unique glimpse into life at the hospital during that era, more of which can be found in our blog post on Denis Reed.
Denis Reed artworks
Visit Us
Glenside Hospital Museum is located within the grounds of the old psychiatric hospital housed in the 1881 Grade II listed asylum church. The main hospital building is now used by the University of West of England as their Health and Social Care Campus. We’re in situated in the Grade II listed church just inside the grounds. For more details, including group booking and accessibility, please see our visiting page.
"If you have never been to Glenside Hospital Museum, it is a wonderful museum. It is not gloomy or depressing but fascinating and hopeful. A really progressive institution."
Julie Begen
"A fabulous history of the area, the hospitals, and of approaches to mental health and learning disabilities. An amazing array of artefacts, surgical instruments and ephemera. The staff were really welcoming and knowledgeable. Absolutely loved it!"
Lea Roberts
