If you're interested in mental health and criminology you won't want to miss this! An evening hosted by 2 brilliant UWE lecturers, Dr Cody Porter and Paul Gavin, discussing the hidden mental health crisis unfolding in our prison system. A bargain at just £8. @drcodyporter.bsky.social

3 wks today is the next instalment to our evening talks, after hours @glenside_museum in Fishponds #Bristol Hosted by @drcodyporter.bsky.social & Paul Gavin this talk will explore the hidden mental health crisis in prisons. Full info & tickets: glensidemuseum.org.uk/behind-close... Please share.

We're excited to be hosting a talk by Dr Cody Porter and Paul Gavin at Glenside Hospital Museum on 7th May. They'll be exploring the unseen mental health crisis unfolding in our prison system. Full info & a link to tickets can be found on our website, link in comments. @drcodyporter.bsky.social

We've had a whirlwind start to 2026 at Glenside Hospital Museum. During our special "History in your Hands" event for National Lottery Open Week we welcomed over 800 visitors in just 2 days! This event gave visitors a rare chance to handle artefacts from our collection, as they learned about them.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join Glenside Hospital Museum as Trustees and help us preserve heritage, challenge stigma around mental illness, and shape the future of our work. 🧵 1/4

Thank you to all who attended the brilliant Dr Pam Lock’s talk on spirit drinking and spontaneous human combustion on Thursday evening 🍻🔥 It’s always a joy to see another sold out event at our museum…and a big thank you to our volunteers who came along to help 🙏 @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social

This year, with thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, we've been collating memories of Bristol's historic psychiatric institution Glenside Hospital. We are thrilled to now give you the chance to explore this expanding collection of videos: glensidemuseum.org.uk/glenside-hos...

One Thing I Remember

As part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund PoW! project (Protect our Wellbeing) we have been collecting bite-size memories and glimpses into everyday life at Glenside Hospital and Stoke Park Hospit...

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Bristolians - if you were ever fascinated by spontaneous human combustion or wondered how we started to understand alcohol from a medical point of view then come and join me for my talk on my research into exactly that at the @glensidehospmuseum.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/did-victor...

Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion? Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social is going to enlighten us on this rather unusual subject, on Thursday 16th October at Glenside Hospital Museum, and we can't wait! Tickets here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/introducing-...

Bristolians interested in Spontaeous Human Combustion or the history of our medical understanding of alcohol's history on the body and mine might like to sign up to my talk at the brilliant @glensidehospmuseum.bsky.social next month: glensidemuseum.org.uk/spontaneous-...

Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused Spontaneous Human Combustion? (A talk on 16th Oct)

In this slightly bizarre talk at Glenside Hospital Museum Dr Pam Lock, Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol will share her research on Victorian theories about spontaneous human combustion and...

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Do you always need to know WHY? 🤔 If you're someone who's always asking questions, wanting to dig a little deeper, you may enjoy joining our team of researchers at Glenside Hospital Museum (no experience required). More info below...

Our museum is open today from 10am-4pm, for another chance to check out our 3 summer exhibitions. They include this sensitively curated display by charity Self Injury Bristol, Mood States by Annabel Merrett and Drawings by Denis Reed.

There are just 6 more opportunities to view our trio of summer exhibitions at the museum. Your next chance is this Wednesday 10am-1pm. 🎟️ Grab tickets via Eventbrite or turn up and pay on the door: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mood-state...

Do you enjoy a good chinwag? 💬 We are due to lose some of our amazing student volunteers to pastures new very soon, so we’re seeking a few fresh faces to join our meet-and-greet team at Glenside Hospital Museum (in Fishponds, Bristol). glensidemuseum.org.uk/volunteer/

Due to its popularity we’ve added another date for Exploring Glenside 😍 Take a deep dive into the history of Bristol’s first “lunatic asylum” with a fascinating walking tour of its grounds. Next Saturday 23rd Aug. 🎟️ Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-... Please share 💚🌳💚 #bristol

Don’t forget there’s just a week left to submit your artworks for our NEW exhibition at Glenside Hospital Museum in #Bristol. What brings me joy 🤩🌈💚 Closing date: 20th August 2025 Full into & submission details: glensidemuseum.org.uk/open-exhibit...

We’re losing some of our brilliant student volunteers soon, so we’re on the hunt for fresh faces (of all ages ☺️) to join our friendly museum team. 📍 Fishponds, #Bristol 🕰️ Weds AM or Sat AM/Sat PM Could this be something for you? Browse our variety of roles here: glensidemuseum.org.uk/volunteer/

Come and join us in October! Very pleased to do this with our brilliant Glenside Hospital museum in Bristol!

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We have a slightly bizarre talk coming up on 16th Oct at @glenside_museum “Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion?”🍻🔥 Hosted by Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol. No open flames please. Ticket link below 👇

My brilliant friend, Jules, created this video for me if my @britishlibrary.bsky.social book, Dead Drunk, in their bookshop last year and I had to share it on here

I'm be speaking at the brilliant @glensidehospmuseum.bsky.social on 16 Oct about my research on the influence of theories about spontaneous human combustion on the development of alcohol medicine undertaken with psychiatrist and historian, Dr Iain Smith (Glasgow) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/did-victor...

We have a slightly bizarre talk coming up on 16th Oct at @glenside_museum “Did Victorians believe heavy drinking caused spontaneous human combustion?”🍻🔥 Hosted by Dr Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol. No open flames please. Ticket link below 👇

We’re excited to announce that we’ve just opened applications for our new exhibition in #Bristol: What brings me joy. Please visit our website for full information on how to apply: glensidemuseum.org.uk/open-exhibit... Applications close Weds 20th August 2025. We’d love you to share this post 💚🤩

You can now explore Glenside Hospital Museum in a new and exciting way!

Our digital guide is now live on the FREE Bloomberg Connects App, a fantastic resource for museums, galleries, gardens, and cultural spaces. We’ve even got an ✨ exclusive ✨ outdoor trail! 🌳 @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social

Every Saturday from now until September you’ll have a chance to enjoy this unique experience at Glenside Museum in Fishponds #Bristol If you book from now until the end of April you’ll catch our current exhibition seen here 😍 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tea-in-the...

We formally invite you to come and relax with a cup of tea and slice of cake in this quirky little secret space, tucked away in a quiet balcony room overlooking our museum. 🎟️ Tea in the turret tickets NOW AVAILABLE for this Saturday 29th Mar 😍 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tea-in-the... #bristol

The PoW (Protect our Wellbeing) stitching workshop at @glenside_museum on 3rd April will be co-hosted by our lovely creative trio Sara, Stella and Anwyl.

Our business development manager Kate and museum director Stella had an interesting and informative day at the Visit West annual regional visitor economy conference on Thursday hosted by We The Curious.

This looks interesting! Launch event available in person (London) and remotely, 24th April 5-8pm. For full info and to register visit: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Prison Nursing Unlocked: Exhibition Launch (hybrid)| Event | Royal College of Nursing

The launch of a new exhibition on the history of health care and nursing in prisons, from the nineteenth century to the present.

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This time next week we’ll be preparing to welcome all of you to our museum to celebrate the launch of our PoW! (Protect our Wellbeing) project. We’d love to see you all there early doors to give a big round of applause as the Lord Mayor opens our museum at 12: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pow-grand-...

Today at @glensidehospmuseum.bsky.social in #bristol we’ll be offering a unique tour that no member of the public has ever taken at our museum. In aid of celebrating #nationallotteryopenweek we are opening up our secret spiral staircase to the turret…