# Event Details - **Event Name**: Heritage Open Days / History in your hands, Sat 19th Sept 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for an exciting opportunity to experience our museum in a way very few have before...About this EventFREE Heritage Open Day entry to one of Bristol’s most fascinating hidden museumsUpgrade to our exclusive History in your Hands experience for just £5 (includes annual museum pass)Glenside Hospital MuseumChapel within the old hospital grounds, UWE Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 1DDSaturday 19th September 2026🎟 Free museum entry as part of Heritage Open Days⭐ Enhance your visit: £5 History in your Hands experience including hands-on access to museum objects and an annual pass for unlimited visits for 12 monthsDiscover hidden histories at Glenside Hospital MuseumStep inside one of Bristol’s most fascinating hidden gems. Housed in the beautiful former hospital chapel dating from 1881, complete with stained glass windows.Glenside Hospital Museum invites you to explore the history of mental health care via a large collection of fascinating artefacts, including photographs of Victorian patients accompanied by their stories.Explore the history of three historic Bristol institutions:• Glenside Hospital (formerly Bristol Lunatic Asylum)• Stoke Park Hospital, supporting people with learning disabilities• Beaufort War Hospital, where over 29,000 wounded WWI soldiers were treatedEncounter extraordinary objects and personal stories, from a patient-made key that once unlocked every door in the hospital to striking drawings by 1950s artist-patient Denis Reed. Walk the same tiled corridors once scrubbed by Stanley Spencer during his wartime service as a hospital orderly.⭐ Upgrade your visit: History in your Hands (£5)Make your Heritage Open Day visit even more memorable with our exclusive History in your Hands experience.This special behind-the-scenes session gives you the rare opportunity to:• Handle original museum artefacts up close• Explore a deactivated ECT machine and learn how treatments evolved• Experience objects such as a straitjacket, rarely accessible to the public• Learn from knowledgeable volunteers and staffYour £5 ticket also includes an annual museum pass, giving you unlimited visits for 12 months, including future exhibitions and events.Limited places available. Advance booking recommended.☕ Tea in the TurretClimb a hidden spiral staircase to our atmospheric balcony overlooking the museum and enjoy tea and cake in a unique historic setting.Booking essential. 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Is it right for me? - **A:** Heritage Open Days / History in your hands, Sat 19th Sept 2026 is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bristol, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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The purpose built mental health hospital opened in 1861 as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum. The collection is in the Victorian chapel, it self a unique example of the care the placed on providing hope to the patients, with the exquisitely carved alter piece depicting the joyous navity scene of the birth of Jesus. To support patient well-being the x-hospital and chapel building are set within extensive landscaped grounds. Throughout its history the building has gone through many changes, but looking at the warm grey pennant stone and walking round the museum you can begin to imagine the lives of the many people who have lived and worked here." } ] } ] ```