Barts North Wing

For we have partnered with the wellbeing team at to showcase artworks by staff from across the hospital.

The exhibition will be available to visit during our public opening hours tomorrow, Tuesday 23 June, 10am - 4pm.

We are blown away by the talent of the hospital staff! Not only do they save lives but they have made beautiful work that and covers themes such as belonging, healthcare and human rights.

Pop into the exhibition tomorrow!

Join us next week on Tuesday 23 June for an evening of talks and a performance from the Royal Hospital's brilliant singing group, the Chelsea Pensioner Singers.

The talks will take place in the Great Hall and will from staff from Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Charterhouse and Barts Health Archives. The talks will focus on the historic founding of these organisations and how they are still celebrated to this day.

Tickets are free and available via the What's On page of our website (link in bio).

The Chelsea Pensioners The Charterhouse

We are open for free tomorrow for London Festival of Architecture!

Come along to Barts North Wing tomorrow, Satuday, 13 June between 10am - 4pm for an exciting programme of free events, 'A Lifetime In The City'.

This event is for London Festival of Architecture in collaboration with RIBA London Region and will include:

- Narrative Diagram Drawing with Peter Ayres

- Pop Up Talks with Vital Arts The Poorly Project

- Wellbeing Walks with lizzie.c.w

- Film screenings

- An opportunity to explore the building

- Photography and art exhibitions including work by brotherton-lock

All events are free - see the What's on page of our website for a link to the full programme (including timings) and to book a ticket.

On Tuesday, a group of our Visitor Experience Volunteers were treated to a tour of St John's Garden in Farringdon .ec1

It was a lovely and relaxing way to explore some of the green spaces nearby . Thank you to Sarah for telling us about how the community looks after the garden and the long history of the area.

St John's Garden is tucked away behind Farringdon tube station and is open to visi. They have lots of events and ways to get involved. See their website for more details!

We are currently recruiting volunteers to join our friendly team, we regularly plan trips and socials for our volunteers to get together - a great way to meet like-minded people! See the Get Involved page of our website for details on how to join (link in bio).

As comes to an end, we would like to invite you to join our lovely team of volunteer Visitor Experience Hosts!

Volunteers are essential to our public opening, helping up to welcome visitors, tell stories about the history of Barts and keep our spaces safe.

Volunteering is a great way to improve your wellbeing through connecting with new people, being active, learning new skills, and giving to others.

No prior volunteering experience is needed, just a positive attitude and an interest in Barts / London history or art.

We are open every Monday, Tuesday, and the first Sunday of the month, and we are looking for volunteers to join us for regular morning or afternoon shifts.

To see the full role description and to register your interest, please see the Get Involved page of our website or email [email protected]

Join our artist in residence Jess Kambitsis on Monday for a free storytelling workshop, 'The Art of Care'.

This workshop uses artwork and visual details of the North Wing as a starting point for storytelling.

The stories will explore themes such as care, resilience, and shared human experience.

This workshop is free and open to everyone, including staff and patients. You are welcome to take part in whatever way feels comfortable.

📍Barts North Wing
📆 Monday 8 June
🕠 5.30pm - 7pm

Book your place via the event on our What's On page, link in bio.

We had a lovely time at the May meet up for our socially prescribed group, the Barts Heritage Explorers!

Thank you to Carmel and Jo from for giving us a tour of the art on display in the West Wing of

The group enjoyed learning the stories behind the art, and seeing it in a new way. It was great to hear from members of the group as they reflected on how the art impacted their experiences when in hospital too.

We are working on an exciting project with Vital Arts and can't wait to share more soon!

If you are a patient at and would like to join the Heritage Explorers, email [email protected]

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To mark the end of Creativity & Wellbeing Week wanted to share these lovely photos from our drop in workshop with last week for staff and patients

Participants dropped by our stall to create a small patch using yarn wrapping techniques. The patches were then put together to make a collaborative artwork by the Barts community.

This event was part of our Creative Health and Wellbeing programme for Barts Hospital Staff and Patients, running as part of our funded project 'Sharing Historic Barts'.

Over the next few weeks, we have lots of free events aimed at improving your wellbeing through creativity. Including: Wellbeing Walks, Breath and Movement Workshops and Mindful Art Observations. See our website for more details, activities are open to everyone.

We are also working with for a Creative Health and Heritage Day for Barts Patients on Saturday 20 June. Email [email protected] for more details and to sign up.

This time last week, we took part in London Craft Week for the first time for a full day of activities, including:

- A morning of Talks from heritage crafts industry leaders from and

- An open afternoon with stalls from organisations connected to the conservation and restoration of the building.

- An 'Illuminating with Gold Leaf' Workshop led by

We would like to thank everyone who attended the day, all of our speakers and presenters, and the team at

A huge thank you also to who very generously donated the gold leaf for the workshop!

We have lots more events taking place over the next few months, see the What's On page of our website.

Happy International Nurses Day! Taking place every year, it is a day to celebrate and recognise the incredible contribution of nursing staff in the UK and worldwide.

Many of our volunteers trained and worked as nurses. Jackie trained here in the early 1980s and shared this brilliant photo (image 1) of her and her team in the Great Hall of Barts North Wing!

"This photograph was taken in December 1983. It shows the staff on the two Acute Medical wards at Barts, Rahere and Colston. I was a newly qualified Barts Nurse and this was my first job. I had to come in on my day off for the photograph! 42 years later I am relishing my return to Barts as part of the volunteer team for Barts North Wing” - Jackie

The second photo was taken on View Day, and you can see Jackie on the far right of the image. View Day is an annual day to celebrate the hospital's connection to the City of London and was historically when the Lord Mayor would 'view' the wards. It is actually View Day tomorrow - so perfect timing to share this photo of Jackie and the tea that they made for visitors to the ward.

Today, we recognise the work of Nurses across the whole of and the UK