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Barts North Wing: The Great Hall & Hogarth Stair

Cultural & Wellbeing Events | Venue Hire

Re-opening and free to visit on Mondays & Tuesdays from October 2025

06/10/2026

Today we have been (re)open to the public for 1 year 🎉

Following the extensive conservation and restoration of the building, we re-opened in October 2025. This is the first time in the building's history that it has been regularly open to the public for free, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

It has been a joy to share this wonderful building with our visitors and see it be used and enjoyed by people of all ages, and staff and patients from

Alongside public opening has been our programme of public events, including talks, tours, concerts, wellbeing events and craft activities.

Our Wellbeing Progamme for Barts Health NHS staff and patients has provided people with an opportunity to relax in the space, and connect to their friends, families and colleagues.

We have been delighted to partner and work with other cultural organisations and charities this year, including Royal Institute of British Architects
The Charterhouse Barts Health Archives The Chelsea Pensioners London Craft Week Sofar Sounds London Lie Down and Listen Migration Museum London Museum Culture Mile Business Improvement District Vital Arts The Poorly Project London Festival of Architecture

Finally a huge thank you to our volunteer team and all of our supporters for making this possible! You can visit us every Monday, Tuesday and the first Sunday of the month and see our What's On page of our website for upcoming events!

We are excited to see what the next 300 years have in store for Barts North Wing! Stay tuned to find out...

01/10/2026

We are working in partnership with Barts Breast Cancer Centre for a Patient Showcase Day on Thursday 29 October.

Barts Health NHS Trust patients and their familes/ friends are invited to drop in between 11am - 1pm.

The event will bring together breast cancer support charities and organisations who will showcase the wide range of support and wellbeing services available.

Children and families are welcome, the day will include drop-in craft activities for all ages.

No booking required.

21/09/2026

📆 Upcoming Creative Health events for staff from Barts Health NHS Trust in October and November!

We have a number of artist-led workshops for Barts Health NHS Trust staff coming up at Barts North Wing, why not try something new as we enter the next season? Come alone or bring your colleagues!

To book your place go to the What's On page of our website!

- Experimental Image Transfer, 12/10/2026

- Experimental Drypoint Engraving, 19/10/2026

- Sip & Paint Workshop, 10/10/2026

- Crochet Workshop, 24/11/2026

Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

31/08/2026

We are opening our doors for a special open day for Open City on Sunday 20 September, 10am - 4pm.

Don't miss your chance to explore the building! We are free to visit, no booking required.

We will be open every Monday and Tuesday as usual.

Please note that if we are very busy we might ask you to wait or come back later.

The day will also include Wellbeing Walks in the local area with brilliant guide lizzie.c.w (available to book for free via the Open City website).

28/08/2026

We regularly deliver Creative Health & Wellbeing workshops for teams of staff from as part of our project #

We love these photos from a copper embossing workshop this week delivered by artist LiWilliamsArt for members of the Critical Care team as part of their team day.

The group also visited the Great Hall and took inspiration from the buildings decor for their designs. The final results are so beautiful and were added to greetings cards to be gifted to loved ones.

If you work for Barts Health NHS Trust and would like to book a workshop for your team please get in touch: [email protected]

We also have creative workshops for Barts staff coming up in October for individuals to book, see the What's On page of our website for more details.

27/08/2026

On Thursday 17 September there will be an evening of opera in the Great Hall with opera company Wild Arts

The 'Marriage of Figaro' is Mozart's opera of comic intrigue, secret lovers and clever disguises - a whirlwind of joyous music and sparkling theatrical mischief.

Tickets are available via the What's On page of our website.

25/08/2026

This week, we invite the hospital community to join us for the last of the summer sun in the square of for a range of free drop-in activities!

Until 3pm today, our artist in residence Peter Ayres is leading a paper flower activity, inspired by the floral decor of Barts North Wing (swipe to see what you can create!).

Wednesday: Broadcast Play Cycles with London Museum

Thursday: Discover London's Earliest Map with The Charterhouse

On Wednesday 9 September London Symphony Orchestra will be playing Live Music!

This programme has been developed in partnership with Vital Arts to promote a new Creative Health Map of the area for patients and staff from Barts Health NHS Trust

It has been generously funded by Culture Mile Business Improvement District

24/08/2026

Today is St Bartholomew's day - a day in the Church of England and Catholic Church commemorating the life and martyrdom of the Apostle Bartholomew.

The hospital was dedicated to St Bartholomew in 1123, by it's founder Rahere.

In this painting in the Great Hall, St Bartholomew holds a flaying knife, 6 of his martyrdom (painter unknown).

You can visit the Great Hall and Hogarth Stair for FREE every Monday & Tuesday, 10am - 4pm (including Bank Holidays).

Barts Health Archives

21/08/2026

The Hogarth Stair was made for flowing, romantic dresses! 🌸

We wanted to share this beautiful photo from our partnership with The Social Fashion Rental App - the world's largest shared bridal wardrobe.

Every couple who books their wedding at Barts North Wing receives an exclusive 15% discount on bridal outfits for the whole wedding party and guests rented through The Social Fashion Rental App

By hosting an event at Barts North Winv you are enabling us to deliver our creative health and wellbeing programme for staff and patients from Barts Health NHS Trust

See our website to start planning your event, link in bio.

18/08/2026

WE'RE HIRING

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Executive Assistant (Maternity Cover) to support our Chief Executive and keep daily operations running smoothly.

The deadline for applications is Friday 4th September, see the Get Involved page of our website for the full job description and to apply.

Address

St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield
London
EC1A7BE

Website

https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/

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