Warneford 200 Exhibition
Step into 200 years of mental health care history in Oxfordshire and trace the story of the Warneford Hospital from its early 19th-century beginnings to its role today at the heart of mental health care and research.
Presented by Oxford Health Charity and curated by the University of Oxford’s History of Science Museum, the exhibition will tour venues across Oxfordshire throughout the year.
Visitors will be able to listen to first-hand accounts from people who have worked or stayed at the Warneford, or used its services, as well as look at photos and drawings of the hospital from the past.
Artefacts relating to mental health treatment and care over the past 200 years, such as admission records and case books, will also be on display, giving visitors the opportunity to learn how the hospital has grown and developed to become one of the leading research centres into mental health in the country.
The full exhibition can be seen at museums arts centres, while a smaller version of the exhibition will also be touring the county’s libraries. The schedule below indicates where you can see Warneford 200.
Dates and venues:
15 Jan – 21 March
Museum of Oxford, Oxford
1 Apr – 17 Apr
The Glass Tank, Oxford Brookes University, Headington
28 Mar – 17 Apr
Headington Library, Headington
20 Apr – 2 May
The Vale and Downland Museum, Wantage
20 Apr – 8 May
Cowley Library, Cowley
13 June – 5 July
Museum of Oxfordshire, Woodstock
8 July – 1 Aug
The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury
5 Aug – 2 Oct
The Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
6 Oct – 22 Dec
Abingdon County Hall Museum, Abingdon
