![]() ![]() For more information about their Sharing Historic Barts programme, please see the Barts Heritage website. ![]() We work closely with Barts Heritage, the charity leading the programme to restore the North Wing and open it up for year-round public use. Please contact Barts Heritage regarding any special requests for access). (For security reasons, access to the staircase itself and the Great Hall is restricted, unless on an accompanied tour - please see below. The paintings can be viewed from the museum during opening hours. The museum is located in the hospital’s historic North Wing, adjoining the Grand Staircase with its vast and spectacular paintings by William Hogarth. ![]() The permanent exhibition of original and facsimile archives, objects and works of art, includes Rahere’s grant of 1137 - the oldest document in the hospital archives - and the 1546 agreement between Henry VIII and the City of London which refounded the hospital. The objects on display in the museums are only a small part of the collections - to find out more, search our catalogue online. The hospital museum tells the story of nine centuries of healthcare at the edge of the City of London. This year, St Bartholomew's Hospital celebrates the 900th anniversary of its foundation in 1123. ![]()
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