Stories
- In pictures
A history of art in hospitals
Art historian Anne Wallentine examines art in hospital settings – from its Christian devotional origins to its healing role in modern healthcare buildings.
- Article
A reflection on art in a mental hospital
Artist Beth Hopkins explains how she used her experience of researching the Adamson Collection to create an embroidered wall hanging.
- Article
The ‘epileptic’ in art and science
From scarred outsiders in literature to the cold voyeurism of medical films and photography, people who experience seizures and epilepsy are rarely shown in a compassionate light in popular culture.
- Article
The art of soundproof design
Too much noise is more than annoying – it has serious negative effects on health and cognitive ability. Find out how designers and architects are mitigating the downsides of sound.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Art in Hospitals - King's Fund Video
Date: 1989Reference: ART/AFH/C/1/2/30Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Books
Art in hospitals : conference report.
Date: 1983- Books
The healing environment : art and wellbeing / Grampian Hospitals Art Trust.
Date: 2010- Archives and manuscripts
"Art and Design in Healthcare"
Date: 1989-1999Reference: ART/AFH/A/1/14Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
"Hospitals, Conquest"
Date: 1989-1990Reference: ART/AFH/A/8/32Part of: Arts for Health: archive