Displays and events

Our current exhibition runs until 5th June 2017.

A Letter in Mind : a unique art event with all proceeds going directly to the National Brain Appeal

The exhibition, which is being held in Queen Square Library, 1st Floor, 23 Queen Square until end of May 2017, showcases over 60 anonymous works, from Letter in Mind 2014-2016, including those by high profile artists and celebrities.
All are priced at £85. So you could end up with an original artwork by a renowned artist for under £100!

Please also see full gallery of works for 2016 and 2015 works – please contact the National Brain Appeal for the 2014 gallery of works.

Opening Hours

You can visit to see our displays in person : usually Monday - Friday 9am-7pm (last entry 6pm). Please see our opening hours page for changes to our opening over the coming weeks.

Next exhibition
Our next exhibition: “The beautiful brain: visualising the mind from the 19th century to the present day” will be launched on Tuesday 13th June 2017.

Previous exhibitions:

Please see our compilations page to view some of the earlier displays, selected handouts from which are linked below:

Further information:

• Victor Horsley: a continuing legacy: commemorating the centenary of Horsley’s death
  
• Manhandling the brain: Psychiatric neurosurgery in the mid-20th century
  
• Embroidered Minds: William Gowers & the Morris Family
  
• Teaching in Queen Square: from Brown-Sequard’s outpatient lectures to distance learning
  
• Queen Square: a journey through its buildings & institutions
  
• First World War at the National
  
• The Beginning of the End of the Falling Sickness: Epilepsy and its treatment in London 1860-1910
  
• The founding and early years of the National Hospital, Queen Square
  
• Gowers, the artist. Sir William Richard Gowers FRS, 1845-1915
  
• Ladies’ Samaritan Society 1860-2014
  
• The National Hospital, Queen Square: From Research to Patient
  
• Queen Square: at Work and Play
  

Other Queen Square related exhibitions
Silvering the Cerebrum

Library, museum and archive refurbishment generously supported by the Brain Research Trust and the National Brain Appeal.