Museums And Archives

Protect Our Wellbeing (PoW!)

Our vision is to prepare Glenside Hospital Museum for a substantial project that will see our collection re-housed in a new, more sustainable building, with greater engagement and a stronger business model. The ‘PoW!: Protect Our Wellbeing’ project aims to involve our existing communities and engage new ones, placing the museum in a prime position to move our unique historic collection to a new site. We will reimagine our collection-focused engagement and establish ourselves as experts in using the history of psychiatric and learning disability care to promote health and wellbeing. Building on our current co-curation models and community partnerships, we aim to broaden our audience. New partnerships and sponsors will enhance the museum’s visibility, communicate our mission and the relevance of our collection, and create opportunities beyond our physical space. This will build momentum and support, ensuring we are ready to secure future access to this significant heritage collection.