Here are a few ways of exploring new and interesting items from the archives:
Neuroradiology at Queen Square
This display will be held in Queen Square Library from May 2024, marking the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Lysholm Ward in 1949, featuring photographs, objects, and documents from Queen Square Archives including the early years of Neuroradiology in Queen Square, before the establishment of the Department.
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Andrew Lees delivered the MacDonald Critchley lecture ‘Silent Language’ looking at the life & work of MacDonald Critchley in front of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries on October 3rd 2023.
A new portrait of Dr James Samuel Risien Russell, one of Britain’s first Black British consultants, was unveiled at the NHNN on 18th October, celebrating the pioneering researcher, teacher and neurology consultant at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
We’re delighted to launch a series of archive film footage.
Additional archive film footage will be added to a compilation on this website.
Available to purchase online with all proceeds of sales going to the National Brain Appeal. August 2022 update: the book now sells for £35 (plus postage or free collection)
Professor Andrew Lees’ new book Brainspotting: Adventures in Neurology, the sequel to his memoir Mentored by a Madman: The William Burroughs Experiment is published by Notting Hill Editions. An autographed copy can be purchased directly from the publisher. All royalties will go to Cure Parkinson’s Trust.
A short walk around the Square focusing on artwork, objects and buildings around the Square. Additional images and information are available in our Compilation and exhibition handout
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taking place X, a celebration of the enduring legacy of Julia Dwyer in the form of an award for students on the MA Interior and Spatial Design at Camberwell College of Arts. Julia was a member of the Embroidered Minds collaboration whose exhibition was displayed in Queen Square Library in 2016.
The Making of a Soulful Neurologist The Polyphony, February 2021
Professor Andrew Lees, Professor of Neurology at the National Hospital, Queen Square and at University College London and one of the most highly cited researchers in the world in the field of Parkinson’s disease, reflects movingly on his medical education.
Brainland: the opera based on true stories from the history of 20th century neuroscience, uncovered during research for two visual art exhibitions, created by artist Ken Barrett for Queen Square Archives. The website includes an interview with Professor Andrew Lees.
Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS
Features Lotte Fuchs who worked at the National Hospital in the 1940s.
Floor cloth incorporating the National Hospital logo
This floor cloth is displayed as part of the Scottish design gallery at the V&A Dundee.
Chelsea Flower Show 2018: The fabulous Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden featured a ceramic tiled path using images drawn from Queen Square Archives. Please see Embroidered Minds website for further information.
Mentored by a Madman The William Burroughs Experiment: A conversation with A.J.Lees and Mike Zandi
Sir Victor Horsley (1857-1916): A Heart of Gold video tribute and blue plaque ceremony.
Patient 39 - PATIENT 39 is a short film adaptation of William Boyd’s short story ‘Ghost of a Bird’, starring Mark Bazeley and Alfie Stewart. Accompanying articles by Professor Andrew Lees.