Barts North Wing
With a National Art Pass you get
Explore the Great Hall and Hogarth Stair at Barts North Wing in London, where historic art, architecture and stories bring the city's oldest hospital to life.
Evolving heritage
Barts North Wing offers a rare encounter with the Great Hall and Hogarth Stair, created in the 1730s by architect James Gibbs. Visitors can see the hospital’s evolving story through monumental interiors, detailed plasterwork by European masters, and portraits linking the site to figures from its medieval origins to the Tudor court. The restored Charter Window adds vivid colour to the hall’s rich narrative.
Medical history
Explore grand spaces shaped by centuries of medical heritage. Multimedia guides deepen understanding, while free activities available to all reveal how craftsmanship, philanthropy and architecture shaped the character of London's oldest working hospital.
Why you should go
Restored interiors reveal hospital history
Remarkable plasterwork and portraits
Free activities and multimedia guides
Visitor information
Address
Barts Heritage, St. Bartholomews Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
Opening times
Mondays and Tuesdays 10-4pm
First Sundays of the month 10-4pm