Florence Nightingale Museum - Nurse Catherine Pine Talk

Discover the incredible story of Nurse Catherine Pine and how she is intertwined with the fight for women’s suffrage. This themed talk will allow visitors to learn about the research process and discuss how small archival pieces can be so important! It will explore how to read resources from both online and in-person archives. Some of the archives we used during our research were the British Journal of Nursing, Women’s Library LSE, and National Archives.

This talk was created to accompany our temporary exhibition In Focus: Nurse Catherine Pine which is only on display until Sunday 4th October. The exhibition is also displaying for the first time ever in the UK, Nurse Pine’s medal that was awarded to her for her work. Having gone missing in the 1950s, the medal was rediscovered in 2023 by Dr Hope Elizabeth May. Dr May subsequently acquired the medal and has kindly loaned it to the museum. Visitors attending this event will have a chance to explore the whole museum and will have access to a cash / card bar on site.

Museum Open Time: 1715
Talk Time: 1830
Museum Closes: 2000

About the speaker: Hedvig is a former placement student at our museum from The University of Westminster where she is earning her degree in Museums, Galleries, and Contemporary Culture. She has been with the Florence Nightingale Museum for 6 months and has been heavily involved with the research and creation of our newest temporary exhibition, In Focus: Nurse Catherine Pine.

Timings

Monday 14 September:

1715-2000. Talk: 1830

Location & directions

Florence Nightingale Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London, Greater London, SE1 7EP

Directions:

Nearest Underground Stations: Westminster and Waterloo (approximately 10 minute walk away) Nearest Mainline Railway Stations: Waterloo and Waterloo East (approximately 10 minute walk away) Bus Lines: 12, 53, 148, 159, 211, 453, C10 busses all stop at Westminster Bridge Road 77, 507, N44 busses stop at Lambeth Palace Road

Contact on day:

Florence Nightingale Museum

Telephone number:

+442071884400

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

This event must be booked in advance. Please book online to secure your place.

Booking contact name:

Melissa Wert

Booking telephone number:

+442071884400

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking website:

https://florence-nightingale.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/76487?catID=64729

Booking opens:

01 Jun 2026 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

14 Sep 2026 05:00 PM

Accessibility details

Here at the Florence Nightingale Museum we want all of our visitors to have a positive experience. If you have any questions at all or any worries in regards to visiting- please do get in touch with us directly. The museum is laid out over one large ground floor room and is fully wheelchair accessible. The museum has male toilets, female toilets and an accessible toilet. There are sensory bags available to explore the museum with. All films in the museum are subtitled and there is a Bloomberg Connects digital guide for translations. Please visit the website for more accessibility information

Additional information

Visiting as part of Heritage open days allows you full access to the entire museum. If you have any questions or concerns please email us directly at [email protected]

Max number of people:

60

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