New Exhibition now open: Dame Cicely Saunders
15th July 2025
In July 2025 a new exhibition opens at the Florence Nightingale Museum in south London. In Focus: Dame Cicely Saunders takes an in-depth look at the life of a remarkable woman who transformed palliative care and spearheaded the modern hospice movement.
Dame Cicely Saunders used her vast experience as a nurse, an almoner and then a doctor to improve the lives of patients living with terminal illness. Starting with her time at the Nightingale Training School, she built up a wealth of knowledge about pain and caring for patients and families. Through her studies, paid work and voluntary commitments, and working with a network of contacts in the UK and across the world, she eventually became a world-renowned expert on care of the terminally ill, encouraging others by sharing her ideas and inspiring them to continue her work.
The exhibition is open from 15 July. To discover more about the exhibition, and for map and travel information please visit: www.florence-nightingale.co.uk
To discover more about the life of Dame Cicely Saunders please visit our pages Dame Cicely Saunders: Biography and A Brother’s Story