Riggs Opens “Hospital on Main Street” Centennial Exhibition
On Saturday, May 25, the Austen Riggs Center hosted more than 100 invited guests at 48 Main Street in Stockbridge at an official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its centennial-year exhibition, “The Hospital on Main Street: Human Dignity and Mental Health.” The exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of Riggs, chronicles its founding, and explores its place in the history of mental health treatment and research. Below you can hear opening remarks from:
- Eric Plakun, MD, Medical Director/CEO of the Austen Riggs Center
- Nancy Fitzpatrick, former owner of the Red Lion Inn and Chairman of the Main Street Hospitality Group
- Jane G. Tillman, PhD, Evelyn Stefansson Nef Director of the Erikson Institute and the Riggs Exhibition Project Director
- Adam Hinds, Massachusetts State Senator (D-Pittsfield) in his second term representing Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden counties
The exhibition, located in the Old Corner House annex at 48 Main Street in Stockbridge, is now free and open to the public, Thursday-Monday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Visit www.austenriggs.org/HOMS for more information.
Dr. Eric Plakun
Nancy Fitzpatrick
Dr. Jane Tillman
Senator Adam Hinds
Closing Remarks
Related Blogs
The Austen Riggs Center (Riggs) celebrates its one hundredth anniversary in 2019, and will mark the milestone of its founding with a series of engaging events, curated exhibitions, and a centennial conference, each honoring the institution’s historic legacy at the forefront of mental health treatment, patient care, and research, it was announced today by Eric M. Plakun, MD, Medical Director and CEO of the Austen Riggs Center.
The Austen Riggs Center (Riggs) will convene a conference of national and international experts in the fields of mental health care, treatment, research, advocacy, and the law to explore The Mental Health Crisis in America: Recognizing Problems, Working Toward Solutions, it was announced today by Eric M. Plakun, MD, Medical Director and CEO of the Austen Riggs Center. The two-day conference, scheduled for September 21-22, 2019, will take place in Stockbridge, MA.
- Log in or register to post comments
Printer-friendly version- RSS