1 / 2The Royal Institution
📍 London, Greater London
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Historic science venue housing Faraday's original laboratory, the lecture theatre where he gave his Christmas lectures, and exhibits on scientific instruments and discoveries. Free Faraday Museum entry. Science workshops run for ages 7-18.
🏆 Funzaroo Verdict
Best for families with science-curious children aged 8 and up who can appreciate historical instruments and the significance of the space. The lecture theatre and working laboratory create a strong sense of place that textbooks cannot replicate.
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Mick O'Reilly
8 months ago
“Lived in London for 77 years, been running a London History Group for 15 years yet I had never been to the Royal Institution! What a mistake! Lovely building near Green Park station with great exhibits showing how famous members of the institution like for example Faraday, Davy, Dewar, etc created some of the foundations for science and engineering. They offer tours as well. Great place to visit and it has a small cafe as well”
Guy Swarbrick
10 months ago
“Amazing venue. Sitting in the same theatre where Michael Faraday gave his lectures is quite a buzz for a science nerd. Decent Sicilian red in the bar, too!”
Antony
2 years ago
“The main part of this building is the Faraday Museum. It illustrates the contributions and inventions of the great Michael Faraday along with other scientists who worked at the Royal Institution. In display are Faraday's egg, coils used by him for his invention on electromagnetism, his lab behind the glass doors, the spectacles worn by him in the lab and many more. It's a shame that this is open only during weekdays but it's totally worth a visit. Do check out the theatre in the first floor where the Christmas lectures happen.”
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Based on Google review tagsLectures
120 reviews
History of science
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Workshops
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Lecture theatre
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Christmas lectures
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Overview
The Royal Institution on Albemarle Street holds Faraday's original laboratory - intact with his coils, equipment, and egg - alongside the lecture theatre where famous scientists including Faraday and Dewar presented their work. The Faraday Museum is free to enter and displays scientific instruments from across the institution's history. Educational workshops for ages 7-18 run separately. A cafe and bar are available on the lower ground floor. Nearest station is Green Park.
