Faraday's Laboratory and Museum
The Royal Institution,  21 Albemarle Street, Westminster,  London,  W1S 4BS
Telephone: 020 7409 2992
ri@ri.ac.uk Email ri@ri.ac.uk
 
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The laboratory, where many of Michael Faraday's most important discoveries were made, has been restored to the form it was known to have in 1852. The adjacent museum houses a unique collection of original apparatus arranged to illustrate the more significant aspects of Faraday's contribution to science. The museum is of particular interest to those interested in electricity and magnetism, or cool-looking old scientific kit.

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Visiting Faraday's Laboratory and Museum
 
 
Opening Times
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Ticket Prices
£1 Adults | 50p conc
 
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Underground Stations
Green Park Tube (5 minutes)
Oxford Circus Tube (9 minutes)
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Charing Cross Railway Station (19 minutes)
Victoria Railway Station (24 minutes)
 
 
 
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Burlington Car Park (2 minutes)
Grosvenor Hill NCP (5 minutes)
 
 
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