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Best known for its annual televised Christmas lectures, the RI is one of Britain's most famous science institutions and the place where famous scientists such as Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, James Dewar and William and Lawrence Bragg - whose discoveries still impact our daily lives - have all been based. Established over 200 years ago, fourteen residents of the RI have received the Nobel Prize and ten chemical elements have been discovered by scientists working here. The Davy Faraday Research Laboratory is based at the RI and the Science Media Centre is nearby in the renovated premises of Number 19 Albemarle Street. The Media Centre provides the print and broadcast media with access to in-depth information on science-related issues, its aim to forge links and a greater understanding between scientists and journalists. Regular events open to the public include lectures by eminent scientists on topics like 'The truth about OCD', magnetic healing and looking for life on Mars. A recent £22 million redevelopment has transformed the RI, restoring its old rooms and the 440-seat Faraday Theatre and overseeing the introduction of a delightful café, bar and restaurant - Time & Space - and a new exhibition potting the history of the institution. With the refurbishment has come a reinvigorated calendar of events catering for people of all ages and interests.
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St James's Palace, St James's, London SW1 | 10 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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2 All Souls Place, Fitzrovia, London W1B | 11 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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24 Grafton Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
New York gallery owner David Zwirner is opening his first overseas outpost in London in October 2012. Led by director Angela Choon, the gallery will encompass ... More
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29 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Situated in the heart of Mayfair, Halcyon Gallery is one of Europe's leading art galleries, representing some of the finest contemporary painters and sculptors working today. ... More
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37 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August 2020 - 11am-4pm
Royal Institution of Great Britain, Burlington House, W1J | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
An exploration of Picasso's works on and with paper, including sculptures made with torn and burnt pieces of paper, collages and printmaking experiments....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 28th June to 20th September 2020
Royal Institution of Great Britain, Burlington House, W1J | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Founding member of the Royal Academy and one of the most successful artists of her time, Angelica Kauffman is the subject of a major exhibition at ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 13th February 2020 to 2nd January 2021
Royal Institution of Great Britain, 16 Denman Street, W1D | 6 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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8 Argyll Street, Soho, London W1F | 6 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
For those who owned televisions in the 1950s and 1960s, the London Palladium is quite simply the most famous variety theatre in the world. Stars who ... More
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218-223 Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1V | 7 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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22-32 Shaftesbury Avenue, Trocadero, W1D | 8 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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24 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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16 Albemarle Street, Green Park, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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158 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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16 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 9 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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19 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U | 9 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Whether you're a Nigella or not in the kitchen, the L'atelier des Chefs cookery school can teach you something. Classes are given in the basement kitchens ... More
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118 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London W1U | 13 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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2 Lancashire Court, Mayfair, London W1S | 4 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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