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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.
Royal Institution of Great Britain events
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures
PRICING £7-£16
DATES Monday 21st October 2019 - 7pm-8.30pm
Literary & Education, Lecture.
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures
PRICING Free-£20
DATES Friday 25th October 2019 - 7.20pm-8.45pm
Literary & Education, Discussion/Debate.
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures
PRICING £7-£16
DATES Tuesday 29th October 2019 - 7pm-8.30pm
Literary & Education, Discussion/Debate.
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures
PRICING £7-£16
DATES Wednesday 30th October 2019 - 7pm-8.30pm
Literary & Education, Discussion/Debate.
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures
PRICING £7-£16
DATES Friday 1st November 2019 - 7pm-8.30pm
Literary & Education, Discussion/Debate.
event > Kids Events > Crafts & Workshops - Play & Learn
PRICING £7-£16
DATES Saturday 2nd November 2019 - 6pm-7.30pm
Literary & Education, Discussion/Debate.
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Stratton Street, W1J | 3 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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35 Charles Street, W1J | 5 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
27 St James's Place, St James's, London SW1A | 6 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Spencer family's 18th London residence. The ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Spencer family hasn’t lived in this, their London residence, since 1926. Following ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
St James's Palace, St James's, London SW1 | 10 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
The home of the Queen Mother from 1953 to 2002, a tour of Clarence House is an excellent way of experiencing the living history of the ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
2 All Souls Place, Fitzrovia, London W1B | 11 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
All Souls Church was the creation of the Prince Regent's favourite designer, John Nash. It was erected in 1824 and formed the pivotal point for Nash's ... More
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
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
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
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
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
37 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Mallett is one of the oldest established antiques dealers in the world, founded in 1865 in Bath by jeweller and silversmith John Mallett. The company specialises ... More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 20th July to 27th October 2019
Royal Institution of Great Britain, Burlington House, W1J | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Over 60 paintings by 'Finland's Munch' go on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in the first major exhibition of her work in the UK. ...More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 10th October to 1st November 2019 - 10am-5.30pm
Royal Institution of Great Britain, 8-10 Ryder Street, SW1Y | 5 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
A major retrospective of more than 200 works by the Victorian landscape painter including drawings made with John Ruskin on a tour of France, Switzerland and ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 24th October 2019 to 4th January 2020
Royal Institution of Great Britain, 16 Denman Street, W1D | 6 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Following the success of the Young Vic'c bold adaptation of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, the production transfers to the Piccadilly Theatre in autumn. Told ...More
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
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
London > Entertainment > Theatres
218-223 Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1V | 7 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
The tiny entrance of the Criterion Theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to ... More
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22-32 Shaftesbury Avenue, Trocadero, W1D | 8 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
From spring 2019 the Crystal Maze LIVE Experience comes to the West End. After three successful years in Angel, Islington (open until 28th ... More
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London > Shopping > Jewellery
24 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
In business for almost three centuries, and jeweler to the British crown for 150 years, Garrard occupies a unique place in British history. Their flagship store ... More
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London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
16 Albemarle Street, Green Park, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Authentic Indian eating experience inspired by regional "thieves' markets". One of the capital's few Indian restaurants with its head office in India, Chor Bizarre offers arguably the ... More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
158 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Situated inside the Nicole Fahri boutique on Bond Street this is the preferred lunch time reservation of those with a taste for designer labels and credit ... More
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
16 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Mayfair's Chor Bizarre India's Restaurant captures the spirit and flavor of the infamous Chor Bazaar, or 'Thieves Market', of South Mumbai. With its kaleidoscopic interiors and ... More
London > Education > Cookery Courses
15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 9 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Awarded The Best City Cookery School 2013, the Cookery School at Little Portland Street has been teaching people to make simple, honest food for more than ... More
London > Education > Adult Education
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
London > Education > Cookery Courses
118 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London W1U | 13 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
The Caldesi family first set up a cooking school in Giancarlo's native Tuscany. His 'Return to Tuscany' was captured by BBC cameras and dished up on ... More
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 3 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
The subterranean spa within the luxury May Fair Hotel offers a tailed experience emphasising wellbeing and health. All of the spa treatments have been carefully ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
2 Lancashire Court, Mayfair, London W1S | 4 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Following a major redesign, the Elemis flagship spa in Mayfair re-launched as the House of Elemis in 2015. More than just a spa, it's 'a couture ... More
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24-26 Maddox Street, W1S | 4 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
5 Charles Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 4 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
One of two venues belonging to The Meredith Group who also run The Portman in Portman Village, The Only Running Footman is a popular pub, restaurant ... More
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
41 Conduit Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
No. 41 located at 41 Conduit Street in the heart of Mayfair is a stylish nightclub offering opulent furnishings and a luxurious setting. Innovative cocktails and ... More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J | 2 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
Lord Burlington's spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the country's premier art school and a ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
8-10 Dover Street, Mayfair, Mayfair, London W1S | 3 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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Stratton Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 3 minutes from Royal Institution of Great Britain
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