The Royal Institution
Charity The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom:
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Address: 21 Albemarle St, London W1S 4BS, United Kingdom
Website: rigb.org
Phone number: +44 20 7670 2955
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Latitude: 51.5097404Longitude: -0.1424420
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Fabiana Cristina
Brilliant place to run a conference or an event / client meeting. So amazing to be able to use such a space. I’m not sure people realise all the history so it would be great if the events team always offered an intro to the history and purpose. Great place. Great facilities. Great location. Great staff. ????
8 months ago
Dana Kosber
Faraday Museum and library are fascinating. They do school visits and seminars too which is good. However, I did my school work experience there many years ago, and they split me off and put me on the reception desk/admin. duties instead of with the scientists like they did the boys even though I was a science A-grader too. And then they wonder why fewer girls go into STEM. Hope things have come along. That was about 20 years ago to be fair.
4 months ago
Nawal Attar
Came here for a lecture on Particle Physics and I was greeted by a friendly receptionist who helped me find my way to the lecture hall. The building is beautiful and very interesting. I will most likely be attending several more lectures here! The physicist who lectured there also happily helped me and recommended me another physicist who could help a friend and I's Fusion research project!
3 weeks ago
fernando longobardi
A. Ma. Zing. We've been here many times now as my daughter is a member and we love each trip. This talk was riveting for each of our group, Kevin kept us all entertained and enthralled. The podcast is a fantastic listen too and will worth it. We can't wait to visit again.
3 months ago
Anthony Pelissier
Keep an eye out for events in this iconic & capitulating building. In the charming location of Mayfair, it still finds itself on a relatively quiet street in an incredibly central location.
6 months ago
Irving Treadway
Amazing lecture. All three of us loved it. Can't wait to come again.
2 months ago
Tara Dusenberry
Our children attended a learning experience, thoroughly enjoyed. Helpful pleasant team work here. Makes science feel interesting, fun and accessible. We will go again.
We wondered if the team would consider outreach events beyond London?
1 month ago
Oksana Paslavska
Iconic Temple of Science and Critical Thinking.
Never have I been disappointed there, nor should I think anyone would ever be!
If you can catch a lecture or an event in the place where Faraday and many others changed the world, don't pass it by - you'd come out enlightened, one way or another.
2 months ago
Melissa Swindler
Great venue! Had a fantastic evening with Steppes Travel, New York Times and How to Academy for the War on Plastics event. #refusetouse
6 months ago
Marilyn Bolduc
Steeped in history and home to the Christmas Lectures. Fascinating and a must for any science nerd.
3 months ago
David Holmes
Amazing experience at royal institution of science, today was a family fun day.
There were young scientists,
sharing their knowledge with the people from all kind of ages.
Very good location, beautiful old building.
We registered for upcoming events.
Science, math, art and many other subjects can be learnt and improved here.
8 months ago
raheena Musthafa
Went to the first Christmas Lecture of the season on Thursday for a school trip. Something I have wanted to do for ages! The RI staff were excellent, and the entire experience was great. Some great exhibits for Faraday and Young that I saw when queueing. Need to visit again to see the museum / exhibition properly.
2 months ago
Theo Lepage
Amazing venue and history!
We saw Dr Karl here - such an interesting and extremely clever guy who had encyclopaedic knowledge of science!
The most amazing thing is he reads about 20 journals a week to keep his knowledge up to date. How anyone can do that as well as doing shows and podcasts is beyond me!!!
3 weeks ago
Nicolo Schultz
Amazing ! They have some equipement on display Faraday build to make all his discoveries. They also have the first Benzen ever isolated in an almost 200 years old test tube . A must for any scientist.
4 months ago
Dawn Danielski
Always interesting and thought provoking exhibitions. Gorgeous building and lovely place to meet friends to eat and drink
3 months ago
Sandra Klitzing
Historic building and lecture theatre. Great talks and events, particularly the family fun days
2 months ago
Denise Frew
One of the less well known museums in London. There's a small but interesting collection of scientific displays in the basement that's definitely worth a look if you're in the area.
4 months ago
David LaMarche
Great place to learn about matters scientific. Long and venerable history. A definite "must visit"
5 months ago
Corey Lau
What a fabulous discovery. I went here because I wanted to see Faraday's laboratory, which is reconstructed in its entirety in the basement, and that was definitely worth it. But if I'd had more time I would have explored more; there's clearly plenty to see, and no entrance fee, and it's quiet and largely uncrowded. Plus it had what looked to be a gorgeous caf with a big skylight. Yes please :)
1 month ago
Francesca Gandini
I was sad I didn't have more time to spend reading the exhibitions, but there's a lot of history there, and standing behind the desk in the lecture theatre is a massive geek ego massage, even if no one is there to listen to you. I was there as part of a corporate function and so they put on teas, coffees and biscuits, and it was all seamlessly executed and efficient. An excellent venue to geek out in. If your company are in any kind of stem area, you'd be well advised to consider it as a venue for your team events.
3 months ago
Sheila
I went to the royal institution for educational purposes and it was an honour to visit the work place of scientists like Rutherford and Darwin.
My school and I came here for a l'oreal conducted science experiment series(there were two) which are high velocity eggs porter , in which we learn about car safety in a higher level and we build our own. Secondly we extracted our own DNA and put in a locket...
This is a wonderful place and i recommend it to anyone who loves science absolutely!
2 months ago
Trevor Draper
Great place n interesting topics Better go earlier as there is also a museum and much more
3 months ago
Pauline Nguyen
Wonderful facility! Kids loved the explanations of scientific effects and enjoyed the hands on projects. Beautiful building.
2 months ago
Carol Thompson
This place keeps your grey cells working with innovative science presentations on current questions in science. Even if you think science is one of your weaker areas of knowledge you will get something out of an evening at the RI. All ages are welcomed. It also has a fabulous museum. Staff are friendly and enthusiastic about science as well. Yet to try out the café.
2 months ago
Ludwig Doyen
Food for your brain, if you want to learn, you are curious and you like science, this is the place...and no exams!
2 months ago
Gursevak Bhullar
I attended a maths talk here in the historic lecture theatre. What a great cultural centre, providing a fantastic array of events to the public. I definitely recommend checking out that up coming events.
3 months ago
Brudge Hopkins
The Royal Institute was a fabulous building and we had three very interesting talks. Would love to go back and have a closer look around.
2 months ago
Gyl Gutierrez
I fell in love with this place ( maybe the Christmas atmosphere in the area helped as well). It's very central , nested nearby the beautiful haute couture shops. The building is very spacious , interesting and pleasant. This is a great educational centre and I can't wait to follow and return for more events. This was our first visit attending the lecture of
Dr. Kark Kruszelnicki ( seeing in the picture signing his books) If you are interested or have a child interested in science make sure you have this place on your radar.
2 months ago
K G
This place is a place of pilgrimage for scientists and science enthusiasts. The site of many important scientific discoveries going back to Faraday’s discovery of electromagnetic induction and Rosalind Franklin’s pioneering work with X-ray crystallography and DNA. An excellent museum has many interesting and thoughtfully displayed artifacts to ogle. A cafe and a funky bar are available for meals and drinks.
The best thing about the RIGB are the talks, discourses, family days, short courses and the world-famous Christmas Lectures for children. RIGB is a precious educational institution dedicated to bringing scientific knowledge to the lay community. Well worth becoming members.
2 months ago
Christopher Holtz
Great place for kids to learn about science. Lectures really good too.
1 month ago
Marilyn Baez
Wonderfully historic location. Great for the talk we were attending
5 months ago
SHELLY PRATER
Brilliant place, there home of science in London. Lots going on there, check it out!
3 months ago
Dean Eilers
Science comes to life for young and old in the elegant surroundings of the 18th century (I think) building. If you can't manage a talk or a children's workshop,pop in for coffee and look at various exhibits and the wall sized periodic table (try to keep up with the song reciting the elements!)
6 months ago
KBA
Loved the discussion on inventors and what inspires them. Looking forward to attending future discussions.
3 months ago
Kimberly Mellor
I love this place, we visited many evening science events with my 11 years old daughter; latest - meeting with Apollo's astronaut Alfred Worden was very interesting. Also summer school events for children are wonderful. The building is very beautiful and historical and the feeling that Rutherford, Maxwell, Faraday and other great scientists worked here makes you high.
8 months ago
Mikel Martin
Fascinating place with a history of people who have made the world we live in.....Faraday, Davy, Tyndall, Dewar, Bragg. Small museum - famous lectures.
4 months ago
Ariana Kithes
The events they mount are excellent with a wide variety of science subjects and speakers. We attended a U3A event and had lunch there. The cafe seemed overwhelmed by the numbers and when our food arrived it was luke warm (hence the loss of a star). Strongly recommended despite the food!
2 months ago
Rachel Hensley
Open to the public. Lovely cafe and the Faraday museum
1 month ago
John Bolls
Had a great day here, very interesting, brilliant building. Obviously it depends on what you are seeing/doing there, but the lectures I attended were fascinating
4 months ago
Shawnasea Farrell
Family fun day a rip off. Some bloke called Bobby seagull talking about himself for half an hour, and second rate exhibits.
3 months ago
Renee Banek
Great landmark "institution" in a plethora of ways, with major historical value. So much emanates from there. Presentation tonight was super, well arranged... Unique & special!
8 months ago
Torrie barnett
Beautiful building, impressive interior, perfect location. Came here to speak at an event. Staff are very helpful especially with AV equipment.
6 months ago
John Tyler
One of the truly great places on the planet. So much history and so much to do!
3 months ago
Tia Simmons
It's worth a quick visit, but there is not a huge amount to see.
4 months ago
Laura Irizarry
Unbelievably rich in detail and clarity. Dripping with history and buzzing with the excitement of bleeding edge science, this place would be too exciting to handle except that it's simultaneously a quiet sanctuary in which to escape.
6 months ago
Corey Vaughn
I dropped in for quick coffee in the atrium cafe and secretly hoping to get to see the lecture rooms where some of the greatest minds have educated the world.
5 months ago
Quinlynn Porter
Beautiful building. Full of character inside. Excellent lectures.
1 month ago
Shaina Schochet
Went there to all kinds of events - all good, some exceptional. Will become a member soon!
Only negative: kids events over 7 are often suitable only for 10+. Check very carefully.
3 months ago
danny Rey
If you have an interest in science, the small museum in the basement is a gem. Many important artifacts.
3 months ago
Arturo Cardenas
Excellent, brilliant, awesome organisation.
4 months ago
