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Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum

Discover for yourself the secrets of the laboratory in which Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. An in-situ reconstruction of the laboratory, displays and a video uncover the remarkable story of how a chance discovery became a lifesaving drug destined to revolutionise medicine. The extensive archives of St Mary's Hospital are also open for research.

 

Admission Details

  • Open Monday-Thursday 10.00-13.00
  • Open at other times by appointment only (Monday-Thursday 14.00-17.00 and Friday 10.00-17.00).
  • Closed on public holidays.
  • Small admission charge.

Other Information

  • Museum staff will also visit schools and colleges by arrangement to give presentations on the history of medicine.
  • No wheelchair access
For further information please transfer to the Museum's website at
www.st-marys.org.uk/about/fleming_museum.htm

 

 

 
Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
 
Museum Address
 
Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum,
St Mary's Hospital,
Praed Street,
London W2 1NY.
 
Tel. 020 7886 6528
Fax. 020 7886 6739
Email. Kevin.Brown@st-marys.nhs.uk
 
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