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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 see the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum website.

 

 

 
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@imperial.nhs.uk
 
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