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.
Visitor Information
Opening Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 10:00-13:00
Other times by advance appointment only (Monday-Thursday 14:00-17:00 and Friday 10:00-17:00)
Closed on public holidays.
Groups are advised to make an advance appointment so that the Museum can make your visit as enjoyable as possible and tailor it to your interests.
Admission:
Adults: £4.00
Children, students, senior citizens, UB40 holders: £2.00
Staff and students of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College School of Medicine: Free on production of valid identification badge.
Accessibility:
No wheelchair access.
Learning
Visits to the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum are tailored to the age, ability and interests of educational groups.
Staff will visit a school, college, university to talk on such themes within the history of medicine as Fleming and penicillin, hospitals and nursing, the history of bacteriology, antibiotics and the fight against infection, the origins of the National Health Service, bringing along slides and objects to illustrate the talks.
Educational resource packs are available on Fleming and penicillin and on Hospitals and Nursing 1845-1948.
Family History
We hold the archives of St Mary’s Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, and Hammersmith Hospital.
Access to archives by appointment for family historians.
Location & Travel Links
St Mary’s Hospital
Praed Street
London
W2 1NY
Get directions.
Paddington; Edgware Road
Paddington
7, 15, 27, 36