Faraday Museum at The Royal Institution — Attraction in London

If you’re either a nerd, a history buff, or a proud patriot (I’m all three) this is a great place to visit for an hour or two. You’ll see the first ever electric generator, the first ever thermos flask (that’s its correct name, the company came later), and a simple lamp that revolutionised coal output and cemented Britain’s lead in the Industrial Revolution. It may be called the Faraday museum, but it also celebrates many other British scientists without whom our lives could well be very different.

Some negatives…

-the entrance is not very obvious as it’s a pretty small museum within the RI. I had to ask someone if I was in the right place.

it’s not very well signed inside either, to the extent that I didn’t realise until I got home that there were two more floors of the museum above the basement!!!

display design was a bit annoying, with small hard to read information panels of white lettering on an orange background, made worse by the display cases being mostly lit from the bottom via a backlit floor. It might look nice and trendy but the displays were harder to read than they...

It is a small museum located in Mayfair; however, it is not easy to find - my advice is to look for The Royal Institution instead, as the Faraday Museum is on the lower ground floor of this building.

This is one of those places that needs to be combined with other tourist attractions or if you are in the area; or if you are indeed a far of Michael Faraday as the collection is not big but you will get to see Faraday’s old lab.

I just wish the museum is a bit more interactive and engaging as I didn’t find it stimulating enough; however, it is also part of the Young Scientist Centre – a space for young people and their teachers to experiment science and technology; so that is an...

This museum was so interesting! Free first of all, always a perk. If you were a stem student, it's kind of magical to see the equipment that the heros of science you learn about in school used! Faraday's lab of course was the highlight. Wow. This is one of the only museums I've ever been to where I actually wish that there was a better giftshop! There are such wonderful paintings of scientific equipment and the lab - I was really hoping that I could buy a postcard of any of these! Maybe something to think about? I'd even buy one online! Loved the watercolor of his lab - would be very cool decor for...