Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum

Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum, located behind the window below the small pediment in the first flat of St Mary's Hospital
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Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum is a museum within St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London. The museum showcases the laboratory used by Alexander Fleming which led to the discovery of penicilin, and won him the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.

The laboratory is restored to its 1928 condition, to provide visitors an insight into Fleming's work leading to the discovery and development of penicilin. The museum was declared an International Historic Chemical Landmark in 1999. The hospital also received a San Marino Idea Award for being one of the five great advances of the 20th century.

The signboard outside Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
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How to reach Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum

Take the London Underground Bakerloo Line or Circle Line to Paddington Station and then walk northeast along Praed Street (A4205) until you reach St Mary's Hospital on your left.

The Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum is open Mondays to Thursdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. You need to make an appointment for a special arrangement if you need to visit it outside the stated times. The museum is closed during public holidays, Christmas and New Year. The admission fee is £2 per adult.

Contact

Curator, Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY
Phone: 020 3312 6528

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