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Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum

ADDRESS:
St MARY'S HOSPITAL
PRAED STREET
LONDON
W2 1NY
phone: 020 7886 6528

nearest train station:

Paddington 0.1 miles (0.2 km)

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.

Opening Hours:
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.

website: medicalmuseums.org

there is an entrance charge for this museum