Benjamin Franklin House

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n the heart of London, just steps from famed Trafalgar Square, is Benjamin Franklin House, the world's only remaining Franklin home. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin - scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more - lived behind its doors.

Benjamin Franklin House, built circa 1730, is now open to the public as a dynamic museum and educational facility.

The Historical Experience presents the excitement and uncertainty of Franklin's London years using rooms where so much took place as staging for a drama which seamlessly integrates live performance, cutting edge lighting, sound and projection technology.

School visitors explore the Student Science Centre featuring hands-on experimentation with Franklin's London scientific discoveries, juxtaposing past and present knowledge.

The top floor Robert H. Smith Scholarship Centre is a focal point in Europe for Franklin and Franklin-related study, featuring a full set of the Papers of Benjamin Franklin, as catalogued by Yale University, and an active symposia programme.

While lodging at 36 Craven Street, Franklin's main occupation was mediating unrest between Britain and America, but he also served as Deputy Postmaster for the Colonies; pursued his love of science (exploring bifocal spectacles, the energy-saving Franklin stove); explored health (innoculation, air baths, cures for the common cold); music (inventing the delightful glass armonica for which Mozart, Bach and Beethoven composed) and letters (articles, epitaphs, and his witty Craven Street Gazette), all while forging a hearty social life and close friendships with leading figures of the day.

To find out more about our key offerings and the fascinating story of Benjamin Franklin House, visit the many areas of this site. And click here to use Benjamin Franklin House for an unforgettable event.

 
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Museum and Galleries Month at Benjamin Franklin House

MGMBenjamin Franklin House is taking part in Museums and Galleries Month in May. For more details of our programme please click here.


Our Chairman on Benjamin Franklin

John StudzinskiBenjamin Franklin House Chairman John Studzinski tells Britain's The Telegraph why Franklin is his hero

To see the whole interview click here


National Science and Engineering Week at Benjamin Franklin House a success!                           

On Monday 10 March Benjamin Franklin Househeld an Open Day as Part of National Science and Engineering week. Participants took part in three visually exciting science demonstrations:

    - Discovering the nature of lightning

    - Investigating canals

    - Learning about the glass armonica  


exterior of Benjamin Franklin HouseCraven Street Lecture

Lady Joan Reid

Benjamin Franklin House Governor and the UK’s foremost Franklin authority

June 19 2008

Tickets £5 standard, £3 Friends and concessions

 

 


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