Florence Nightingale Museum

Florence Nightingale Museum Celebrating the life and legacy of the Lady with the Lamp Florence Nightingale was the most influential women in Victorian Britain after Queen Victoria herself.

Travel through three pavilions where you can relive her childhood, understand her experiences in the Crimean War and learn about how she pioneered modern nursing practice. Her story is brought to life through our unique collection, fun interactive displays and contemporary art installations.

We know how much you love our Florence Nightingale and Suffragette decorations, so we are delighted to add a Mary Seacol...
14/06/2026

We know how much you love our Florence Nightingale and Suffragette decorations, so we are delighted to add a Mary Seacole option to the shop. These beautiful decorations are made by St. Nicolas, a small London based fair trade organisation who work with over 300 skilled women in rural areas of Thailand providing them training and work. So not only are they beautiful keepsakes, they support women too!
https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/product/mary-seacole-decoration/

Join us for a talk by David John Allison - Health Promoting Hospitals and Healthcare Campuses - on Wednesday 17th June 3...
13/06/2026

Join us for a talk by David John Allison - Health Promoting Hospitals and Healthcare Campuses - on Wednesday 17th June 3:30pm!

This talk is included in all general admission tickets and will introduce the forces that drive healthcare today and cover principles, strategies, and best practice examples for designing healthcare facilities and campuses to promote health.

This talk is part of a on-going series to accompany our temporary exhibition, Healing Spaces. The programmes have all been made possible by our Gold Sponsor, the American College of Healthcare Architects.

https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/health-promoting-hospitals-and-healthcare-campuses/

Better weather is just around the corner! Take advantage of it by signing up for one of our incredible, professionally g...
10/06/2026

Better weather is just around the corner! Take advantage of it by signing up for one of our incredible, professionally guided Walking Tours of London!

Upcoming Victorian High Life and Low Life Dates:
-Friday 12th June (This Week!)
-Wednesday 15th July

Upcoming Florence Nightingale's London Dates:
-Thursday 13th August (Nightingale's Death Day)
-Saturday 3rd October

https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/whats-on/

There are so many different ways that our volunteers participate in making our museum a great place to visit! One of our...
07/06/2026

There are so many different ways that our volunteers participate in making our museum a great place to visit! One of our newest volunteers, Leah, has even written a blog post for us about what it is like to volunteer here!

Check it out at https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/happy-volunteers-week-2026/

Photo: Guy’s Hospital 300th Anniversary, © David Tett
Pictured – Melissa (left), Jacquie (center), Leah (right)

Our volunteers always bring their own unique skills and experiences to the team! Sarah who has been volunteering at the ...
06/06/2026

Our volunteers always bring their own unique skills and experiences to the team!

Sarah who has been volunteering at the museum since July 2025 says:

“I love the fact I volunteer with such a great team of museum staff & volunteers who are always so welcoming & enthusiastic at each session. And the variety of activities volunteers can get involved with is impressive including blog writing, object handling, outreach events & more.

After 40 years NHS service I really appreciate being able to utilise my skills & knowledge within very different settings associated with the museum. From an early age I’ve always had an interest in social history, writing & communication & museum volunteering enables me to satisfy all my interests. I had no idea this would be possible & am very grateful.

My favourite objects within the museum are Athena & Jimmy. It’s wonderful that Florence’s pets are preserved for us to see & consider today. Pet therapy is so valuable, I’ve seen it in action for myself, with patients, both personally & professionally. It seems only recently that its value has been recognised within the UK NHS. Yet Florence Nightingale was a vociferous advocate for pet therapy over 150 years ago!”

You may recognise Philip from some of our marketing videos!He has been with the museum for 3 years and really knows how ...
05/06/2026

You may recognise Philip from some of our marketing videos!

He has been with the museum for 3 years and really knows how to engage visitors with our object handling box!

Check out this video of his favourite things here.

Hear from another amazing volunteer – Eve!Eve has been volunteering with the museum for 2 and a half years. “My favourit...
04/06/2026

Hear from another amazing volunteer – Eve!

Eve has been volunteering with the museum for 2 and a half years.

“My favourite part about being a volunteer is meeting all of the different people that come to the museum. From children learning about Florence Nightingale in school to retired nurses and those who come from all over the world. Listening to their stories and how connected they feel to Florence Nightingale never ceases to amaze me. I especially love these interactions while doing the object handling and telling them some new fun facts they did not know.

My favourite object within the museum is the Misers Purse, especially the one from the handling collection, as it’s always fun to hear people's interesting guesses as to what it is!”

**Volunteers Week**Meet Jacquie! Jacquie is one of our amazing volunteers and made a video sharing a few of her favourit...
03/06/2026

**Volunteers Week**

Meet Jacquie!

Jacquie is one of our amazing volunteers and made a video sharing a few of her favourite things about it – including what she considers to be the best item in our collection!

It’s no secret that the Florence Nightingale Museum has the best volunteers around! We are so grateful for all their hel...
02/06/2026

It’s no secret that the Florence Nightingale Museum has the best volunteers around! We are so grateful for all their help and expertise - and appreciate how they do so much to create memorable museum experiences.

This volunteer’s week we are highlighting a few of our many volunteers who we think you’ll love hearing more about!

Today we are spotlighting Helen. Helen has been a volunteer here for 4 years. Her favourite part of volunteering here? Meeting so many kind and interesting people!
In her words, “It’s wonderful to see visitors connect personally with Florence’s life or legacy, sometimes sharing their own personal or family stories about nursing. There’s always something new to discover (like no self-respecting nurse in the Australian outback goes on duty without a tin of WD40 in their pack!), and this makes me look forward to each shift. Who knows what quirky fact I might find out next?”

Address

2 Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE17EW

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+442071884400

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