This is the Royal Institution, where science meets the world.
At the RI you can explore two centuries of great scientific breakthroughs, and discover the newest big ideas about our universe and everything in it.
We're a museum, an events space, a place to eat and drink, and much more.
Our museum
Tells the fascinating story of the role that the Ri has played in the history of the modern world.
RI membership
The only qualifications needed for membership of the Ri are an enquiring mind and a passion for free thinking and lively debate.
2011 Ri Christmas Lectures
The famous Ri Christmas Lectures will be delivered by experimental psychologist Prof Bruce Hood. 'Meet Your Brain' will be broadcast on BBC Four during the Christmas period.
General Events
14.11.11
Christianity and the creation of modern science (Part 5)
15.11.11
16.11.11
Cosmology: what we do and don't know about our peculiar Universe (Part 4)
School Events
22.11.11
Schools event: Poking Your Brain
24.11.11
Schools event: Mysteries of the Young Mind