Florence Nightingale Museum
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 Location within Central London
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| Established | 1989 |
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Lambeth Palace Road London, SE1 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′01″N 0°07′03″W / 51.500278°N 0.1175°W |
| Owner | The Florence Nightingale Museum Trust |
| Public transit access |
 Waterloo Waterloo
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| Website | florence-nightingale |
Coordinates: 51°30′1″N 0°7′3″W / 51.50028°N 0.11750°W
The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in South Bank, central London, England. It is open to the public seven days a week. It re-opened on 12 May 2010 following an extensive £1.4m refurbishment.
The museum tells the real story of Florence Nightingale, "the lady with the lamp", from her Victorian childhood to her experiences in the Crimean, through to her years as an ardent campaigner for health reform. Nightingale is recognised as the founder of modern nursing in the United Kingdom. The new museum explains her legacy and also celebrates nursing today: it is a member of The London Museums of Health & Medicine group.
In 1860, four years after her famous involvement in the Crimean War, Nightingale founded the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital and the museum is located on this site.
The new museum is designed around three pavilions that tell her story:
Highlights from the Collection include:
Audio tours are free with entry and accessed via your own set of stethoscopes. New interactive exhibits have been created to offer different ways of exploring Florence's story and influence. Free creative activities for children are offered during the holidays.
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