Benjamin Franklin House
Home to Benjamin Franklin between 1757 and 1775, 36 Craven Street is the location where the famous US statesman conducted numerous important experiments such as measuring the effects of the Gulf Stream, exploring Daylight Saving Time and inventing bi-focal lenses.
Venue Type:
Museum, Historic house or home, Science centre
Additional info
Our Scholarship Centre is open by appointment only, please contact the House for further information
The Lighting Rod: Invention and Contention
- 28 September 2017 6:30-7:30pm
Using exciting science demos, Gemma Smith, Education Manager, will explore how one of Franklin’s most iconic inventions, the Lightning Rod, came about. She will also reveal the personal and political rivalries Franklin faced to get his invention installed throughout London and beyond.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
£8/£5.50 Friends and Concessions
Website
http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org
Museums at Night - Craven Street Bones
- 28 October 2017 6:30-7:30pm
In 1997, a chance discovery during conservation sparked an investigation at Benjamin Franklin House: how did human skeletal remains of up to 10 individuals come to be buried under the basement floor? Operations Manager, Beth Ward, will explore the answer to this question and reveal the darker side of the 18th century’s pursuit of knowledge.
Suitable for
- 11-13
- 7-10
- 14-15
- 16-17
- 18+
Admission
£8/£5.50 Friends and Concessions
Website
http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org
Annual Symposium in association with the Eccles Centre. Benjamin Franklin in London: From British Royalist to American Revolutionary
- 16 November 2017 6:30-7:30pm
George Goodwin, our Author in Residence, explores Franklin’s life in the heaving metropolis of 18th century London, his friendship Joseph Priestley and Francis Dashwood, his political cooperation with Prime Ministers William Pitt the Elder and the Marquess of Rockingham, and his final antagonism with “mangling ministers”.
LOCATION: The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Suitable for
- 14-15
- 16-17
- 18+
Admission
Booking via the British Library from 1 Sept: 01937546546 and www.bl.uk
Website
Thanksgiving Dinner
- 23 November 2017 7:30-10pm
An American Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings will take place at magnificent Clothworkers’ Hall. Roast turkey (and stuffing and vegetables and of course pumpkin pie) will be a highlight. Franklin, in addition to suggesting the turkey become one of America’s national symbols, practised cooking it as part of his early work on electricity.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
£90 adults/£50 children
Website
http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org
Annual Friends and Neighbours Christmas Party
- 7 December 2017 6:30-7:30pm
Celebrate the festive season with friends of the House and our Craven Street neighbours. In the great British holiday tradition, enjoy a mince pie, and a glass or two of homemade mulled wine!
Suitable for
- Any age
Benjamin Franklin House
36 Craven Street
London
Greater London
WC2N 5NF
England
Website
info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org
Telephone
General Enquiries
0207 839 2006
