Insightful museum delving into the life of Florence Nightingale and the legacy she left. A small, but detailed space providing lots of information and stories of Nightingale. I left having felt thoroughly informed and enlightened on her life. It does appear they are working under limited space and this impacts how the museum is organised. Would’ve preferred some *better* signage of where to start the visit to follow a proper timeline of events. Despite the limited space there is a clear effort that has been put in to try and make the museum dynamic and engaging in how information is presented.

Interesting museum to visit if you are looking for something different to do in London. You will find out about the lady with the lamp and how she helped the sick and wounded. The exhibition is well laid out and informative. I enjoyed my visit, I went to investigate for my blog and would recommend this to anyone interested in nursing and important historical women.

The "Lady with the Lamp,” Florence Nightingale, was a pioneer in the medical and nursing fields. The Florence Nightingale Museum at London’s St. Thomas’ Hospital, which Nightingale established in 1860, is a fitting tribute to the pioneering nurse who inspired a new generation of nurses and medical professionals! The museum showcases her pioneering achievements and her legacy to modern-day nursing within the NHS. Visitors can explore Florence Nightingale’s original artifacts, including her writing desk, letters, and photographs from her time in Crimea. Through interactive exhibits and displays, visitors can learn about Florence’s life and work as well as the history of nursing during wartime. One of the most striking exhibitions in the museum is the “Crimean War Gallery.” This section of the museum provides a detailed history of the war and highlights Nightingale’s role in the conflict. Through artifacts and displays, visitors can see how Nightingale and her team of nurses transformed the care of wounded soldiers, reducing the mortality rate from 42% to 2% within a year. The museum also explores Nightingale’s impact on healthcare and nursing, both in Britain and around the world. She is considered the founder of modern nursing and was a pioneer in the development of healthcare policies and practices. Her legacy can be seen in the various exhibitions that showcase her contributions, including her writings on healthcare and sanitation, which continue to shape the nursing profession today. The Florence Nightingale Museum offers a range of educational programs, including workshops and talks, which are aimed at students, healthcare professionals, and the general public. These programs provide a deeper understanding of Nightingale’s life and work and aim to inspire visitors to carry forward her legacy in their own lives and careers. It has an accessible toilet and a baby-changing facility! It requires an admission fee for entry. It is not cheap, costing £12 per adult and £6 each child. The Florence Nightingale Museum relies heavily on donations like this as a nonprofit organisation. However, the admission fee may prevent some people from visiting this excellent museum. It could be perfect to offer more discounts to qualified visitors so that more people can visit this museum to learn about Florence Nightingale’s legacy and history. It is a must-visit for anyone interested in the history of nursing and healthcare. It provides a fascinating and educational experience that celebrates the life and achievements of one of the most influential figures in the field. Whether you are a student, healthcare professional, or simply a history buff, the museum is well worth a visit.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is a small but fascinating museum dedicated to the life and work of one of the most important figures in the history of nursing. The museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital in London, which was Nightingale's base during the Crimean War. The museum is divided into three main sections: Nightingale's early life, her work in the Crimea, and her later years. The displays are well-curated and informative, and there are plenty of interactive exhibits that make the museum engaging for visitors of all ages. One of the highlights of the museum is the Nightingale Room, which is furnished as it would have been when Nightingale lived there, and is filled with her personal artifacts. Another highlight of the museum is the "Nightingale's Notes on Nursing" exhibition. This exhibition tells the story of how Nightingale's book revolutionized the practice of nursing. The exhibition includes a copy of the original book, as well as a number of other artifacts related to Nightingale's work. The Florence Nightingale Museum is a must-visit for anyone interested in the history of nursing or the life of Florence Nightingale. The museum is small, but it is packed with information and exhibits that will make you appreciate Nightingale's contributions to the world.

Delightful museum dedicated to Miss Nightingale. Very interesting and informative. Highly recommended.

The actress who did a 20min performance as Mary Segcote was very good at portraying her life (20yrs senior to Nightingale). There was a stand with a member of staff where you could make your own medicine by selecting a wounded soldier and attending to his ailments. It was alarming that in the mid 1800s we were losing more men in war to disease than being killed in action. God bless pioneers like Nightingale who improved the conditions, and designed future hospitals so that overall health was sustained.

During this pandemic, I am in awe of the special mixture of heart and mind, that makes possible the grit, love and service the nursing team provides - patient after patient. So many nurses have given their lives so those in their care may continue theirs. Viewing the dioramas, displays, and memorabilia, you learned about the "practice of care" Florence Nightingale found, and changed, to become the founder of modern nursing. The Florence Nightingale Museum has brought me closer to an understanding of this special commitment. Wheelchair accessible, of course. Parking available. The museum is about one mile from "Big Ben" which is located at the North edge of the House of Parliament. Public transportation is recommended. Proudly, I am married to a nurse.

The Florence Nightingale Museum was great and full of surprises. We learnt more then we originally expected to. I won’t ruin the surprises by saying anything here but if you go, you will know what I mean afterwards. Well worth the money. Will take between an hour and two hours.

I’m a nurse (RN) & I wanted to be there on Florence’s birthday (5/12). Bucket list item ✅. The actress who played Florence talking about her life was amazing. Loved the videos & displays. Had a great time. Definitely worth seeing.

I visited the Florence Nightingale Museum with my SO a while ago, and when we read the museum is facing problems to remain fully open, we both got sad. The museum is not so big, and focuses on the life of Florence Nightingale and facts about her contributions to modern nursery. Visiting this museum you may get a grasp on how things were back in Florence times, and why her improvements in nursing care are so relevant.

This museum is a very informative and interesting museum of Florence Nightingale and nursing. Fantastic to see a museum dedicated to nursing and the debt owed to a true British heroine. It was great to learn about the foundations of modern nursing laid down by Nightingale and the evolution to modern times. Lots of artefacts that belonged to or associated with Nightingale are on display. The videos interviews with Caribbean nurses was just awesome. There's also a pretty good exhibition on the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. There were a bunch of little peep holes to view pictures related for Nightingale, and to be honest after a couple I thought it was just a pointless as it doesn't actually add anything to the visit for an adult. Maybe it's aimed more at children. My only other criticism is that the the museum is actually quite small and the entrance fee is high for what is at most a one hour visit. Overall, I enjoyed the visit. The artefacts, exhibits and writing are first class. For me, one of the best of the exhibits is the stained glass window in honour of Nightingale, something that would've been created at a time when few women were honoured. The staff should also be commended as well, very friendly, efficient and not at all flustered when the horde descends on the museum at opening time.

Highly recommend especially for children, my girls learnt so much from the museum. The trail they had made also reading interesting as they are were looking for clues. The actress for florence nightingale made her story so interesting by telling it live.

A nice little museum with gift shop, takes about an hour and a half to walk around at a leisurely pace and read all the information. A nice mixture of information, interaction and multi-medias, there's a little dress up area for kids to get involved with as well. A good museum to visit without getting bored/tired walking around.

The host was extremely helpful. We were limited on how much time we had at the museum. The host explained that the color-schemes indicate different stages in Nightengale’s life. That made it really easy to prioritize what we wanted to see first. I was even more impressed with her mathematical abilities and her ability to visually present data.

A small but interesting museum. Currently there is a special exhibition on the impact of the Spanish Flu following on from the First World War. The main exhibition gives an insight into Florence Nightingales life and her impact on healthcare. It shows particularly the tireless work that she and her team of nurses performed during the Crimean War. I think the concession rate for pensioners should be 60 not 65; most other attractions in London use 60 as the concession age. I thought £8 was a bit too expensive for the size of museum. I think £5 would be a fair price.

I took my elderly clients here for an afternoon trip it was such a lovely experience, it would be great for kids to go too. There's lots of interactive items to listen or touch there, I also booked the talk which explains what had happened to Florence nightingale and what she had achieved, this talk was great for our clients to learn and listen to. The only issue I had was that they could have a snack inside the museum so we had to bring everyone out to reception in the wheelchairs which was a little tight, but apart from that all the workers were really lovely and helpful.

A small,but impressive museum, central located about a famous nurse,who changes the view points of nursing. Help is given by the friendly staff to find your way through or you got any questions.This museum is interesting for medical staff which likes to know more about the history of the development of care.A must see .

Once you are healthcare professional, this small but cozy museum is the must ... very inspiring and pretty interactive as well.

This a small museum with a very good exhibition on the life and legacy of Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing. Through the museum you will learn a lot about what inspired her, what were her accomplishments and a little bit of the history of England as well. The museum has a small gift shop with nice souvenirs.

We came with our 5 year old as she’s super interested in healthcare. While the museum is great with artifacts - very poor story telling or guide in the pictures or artifacts. There is no sense of flow or story telling. To top it up, the lady at the entrance didn’t offer my little one the trail map to actually have an activity while we saw other kids with one. We had to go back to ask - and we were only 5 people in the museum so she couldn’t have said it was too crowded or anything. Such a pity that a great museum that it could be it isn’t. Edit: we spent £45 in the shop and the same lady “conveniently forgot to give us the free book that you get on spending £35!” At the end we realized she didn’t service us properly on purpose - can’t think of anything else apart from “we weren’t her regular customer type”!

An off the beaten track museum is the Florence Nightingale museum, situated at the back of St. Thomas hospital. It is a quite small museum and most is contained in one room. It will take you on a journey on both the life and times of the lady with the lamp, but it will also tell you about the evolution of nursing with a focus on the military side. Though not big the museum can definitely keep you there for an hour or so and on a rainy day you can sit through a classic movie or two about Florence. The ticket is valid all day so you can always come back if it starts raining!

You would think it would be easy to find with a big sign, and once you see it down the pathway you are on track. A real shining light and leader in her field. This would be ultimate history on her life.

Learn about the icon of nursing and her life. Put into perspective on how much nursing has changed since the very founding of nursing.

Well worth a visit. See the story of how modern hospital care started and the essential lead made by women in statistics and hygiene.

Brilliant little museum, had the short guided tour as well which was very informative and interesting. I didn't realise Florence was responsible for so much!

Definetly worth to visit, small museum but very detailed! We also have opportunity to see the performance!

I proud to see this beautiful place. I am a nurse and I couldn't stop my tears when I walk around.

Im Rahmen von London Pass besuchten wir das Museum. Es gefiel uns gar nicht und nach 15 Minuten hatten wir im grossen und ganzen alles gesehen und gingen wieder. Das Museum ist vor allem für kleinere Kinder, die sich verkleiden und etwas basteln können. Die Bilder, Texte und Ausstellungsgegendtände sind nicht so ansprechend für Erwachsene, die mehr über Florence Nightingale erfahren möchten

The museum was very interesting and had a fantastic range of artifacts and knowledge of Florence Nightingale’s life. A special thanks to the customer service person on the reception desk who was very helpful and went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. Definitely worth visiting if you get the chance

It's great place .It was a really good experience that we won't forget

(Translated by Google) Small but nice! Definitely worth a visit! Lots of information about her as a person and her work! (Original) Klein aber fein! Auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert! Viele Infos über sie als Person und ihr Wirken!

Very interesting, a good mixture of audio, visual Ann's exhibits. Having many nurses in the family the exhibition showed to me where their views and attitudes have come from. Florence was a woman of and before her time.

A good place with and important piece of history

I found this museum quite interesting. The museum had great interactive displays. The staff was nice, and the displays were very informative. When I went, there was a special exhibition there and I thought it was nicely done. There is a price for admission to this museum, unlike most of the museums in London.

A wonderful display dedicated to Florence. Very interesting place to visit.

we just got to the museum at 4:32 p.m. and we were told that the last entry was at 4:30 p.m. because of 2 minutes they didn't let us in. because otherwise we would take too long. because of only 2 minutes. that's just associative. I can not recommend it to anyone!

(Translated by Google) Ameeeeeei 😍❤️ (Original) Ameeeeeei 😍❤️

Full of fascinating objects and information but I found the displays disjointed and difficult to follow. I'm used to museums being laid out chronologically or in some kind of order; this was not.....or at least I couldn't find any! The use of peepholes to impart information made me feel queasy (not to mention the hygiene concerns). Such a shame as I felt opportunities were missed to tell the story of an iconic figure.

Wonderful place! I have cried when understood how big Florence changed the world

A fantastic little museum. Covers her whole life in just enough detail. I listened to a talk there and it really made the person come alive. A good 90 minutes will cover it all!

robbed one of the prized artifacts and sold it to an antique shop to buy some crack

Nice

(Translated by Google) The museum embodies this wonderful woman Who resolutely and bravely changed the face of nursing for generations (Original) המוזיאון מגלם את האישה המופלאה הזאת שבנחישות ובאומץ שינתה את פני הסיעוד לדורי דורות

(Translated by Google) Small museum very well organized, I recommend the guided tour! (Original) Petit musée très bien agencé, je conseille la visite guidée !

The visit was quite interesting as well as interactive! Should be discounts for nurses and healthcare workers... The room was quite dark and that made difficult to read the hand writtings and other texts...

A great place

Very interesting

Excellent place to visit. Very interesting and informative

Interesting museum to visit

(Translated by Google) Located on the grounds of St. Thomas Hospital, very close to the Westminster Bridge on the River Thames. You can learn about Nightingale's success in the Crimina War, her life, and the value and significance of nurses on the battlefield. Also, a special exhibition of the 200th anniversary of Nightingale's birth? I was there. It's small, so an hour may be enough for a tour. Paid and advance reservation is required. In addition to the toilet, there is a souvenir shop. (Original) テムズ川沿いのウエストミンスター橋のすぐ近く、聖トマス病院の敷地内にあります。ナイチンゲールのクリミナ戦争での活躍や彼女の生涯を始め、戦場でのナースの価値や意義等が学べます。また、ナイチンゲール生誕200周年の企画展示？もしていました。 こぢんまりとしているので、一時間もあれば見学には十分かと思われます。有料かつ事前予約必須です。トイレの他、お土産店があります。

Really good for kids lots of information...even adults will find it useful

I really enjoyed my visit to this small museum. A live actor was playing the part of Florence in person and did a great interactive talk. Really inspiring. Thanks for a great visit. I don't know if the actor playing Florence is there every day and this was a highlight for me (I went on a Saturday), so check before you go. £9 entry 2 for 1 offer with train tickets. Spent around 90 minutes here

During the pandemic, one has to book in advance for admittance to this fairly small museum which is next to St Thomas's Hospital on the south bank of the Thames. Waterloo Underground station is probably the nearest station if you are arriving by tube. This museum is dedicated to the founder of modern nursing and her life during the Crimean war. Entrance is not free, except for carers.

Very small place ,but still slot of information,

Interesting place to visit

Such an interesting and well conceived exhibition anyone should see.

Every nurse should pay a visit to this historic place.

Loved it

Great museum and learnt a lot about florance nightingale

(Translated by Google) The bicentenary of the birth of Florence NIGHTINGALE. Pioneer of modern nurses, of the grip, boundless determination. Small museum within the walls of the recent building of St Thomas Hospital, too bad it is not in the historic building for that matter. The elements presented make it possible to appreciate the life of this character 👩‍⚕️ (Original) Le bicentenaire de la naissance de Florence NIGHTINGALE. Pionnière des infirmières modernes, de la poigne, une détermination sans limites. Petit musée dans l'enceinte du bâtiment récent du St Thomas Hospital, dommage que ce ne soit pas dans le bâtiment historique d'ailleurs. Les éléments présentés permettent bien de se rendre compte de la vie de ce personnage 👩‍⚕️

Very informative and love the mini show! Great for family and friends! 😊😊

I love Florence Nightingale. I have studied her ever since I was 5. When I came to the museum, I have to admit was a little disappointed. It was fun and all (i did love it!) but just a bit... Boring. Recommended yes.

Displays very informative. The school kids there enjoyed the lady dressed as Florence and her tales.

Small but informative get the free tour

Nice authentic exhibits, but in dreadful need of an update. Signage and sequence very confusing. Using earphones to listen, highly necessary, seems a germ/virus breeding ground. Staff standoffish and in need of customer service training. Could have been so much better....

Small, but delightful museum with a great performance by an actress portraying Florence Nightingale. She had a great interaction with the audience. Very interesting objects and information about nursing and the Crimean War.

Nice experience... Got to know lot, Learning experience for kids. Entry fee is little higher.

Very informative, children loved it.

Went on a school trip. The class had a great time. The session was informative, engaging and interactive.

Great day out spending with my children, children were given an activity booklet to do when going around. It was very interesting and lots of amazing history to learn. Nice day out to kick start the Easter Holidays

(Translated by Google) A cozy museum, fun for children. During our visit, a school class was given a very nice explanation about the museum. (Original) Een knus museum, leuk voor kinderen. Tijdens onz bezoek kreeg een schoolklas een op zeer leuke manier uitleg over het museum.

(Translated by Google) I loved it, pick up the history of Florence Nightgale and history of nursing. As an improvement I would put audio guides in Spanish or several languages, not just English. (Original) Me encanto , recoge la historia de Florence Nightgale e historia de enfermería. Como mejora pondría audioguias en castellano o varios idiomas no solo inglés.

Absolutely fantastic. This was a brilliant school trip and I cannot recommend more. The staff were incredibly helpful and accommodating too.

I really enjoyed it. The meseum tries to give an overall picture of the life of Florence nightingale and her legacy on nursing. A number of kids were there snd they looked like they really enjoyed it.

Pleasantly surprised. A must see for any nurse and their family, but also just as relevant to those not involved in the medical field.

(Translated by Google) Ah Grande Florence, matriarch of the Nurses worldwide. (Original) Ah Grande Florence, matriarca das Nurses mundo a fora.

Really well done, very informative and creative. The person playing Florence Nightingale with the children while we were there was superb!