Friday 27 September, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
As part of the Emerge Festival, a celebration of London-wide culture, we will offer evening views of the House, along with a demonstration of Franklin’s glass armonica.
Ticket available via the Emerge Festival website here
Join us on a whistle-stop tour of Franklin’s many ingenious inventions, from the lightening rod to the glass armonica and the Franklin stove. House Education Manager, Eleanor Hamblen, will reflect on how Franklin’s scientific process led him to become one of the key figures of the Enlightenment and how his discoveries have shaped our modern world.
Watch the full talk and Q&A below
Join us for a celebration of Independence Day at Benjamin Franklin House. Enjoy cake and a glass of bubbly following a 30 minute tour of the world’s only remaining Franklin home. As a founder of the United States, Franklin was the only statesman to have signed all four documents that created a new nation, including The Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris, and The Constitution. The first of these was signed on 4 July 1776.
Join us at one of the following celebration times: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3.15pm, and 4.15pm
£10/per person, refreshments included
Join us on Thursday 10 January 2019 at 6.30pm for a performance of The Final Plea.
This gripping one-man play by House Playwright in Residence, Michael London, explores the political tensions and complex family relationships that filled Benjamin Franklin’s final hours in London before his return to Philadelphia as a patriot for independence.
Audience members are invited to enjoy a glass of white wine or elderflower cordial before to the performance.
RSVP through eventbrite or education@benjaminfranklinhours.org
A celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 314th birthday and the 14th anniversary of the opening of Benjamin Franklin House to the public as a dynamic museum and educational facility. A celebration with supporters and friends, with free tickets to our Historical Experience and cake for all!
Friday 17th January 12pm – 5pm
Advanced booking is required and can be done via Eventbrite here.
Step back in time and experience the House in true eighteenth-century style this winter, with our festive candlelit tours. Mulled wine and mince pies in Franklin’s parlour before exploring the House and its unique history.
Thursday 6 December, 6.30pm
Thursday 13 December, 6,30pm
Thursday 20 December, 6.30pm
£10/per person
Book tickets via eventbrite
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.
Thursday 28 November, 7.30pm
Tickets: £90/Adults £50/Children
Further details or to book email info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org
For centuries, unqualified practitioners have sold miracle cures, raising hopes that their nostrums and devices will end the misery of illness.
In this talk, relevant to the House’s connection to medical history, Caroline Rance of www.thequackdoctor.com looks at the ‘quacks’ of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, exploring how they persuaded people to trust them, what the medical profession thought of them, and why patients have consistently seen them as an attractive option.
Thursday 13 September, 6.30pm
£6/per person
Book your tickets via eventbrite
Join us for a celebration of Independence Day at Benjamin Franklin House. Enjoy cake and a glass of bubbly following a 30 minute tour of the world’s only remaining Franklin home. As a founder of the United States, Franklin was the only statesman to have signed all four documents that created a new nation, including The Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris, and The Constitution. The first of these was signed on 4 July 1776.
Wednesday 4 July, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3.15pm and 4.15pm
£10/per person, refreshments included
Please book via eventbrite
In celebration of the London Festival of Architecture we will be offering Architectural Tours of the House on every Monday plus the final three Sundays in June (10th, 17th, 24th). Discover how a ‘work-a-day’ 1730s terrace building of great historical merit, survived war, weather, and busy Victorians became a place where you can step back into London’s and Franklin’s past.
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