The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas’ Hospital by theSouthbank of the River Thames in central London. The Florence Nightingale Museum offers London tourists the opportunity to learn about one of the most influential and iconic figures of Victorian England – the women who invented modern nursing in the UK, creating the professional infrastructure that would open up the possibility for a national health system to eventually be initiated in Britain. The museum is one of the most popular South London attractions.

 

The Florence Nightingale Museum holds over two thousand artifacts. The highlights include Florence’s stuffed pet owl, Athena; the nurse’s uniform initiated by Florence in the late 19th century; the Sheik’s pillow, given to Florence in the mid-19th century; Harley Street case notes; a Turkish lantern used in the Crimean War; and Florence’s illuminated scroll signifying her Freedom of The City of London.

 

The Florence Nightingale Museum attracts over 30,000 tourists each year, ensuring its status as one of London's most popular specialist museums. It is just a short walk from such major attractions as the London Eye, the London Aquarium, Imperial War Museum and the Houses of Parliament – so why not combine a visit to one of those high-profile attractions with a trip to the Florence Nightingale Museum too?