Royal Geographical Society

Photo of the Royal Geographical Society pavillion, a modern glass building on Exhibition Road Photo of the Royal Geographical Society pavillion, a modern glass building on Exhibition Road
Photo by me, the pavillion for exhibitions

The Royal Geographical society is mostly closed to the public but hosts open exhibitions in a pavillion at the top of Exhibition Road and also has a programme of public lectures.

The exhibition space is pretty small, just a single room, but is a nice break from the melee of South Kensington. I wasn’t impressed by the morally questionable, Saudi Arabia affiliated exhibition I saw but maybe you’ll be luckier.

Talks

The Raleigh Club - Deborah Ireland

A talk shares how a 19th-century dining club for travellers became the seed of the Royal Geographical Society, with stories of its daring members.

Free

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