Special Event

Florence Nightingale Birthday / International Nurses Week Celebrations Off-Site

9 - 17 May 2026
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The Florence Nightingale Museum is hitting the road and visiting multiple venues to celebrate Nightingale's Birthday!

The Florence Nightingale Museum is going big this year for Florence Nightingale’s Birthday / International Nurses Week!

Join us in celebrating at various locations around London! All Drop-In Object Handling Sessions include a chance to interact with historical objects, dress up in nursing uniforms, take a photo holding the fanoos lantern, and spin for your chance to win a ticket to the museum. We are excited to celebrate nurses past and present through-out the week!

  • Saturday 9th May -Drop-In Object Handling Session Epsom Library- 6 The Derby Square, Epsom KT19 8AG – 11:00am-3:00pm

  • Tuesday 12th May – Florence Nightingale’s London Birthday Walking Tour (Ticketed Event Tour Only: £16 pp Tour & Museum £25pp) – 11:00am to 1:00pm – Purchase Tickets Here

  • Tuesday 12th May – Drop-In Object Handling Session- Floris Perfumes – 89 Jermyn St, London SW1Y 6JH (Learn more about this locations history & connection to Nightingale here)

  • Tuesday 12th May – Free Florence Nightingale Online Birthday Performance – 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Reserve your spot here)

  • Thursday 14th May – Drop-In Object Handling Session Secret Location! (To be announced on day) – 12:00pm to 2:00pm

  • Friday 15th May – Drop-In Object Handling Session Ewell Library – Bourne Hall, Spring St, Ewell, Epsom KT17 1UF – 10:30am to 2:30pm

More dates and locations to be added so check back soon!

About These Events:

Entry to all Drop-In Object Handling Sessions are subject to the rules and regulations of the institution / venue we are visiting.

Tickets to the Florence Nightingale Walking Tour must be booked online prior to the event.

Spots for the online Florence Nightingale Museum performance are limited so please book your place online.

This listing is supplied by one of our museum partners and is not moderated by Art Fund.

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Florence Nightingale Museum

2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, Greater London, SE1 7EP
020 7188 4400

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We are open Tuesdays - Sundays 10:00 - 5:00pm (last entry 4:30)

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