Join us for a lunchtime conversation featuring historians Tom Cutterham and Leanne O’Boyle! In-person tickets include a self-guided tour of Benjamin Franklin House! Thursday 17th September 2026, 12pm-1:30pm Benjamin Franklin House & online Link in bio for more details!

It is often easier to spot someone else’s faults than to recognise our own. Benjamin Franklin’s advice here is simple. Pause before passing judgment: look within first. The saying comes from Franklin’s tradition of "Poor Richard’s Almanack". 20

We're hosting a range of events this September - from Chess, to Open House and a talk on Georgian hair! Visit the link in our bio or check out our website for more details!

We are pleased to announce our participation in the Open House Festival 2026! Drop in session on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13, September 2026. 10am - 3pm Check out the Open House website for more details!

One of Benjamin Franklin's enduring lessons is a call to humility. Rather than dwelling on the faults of others, he encourages us to recognise their strengths while reflecting on our own shortcomings. - Poor Richard's Almanack (1738) #WisdomWednesday #BenjaminFranklin #History #HistoricalQuotes

We're hosting a range of events this month - from concerts, to Macramé and a talk on Georgian hair! Visit the link in bio or find us on Eventbrite for more details! #ThingsToDoLondon

We're hosting an atmospheric candlelit evening of spooky storytelling in the historic Benjamin Franklin House! We're looking for artists to share an original spooky or atmospheric piece in front of a live audience. Link in bio for the open call!

History looks good on you 💅📚 NEW Hot Girls tote bag, now available in the Benjamin Franklin House gift shop. Come by, grab a tote, and take a little piece of history home with you. 👜✨ 📍 Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street, London #HotGirlsLikeHistory #BenjaminFranklinHouse #LondonHistory

Join us for a lunchtime concert and a self-guided tour! We're hosting internationally renowned countertenor Reginald Mobley and lutenist Brandon Acker for an intimate performance celebrating the songs of Charles Ignatius Sancho.

Franklin's sayings were intended to be both practical and memorable, qualities that have helped them endure for centuries! This proverb appeared in Poor Richard's Almanack (1738) #WisdomWednesday #BenjaminFranklin #PoorRichardsAlmanack #History #HistoricalQuotes #BenjaminFranklinHouse

We're hosting a range of events this month - from talks to chess and Life Drawing! Visit the link in bio or find us on Eventbrite for more details! #ThingsToDoLondon

We've got lots of exciting events coming up 📆 Check out the link in bio or visit our website for more details!

We're hosting a range of events during the next month -- from lectures to family events and creative sessions! Visit the link in bio or find us on Eventbrite for more details.

Join us for a morning tour and talk, complete with tea and coffee! Co-delivered with John Bly Antiques, this tour will reveal the inner workings of Benjamin Franklin's London home. 🎟️ £10 -- Link in bio.

This hands-on workshop invites participants to explore the art of collage through cutting and layering printed materials, echoing the tactile world of eighteenth-century print culture that Franklin knew so well. 📅 August 12, 2026 🎟️ Drop in, FREE with admission. 📍 36 Craven Street, WC2N 5NF

✨ Step back in time this Children's Day at Benjamin Franklin House! ✨ Join us on Tuesday, 4 August 2026, from 10am–1pm for a morning packed with hands-on historical fun: 🧈 Butter churning 👒 Dress-up 🖐️ Sensory play 🔎 A family scavenger hunt and more! 🎟️ Kids go free, Adults £8

Contribute to our Semiquincentennial time capsule! If you have artwork, photographs, letters, or other mementos that capture this moment in history, we'd love to include it 🎨 📷️ 💌 🎟️📝 Drop your items off in person or mail them to us in exchange for a free tour (Wednesday-Sunday).

Intermit thy wrath indeed! ☀️

Join us for 4th of July! We're extending our hours and offering self-guided tours all week 🎆 Adult tickets from £12.50, Kids from £8 -- Link in bio. #London #Tour #4thOfJuly

Join us in person/online on Wednesday for a talk by Dr. Kevin J. Weddle, who will discuss how distance, geography, logistics, poor strategy, and an underestimation of American leadership and fighting ability led to a"Compleat Victory" at Saratoga. 🎟️ Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

Join us in person or online next week! Full details available on our website: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/first-...

We feel you, Ben! These chilly London winters are not for the faint of heart. #London #History #PJDay

With 2026 just around the corner, we thought we'd see how everyone's reading bingo card is looking. Which of these works have you read, and which ones should we add to our list?!

We received so many excellent submissions that we're making this conference a two-day affair & extending the deadline for submissions to 24th November! From Olympe de Gouges to Ida B. Wells & everyone who came before & after -- we want to hear about the revolutionaries you're most passionate about!

As Black History Month ends, we reflect on the launch of 'Lives Revealed'. Centring on Peter & John King, two enslaved people who lived & laboured in the Franklin household, this permanent exhibition explores their legacies as well as Franklin’s evolving views on slavery.

📣 Calling all PGR students, ECRs, & heritage employees: two weeks left to submit your abstract! With a program of keynote speakers, paper presentations, & 10-minute ‘lightning talks’ to unpack works in progress, we welcome submissions from a range of research interests & disciplinary perspectives.

3 weeks left to submit your abstract on women and revolution 📝

Megan King@drmeganking.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢Call for papers! Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026! Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring... If you have any questions, please email me at supervisor@benjaminfranklinhouse.org.

📢Call for papers! Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026! Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring... If you have any questions, please email Megan King at supervisor@benjaminfranklinhouse.org.

We are closed today due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we will reopen tomorrow, Sunday 28th September.

Join us for all sorts of Halloween fun -- from spooky House tours to Georgian storytelling! ➡️ Scroll for dates and times #Halloween #London #LondonHistory