Royal Geographical Society

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  • Address
    1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, SW7 2AR
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  • Phone
    7591 3000
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  • Transport
    underground rail: South Kensington
  • Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:00

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A short distance to the east of the Royal Albert Hall is the headquarters of the Royal Geographical Society, housed in a Queen Anne-style redbrick edifice (1874) easily identified by the statues of explorers David Livingstone and Ernest Shackleton outside. The entrance to the society is on Exhibition Rd.

The society holds a regular talks programme (many after hours) and photography exhibitions, while the Foyle Reading Room (tel: 7591 3040) offers access to the society's collection of more than half a million maps, photographs, artefacts, books and manuscripts.