The Royal College of Physicians is the oldest medical college in England. Since our foundation by royal charter of Henry VIII in 1518, the RCP has built up magnificent collections of books, manuscripts, portraits, silver, and medical artefacts.
A visit to the RCP museum and garden – watch the film
Take a tour of the RCP for Open Garden Squares Weekend, 8-9 June 2013
Discover our extraordinary portrait collection on the BBC’s Your paintings website
Visit us Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm (excluding public holidays). Entry is free. Group tours can be booked to explore our museum, garden and architecture.
Visiting and tours
Visit us or book a tour to explore our museum, medicinal garden and architecture. We are open Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm excluding public holidays. Entry is free.
Visiting and toursGarden
We have had a medicinal garden since 1965. It was extensively replanted in 2005–6. We currently have over 1,300 plants from the history of medicine.
GardenMuseum
Our portraits, silver and medical instrument collections, accumulated over nearly 500 years, are displayed throughout our headquarters in Regent’s Park.
MuseumExhibitions
Our award-winning exhibitions highlight treasures from the museum, archive and rare books collections
ExhibitionsArchitecture
Since its foundation, the RCP has had five buildings in London. The current building in Regent’s Park was designed by Sir Denys Lasdun and opened in 1964.
Architecture and buildings
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