About
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI), founded in 1824, is a place where science, literature and the arts come together to fire up imaginations and showcase amazing collections of treasures from around the world.
BRLSI is an independent charity that exists to promote a world of culture to Bath and its surrounding areas, and through the power of digital technology, the wider world. It is non-profitmaking and provides world-class lectures for as little as £4.00 a ticket.
Not only that, BRLSI provides a community hub to a host of smaller cultural societies who use its building to meet, delivers an amazing programme of family activities, and maintains a rich geographical and ethnological collection of world renown and importance.
In 2024 the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution is celebrating its Bicentenary with 12 months of festivals, world-class talks, exhibitions, family fun and much, much, more!
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- In town/city centre
- No Smoking Attraction
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- Parking (charge) - Charlotte Street Pay and Display Car Park Nearby.
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| Opening (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Monday - Saturday | 10:00 | - 16:00* |
| Sunday | Closed* | |
Events
Saturday, 23rd March 2024 - Saturday, 12th October 2024
'The World Revealed' Exhibition at Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution BRLSIThis free exhibition features wonderful items donated to BRLSI over the years – although the display represents only a tiny fraction the 150,000 artefacts, specimens and books cared for in their Collection.
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Tuesday, 30th July 2024 - Tuesday, 30th July 2024
Change & Challenge: the history of Bath's Assembly Rooms at BRLSIYou've visited Bath's Assembly Rooms, but what do you actually know about them?- more info
Wednesday, 31st July 2024 - Wednesday, 31st July 2024
The Shelleys and Bath - Deepali Gaskell at BRLSIWhat brought the Shelleys to Bath? This talk looks at the association that Percy, the Romantic poet, and his wife Mary, author of 'Frankenstein', had with Bath and of the time they each spent in the city.- more info
Tuesday, 3rd September 2024 - Tuesday, 3rd September 2024
What is the basis of ethics? with Professor Simon Blackburn at BRLSIProfessor Simon Blackburn, University of Cambridge will show that, after all, we will be able to retain the traditional view of ethical statements.- more info
Wednesday, 4th September 2024 - Wednesday, 4th September 2024
Mr Pulteney's Bridge: the first 250 years with Dr Michael Rowe & Paul Jackson at BRLSIPulteney Bridge has become a major Bath cultural and historical icon, the only Georgian bridge in the world to have a complete row of shops on both sides. That's not how it started off, so how did the bridge end up like that?- more info
Thursday, 5th September 2024 - Thursday, 5th September 2024
Putting climate change solutions on the supermarket shelf - Professor Christopher Chuck at The BRLSITackling human-induced climate change requires solutions at every level; how about in the supermarket?- more info
Friday, 6th September 2024 - Friday, 6th September 2024
Reaching across the gulf of space: William Huggins at 200 at The BRLSIJoin the BRLSI as they continue to celebrate other notable bicentenaries this year!- more info
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