Burlington House: The Geological Society of London

The Geological Society of London - the UK’s professional body and learned society for geoscience and the oldest geological society in the world. We support and inform scientists and the general public, primarily by helping to improve knowledge and understanding of geoscience and promoting professional excellence and ethical standards. Founded in 1807, we have been in our present home in Burlington House since 1874.

The Geological Society is hosting a drop in open day where you can expect to see:

• Entrance Hall, in which is displayed the first geological map of England & Wales (1815) by William Smith and a painting of palaeontologist Mary Anning
• The triple and double tiered Upper and Lower Libraries which hold the Society’s internationally important collections
• The Council Room with portraits of a number of the Society’s major historical figure
• The modern Lecture Theatre.

Discover Obscurity & Notability: hidden identities of female geologists in the 19th century - a display of fossils from the collections of lesser-known 19th Century female geologists and enjoy Stones of Burlington House, a self-guided tour of geology which can be located in and around the Geological Society's apartments.