Visit 66 Portland Place

• The RIBA Drawings and Archives Study Rooms at the Victoria & Albert Museum are open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, by appointment
• The RIBA Library, usual opening hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11am to 5pm, and Tuesdays 12pm to 7pm). Upcoming extended Easter closure: the Library will be closed from 5pm on Friday 31 March, reopening at 12pm on Tuesday 25 April.
• The Architecture Gallery at 66 Portland Place, London is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm (Tuesdays open 10am to 8pm). This gallery will be closed from Friday 7 April to Monday 10 April and will reopen on Tuesday 11 April
• The RIBA Bookshop is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm
• The Bauhaus Bar and Café is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 2.30pm

RIBA North in Liverpool remains closed for now.

Architectural historian Neal Shasore introduces the architecture, influences, and innovations of the RIBA’s 1930s headquarters building, designed by George Grey Wornum.

RIBA
66 Portland Place 
London
W1B 1AD
United Kingdom

We are located a short walk away from Regent's Park, Marylebone High Street and Oxford Street

Opening hours for 66 Portland Place

Usual opening hours:

Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm (Tuesday open until 8pm)
Saturday 10am to 5pm
Sunday Closed

Please note our facilities (including our exhibitions, Library, bookshop and cafe) within the building have different opening times, please check them in advance before your visit.

How to get here

• Nearest London Underground stations are Oxford Circus, Regents Park and Great Portland Street 
• Buses that stop nearby include: C2, 18, 27, 30, 88, 205 and 453
• Bicycle racks are located outside 66 Portland Place and cycle hire docking stations can be found along Portland Place
• On-street parking is available on Portland Place (A4021) and its vicinity. Please note 66 Portland Place is inside the northern boundary of the Congestion Charging zone 
• For more information see www.tfl.gov.uk

Accessibility

• Our main facilities have step free access. Access to the Henry Jarvis Hall and Foyer is by steps only
• Guide dogs are welcome and portable induction loops are available. An accessible toilet is located in the basement

Please call ahead on +44 (0)20 7307 5355 or email support@riba.org before your visit to check accessibility.

Transport

• Single yellow line restrictions apply outside 66 Portland Place
• There are designated accessible parking spaces for Blue Badge holders on Portland Place
• More information is available from Transport for London on transport accessibility

Amenities

• Free wifi is available to visitors within the building
• Women's toilets in the basement and level three
• Men's toilets in the basement and level two
• Unisex toilets on fifth and sixth floors (toilets on sixth floor are step-free)
• Accessible toilet in the basement