Visit Us
MayDay Rooms is an archive, resource and safe haven for social movements, experimental and marginal cultures and their histories.
We are open: Wednesday–Friday, 11–6pm
There is no need to book an appointment to visit the archive during our opening hours, but if you have a specific request please email us in advance.
in-formation [AT] maydayrooms.org
Find us at:
88 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1DH
Using the Space
We offer free organising and event space for unfunded activist and self-organised education groups, and we ask those who can afford to make a donation on a sliding scale to support the space.
The space is bookable from Monday-Friday and sometimes at the weekend.
MoreHelp us keep going
Join the MDR’s Friends scheme to help us sustain our archive as a resource for movements today, to continue to programme events and outreach around our collections, and provide meeting spaces, all free of cost.
MoreUpcoming & Recent Events
MoreMDR WINTER CLOSURE
May Day Rooms will be closing for our winter break between 20th December and 7th January. During this time we will not be taking any archive or room bookings. Wishing […]
MDR SATURDAY ARCHIVE OPEN DAY!
We know that for some of you, it is not always possible to visit our archive during the regular working week, so we are opening our doors to the public […]
Reflections on Critical Mass London’s History: A Fireside Chat with Des Kay
Please join us for a warming winter welcome to Des Kay to reflect on Critical Mass London’s history. It is the 20th anniversary of when the London Metropolitan Police tried […]
Archiving From Below: Collect, Preserve, Share, Organise with London Community Video Archive (LCVA)
Wednesday 26th November, 6.30-9.30pm at Pelican House For this edition of Archiving From Below, Mayday Rooms are hosting the London Community Video Archive (LCVA) for a special screening event at […]
Relaunching the LSE Agitator! with LSE SU Students for Justice in Palestine
The LSE SU Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) have resurrected the revolutionary pamphlet created by the LSE Socialist Society in the 1960s, ‘The Agitator’! The pamphlet served to bring […]
