The Library & Museum of Freemasonry

Freemasons' Hall
Great Queen Street
London
City of London
WC2B 5AZ
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.freemasonry.london.museum

E-mail

libmus@freemasonry.london.museum

Telephone

020 7395 9257

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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The Library and Museum of Freemasonry is a registered museum housing one of the finest publicly available collections of Masonic material in the world.

The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm

When the Grand Temple is not in use there are up to 5 tours per day at 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Each tour will commence from the Library and Museum (or as otherwise instructed) and visitors are asked to note that photographic ID may be required to be shown before the tour commences.

Closed: Public holidays and the Christmas and New Year period.

Admission charges

Admission to the Library and Museum is free of charge.

General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities

Freemasons' Hall
Great Queen Street
London
City of London
WC2B 5AZ
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.freemasonry.london.museum

E-mail

libmus@freemasonry.london.museum

Telephone

020 7395 9257

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The entire collection of the Library & Museum of Freemasonry is a Designated Collection of national importance.

The collections illustrate the international, social and ethnic diversity of the membership including royalty, public figures, scientists and writers as well as the many millions of members from all walks of life. This diversity is represented by objects including an important decorative arts collection, photographs and documents.

The Museum contains an extensive collection of objects with Masonic decoration including pottery and porcelain, glassware, silver, furniture and clocks, jewels and regalia. Items belonging to famous and Royal Freemasons including Winston Churchill and Edward VII are on display together with examples from the Museum's extensive collection of prints and engravings, photographs and ephemera.

Library and Museum staff are always pleased to help visitors with enquiries regarding identification or to respond to telephone or written enquiries. There is also a large collection of items relating to non-Masonic fraternal societies such as the Oddfellows and the Sons of the Phoenix.

The Library is open for reference use. It contains a comprehensive collection of printed books and manuscripts on every facet of Freemasonry in England as well as material on Freemasonry elsewhere in the world and on subjects associated with Freemasonry or with mystical and esoteric traditions. The collections include Masonic music, poetry and literature. There are a number of notable examples of fine eighteenth and nineteenth century bindings.

Collection details

Social History, Personalities, Music, Literature, Fine Art, Design, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archives, Architecture

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Freemasons' Hall
Great Queen Street
London
City of London
WC2B 5AZ
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.freemasonry.london.museum

E-mail

libmus@freemasonry.london.museum

Telephone

020 7395 9257

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

The Library and Museum of Freemasonry-The Masonic Emporium:Selling to the World

1 July — 23 December 2010 *on now

An exhibition exploring the development of the market for masonic costume and furniture. Discover George Kenning, son of an East End oysetr seller and Victorian entrepreneur media magnate, inventor and salesman

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Where

Freemasons' Hall, London

Admission

Free entry

Freemasons' Hall
Great Queen Street
London
City of London
WC2B 5AZ
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.freemasonry.london.museum

E-mail

libmus@freemasonry.london.museum

Telephone

020 7395 9257

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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