Museum of the Order of St John

St John's Gate
St John's Lane
London
City of London
EC1M 4DA
England

Website

www.sja.org.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@nhq.sja.org.uk

Telephone

020 7324 4070

Fax

020 7336 0587

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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Built in 1504 and steeped in history, St John’s Gate was the entrance to the Priory of the Order of St John, the English Headquarters of the crusading Knights Hospitallers, from 1140 until Henry VIII’s reign. It is now the headquarters of the Venerable Order of St John (a British Royal Order of Chivalry, founded in the nineteenth century) and was the birthplace of its two charities, St John Ambulance and the Eye Hospital in Jerusalem.

The Museum galleries explore the history of the Hospitallers and of the Venerable Order and its foundations, including a touch screen multimedia gallery, 'Time to Care' , which tells the story of St John Ambulance, from 1877 to the present day.

Visitors can also join guided tours (on Tuesdays, Friday and Saturdays at 11 and 2.30) of the Gate and Grand Priory Church and its 12th Century Crypt.

Venue Type:

Archive, Library, Museum

 Opening hours

Mon-Fri 0900-1700
Sat 1000-1600

Closed: Sundays, Bank Holiday Weekends

 Admission charges

The Museum is free to all but donations (£5, £3.50 concessions) are requested for tours

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • CD-ROM guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library with public access
  • Mail order service available
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

St John's Gate
St John's Lane
London
City of London
EC1M 4DA
England

Website

www.sja.org.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@nhq.sja.org.uk

Telephone

020 7324 4070

Fax

020 7336 0587

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.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Maritime, Medicine, Personalities, Religion, Social History, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Objects on display include a bronze cannon given to the Order by Henry VIII; rare armour worn by the Knights when defending Rhodes and Malta; an illuminated charter, depicting Philip II and Mary Tudor, restoring the Order in 1557 and the 15th century Flemish altarpiece from the Priory Church.
  • Time to Care includes rare early film and audio recordings of the stories of ordinary members of St John and their extraordinary experiences.
  • The Library’s collection of books and manuscripts on the history of the Hospitallers is second only to that held by the National Library of Malta. The St. John Ambulance collection of books and archive is the main source of information about the history of the organisation in this country. Please telephone on 020 7324 4070 if you would like to make an appointment to use this reference library.

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

St John's Gate
St John's Lane
London
City of London
EC1M 4DA
England

Website

www.sja.org.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@nhq.sja.org.uk

Telephone

020 7324 4070

Fax

020 7336 0587

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.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Caring on the Home Front

http://www.caringonthehomefront.org.uk/

The Caring on the Home Front website is a unique historical and social record of the period 1939-1945.
It is based on oral history interviews with Home Front volunteers who served in the Joint War Organisation (JWO), a partnership between the British Red Cross and St. John Ambulance.
The website uses images from the collections of both organisations' museums. Teachers will find a number of video and audio clips available for you to download and use to support your teaching. You will also find a collection of other useful resources to help you bring your History and Citizenship lessons alive.

Creator

  • St John Ambulance
  • British Red Cross

St John's Gate
St John's Lane
London
City of London
EC1M 4DA
England

Website

www.sja.org.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@nhq.sja.org.uk

Telephone

020 7324 4070

Fax

020 7336 0587

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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