The Library and Museum of freemasonry was founded in 1837 for members of the United Grand Lodge of England. Located at various locations in Great Queen Street after that date, it gained a permanent home in the current Freemasons’ Hall when it opened in 1933. The Library and Museum houses one of the world’s largest collections of books, manuscripts, music and objects relating to freemasonry, mystical or esoteric traditions, fraternal organisations and friendly societies, as well as the archives of the United Grand Lodge of England and its predecessors and associated Masonic charities dating from the early 18th century.
Address:
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Freemasons' Hall
60 Great Queen Street
LONDON
WC2B 5AZ
Website: museumfreemasonry.org.uk/Email: contact@museumfreemasonry.org.ukPhone: 020 7395 9258
Access: The Library and Museum is open for research and public access from 10am until 5pm Monday to Friday. Details of resources available in the collections of the Library and Museum are accessible by a public catalogue available on-line at: www.freemasonry.london.museum/catalogue
Researchers wishing to access resources in the collections are requested to sign a Reader Registration Form and to bring photographic identification with details of current address at the time of a first visit. It is advisable to contact staff in advance of a research visit to discuss your requirements and research topic by e-mail: libmus@freemasonry.london.museum. Tours of Freemasons' Hall are available free of charge from Monday to Friday at 11am, 12 noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm but visitors are advised to phone in advance before visiting to ensure tours are available, as events may be taking place in the Grand Temple.
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