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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. It is located at Freemasons' Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AZ, Telephone 020 7395 9257 and is open free of charge to the public Monday to Friday 10am to 5 pm.



Freemasons' Hall has been the centre of English Freemasonry for 230 years. It is the meeting place for over 1000 Masonic lodges and is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England, the oldest Grand Lodge in the world. The building, which is listed Grade II*, dates from 1927-1933. The architects were H V Ashley and F Winton Newman. The interior of the building is richly decorated.



The Library and Museum of Freemasonry’s first exhibition of 2010 marks the 350th Anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Society in 1660. Today the Royal Society is the UK’s national academy for natural science. Election as a member or “Fellow” is one of the most prestigious awards available to British scientists (and a small number of scientists from overseas). The exhibition will explore the links between freemasons and the Royal Society over the course of its history.



The Library and Museum also organises free tours of the Grand Temple and ceremonial areas when the Grand Temple is not in use. There are up to 5 tours per day Monday to Friday at 11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Each tour starts in the Library and Museum. Visitors are asked to note that photographic ID may be required to be shown before the tour commences.



The link to the website is: http://www.freemasonry.london.museum/