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Museum of Freemasonry (previously known as the Library and Museum of Freemasonry), based at Freemasons’ Hall, London, is a fully accredited museum[1] since 2009, with a designated outstanding collection of national importance[2] since 2007 and registered charitable trust[3] (Registered Charity number 1058497) since 1996. The facility encompasses a museum, library, and archive.
The collections are composed of masonic ceremonial objects, jewellery, regalia, ceramics, glassware, silverware, clocks, furniture, books, prints and manuscripts relating to English freemasonry and its interactions with overseas lodges and orders. It also retains artefacts relating to other associated fraternal orders and friendly societies such as the Oddfellows, Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Sons of the Phoenix and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia.
The Museum is open to the public Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission is free.
- ^ "About Accreditation | Arts Council England". www.artscouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Designated Collections | Arts Council England". www.artscouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "The Charity Commission". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 January 2019.