Our museum
The Museum and Library of the Order of St John is housed in
the 16th century gatehouse, St John's Gate, that formed the
southern entrance to a Priory covering 10-acres of Clerkenwell
in medieval times.
Visit us
Visit the museum to find out about
the history of St John Ambulance and the Order of St John. Three
galleries explore the medical, religious and military roles of the
Hospitiallers; the history of St John's Gate itself and of St John
Ambulance.
Important notice:
The Museum is closed on Bank Holiday weekends;
Saturday to Monday 23 -25 August 2008.
The Priory church and the Norman crypt
are closed from January 2008 to June 2008 due to building work. The
Tudor gatehouse and the galleries continue to be open for
visitors.
Enquiries
Please check frequently asked questions for information and our
PDF downloads on family history and medals.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has earmarked a grant of £1.53m for
our museum to help with our exciting redevleopment plans.
Over the next year our small team of staff will be extremely
busy with project work. When contacting the museum with medal and
family history enquiries we would be very gratfeul if you could
write to us rather than send an email. We expect to answer you
within six weeks.
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Museum collections