Museum of the Order of St John

15/10/2026

Our next online evening talk is happening in a just few weeks' time... Book now!

Join Dr Elizabeth Siberry to trace the footsteps of 100 members of the Order of St John on an historic and symbolic pilgrimage.

13/10/2026

07/10/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to livestream this evening’s Jonathan Riley-Smith Memorial Lecture.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

30/09/2026

🌿 Bloom’in Marvellous news from the Cloister Garden! 🌿

Huge congratulations to our Community Gardener, Alex, who won Gold and 1st Place in the Hidden Gem category at the Islington in Bloom Awards! 🏆✨

It’s a fantastic recognition of the care and dedication that goes into keeping the garden such a special place, especially through this year’s challenging heatwaves.

The garden is also cared for with the help of local volunteers, families and children from St Peter and St Paul’s School, who join us each week for Garden Club, a project made possible thanks to players. 💚🌱

A brilliant community effort, and very well deserved!

18/09/2026

The title-page vignette on Vicenzo Castellani’s De Bello Melitensi Historia (1566) is deeply symbolic. It equates victory over Ottoman forces in the Great Siege of Malta (1565) to the Biblical story of St. Paul who, shipwrecked on the island of Malta, miraculously escaped a venomous snake (here representing the Ottomans) by shaking it into his fire. The Malta Study Center, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library has digitised this copy at the Museum. (Image courtesy of HMML).

https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/871411

07/09/2026

From November 2025 to June 2026 Morven, Liz, Vicky, and Kate, four postgraduate conservation students at University College London (UCL), worked to assess and treat four dolls that had recently been acquired by the Museum. They have written about the treatment process and their experiences. In 1968,...

24/08/2026

We are just coming to the end of an incredible Summer here at the Museum of the Order of St John, and how better could our last adventure be for the season than Medieval Soap Making? 🫧

So if you’re feeling soapalicious and want to join us for all sorts of bubbly fun, pop down between 11:00-14:30- we can’t WAIT for you to join us 🧼

Could you be next to join us? 👀

Check out our Eventbrite (Link in bio) to discover more activities and book in to join the Summer fun ☀️

💷 FREE for all
📆 Every Wednesday between 29/07-26/08
🕰️ 11:00-14:30
📍 Museum of the Order of St John
💻 Book via the link in our bio

EC1 Echo Vyki Sparkes | Museum Mum Kids in Museums

21/08/2026

St John Ambulance Air Wing 1972 – 1993
Wednesday 23 September, 7pm

An online evening talk from the Museum of the Order of St John, in partnership with the St John Historical Society.

Join St John Ambulance volunteer Alan Cook to discover the remarkable story of the St John Ambulance Air Wing (1972–1993), a volunteer-operated aeromedical transport service created to meet the urgent need for rapid organ movement for transplant surgery.

St John International

Join St John Ambulance volunteer Alan Cook to discover the Air Wing's vital role in life-saving organ transplantation.

11/08/2026

We are almost halfway through our wonderful Family Programme this Summer, and have been up to all sorts of fun with out tiniest visitors ✨

From fake wounds and first aid to making natural paints, we’ve been learning about our history in fun and engaging ways for all to enjoy! 🪴

Could you be next to join us?

Check out our Eventbrite (Link in bio) to discover more activities and book in to join the Summer fun ☀️

💷 FREE for all
📆 Every Wednesday between 29/07-26/08
🕰️ 11:00-14:30
📍 Museum of the Order of St John
💻 Book via the link in our bio

EC1 Echo Vyki Sparkes | Museum Mum Kids in Museums
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05/08/2026

This ornate title page is from a speech delivered before Pope Clement VII by Thomas Guichard, Vice Chancellor of the Order of St. John. Published in 1524, it summarises how the Turks had forcibly ejected the Knights Hospitaller from Rhodes two years earlier. Guichard urges the Pope to encourage Christian rulers to show favour to the knights. This is the oldest of 271 historic pamphlets being digitized by The Malta Study Center, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at the Museum of the Order of St John. (Image courtesy of HMML.)

https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/176054