Museum of the Order of St John

New volunteer opportunities! Are you enthusiastic and creative? Do you enjoy working with children and families? Would you like to help adults and children engage with art, culture and history? Then the role of Family Learning Volunteer could be for you! Are you passionate about heritage and sharing St John’s story with the public? Would you like to work with our Museum team on Fabric of Community: St John Ambulance Uniform and Volunteer Identity, a two-year project to transform the way we care for and share our extensive uniform collection? Then the role of Oral History Volunteer could be for you! Follow the link in our bio to find out more.

** We are recruiting ** The Museum is recruiting for a #ProjectCataloguer to join our @aimmuseums funded Museum Fundamentals project. The role is a fixed-term contract for 18 weeks, working 3 days a week (54 days total) at the Museum of the Order of St John in Farringdon, London. For the job description, person specification, and how to apply, please follow the link below: .uk/vacancy/311776/

Illustrating Hospitaller Spirituality in Early Modern Italy Dr Daniel Gullo who, as director of The Malta Study Center, @hmml_manuscripts , is directing major digitisation project at the Museum of the Order of St John will be giving a talk while he's in London next week. The talk will take place at 7pm on 19 May 2026, at the Priory’s Chapter Room, 23 Golden Square, London W1F 9JP (not at St John's Gate in Clerkenwell). After the talk there will be opportunity for questions and discussion, and a glass of wine. All are welcome - and attendees are invited to make a suggested donation of £10. The second in our series of Chapter Room Talks for 2026 will be given Dr Daniel K. Gullo, on “Illustrating Hospitaller Spirituality in Early Modern Italy”. Dr Gullo is the Joseph S. Micallef Director of the Malta Study Center at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Having studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Toronto, Canada, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN, and the University of Chicago, Dr Gullo has taught at Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, and Northeastern Illinois University. The Malta Study Centre is a world-leading project to preserve and make available in a digital form written material relating to Malta and our Order, including the digitisation of large quantities of material from the Order’s archives now held in the National Library and National Archives of Malta. Its work, led by Dr Gullo, is invaluable for scholars around the world.

Guess what? We are taking to the skies this May and learning all about the birds in our history with magical storyteller and singer Paul Rubenstein! Spaces are limited, so book your free place via our bio before they all fly away🕊️ 💷 FREE for all 📆 Wednesday 13th May 2026 🕰️ Under 3’s from 10:00-10:45 & Under 5’s from 11:15-12:00 📍 Museum of the Order of St John EC1M 4DA (Priory Church) 👶 Aimed at Under 3’s and 5’s, but both ages welcome at either session 💻 Book online through the link in our bio 💬 Any questions? Just ask! @ec1echo @peelinstitute @islingtonlife @islingtonplay @museummum @kidsinmuseums #Clerkenwell #Farringdon #free #LondonWithKids #WhatsOnLondon #CoolThingsForTinyLondoners #TimeOutLondon #Neurodiverse #autismfriendly

We are thrilled to announce that the Museum has been awarded £413,015 in capital investment from @aceagrams ’s Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND). The funding will be used to: 🏠Repair and renew the roofs of St John’s Gate, a much-loved architectural landmark and a rare survival from late medieval London 💨Improve the historic building’s resilience to extreme weather and protect our collections for the future 🍃Add state-of-the-art breathable insulation to increase energy efficiency and reduce our carbon footprint These vital improvements will ensure that we can continue to share this remarkable architectural gem with audiences for decades to come. Work will begin later this year and we will remain open and accessible throughout. Thank you, Art Council England!

Who's excited for another session of... ✨Rhymes and Relics✨ "Rhymes and Relics" is for teeny walkers and their adults to explore our historical site in fun ways, simply ✨bursting✨ with rhyme and rhythm. So, if you love that vibe, we will be grooooooving and moooving away next Wednesday 22nd April between 10:30am-11:30am- who's excited? Interested? Sign up and grab your free tickets before they all groove away! 🎼 💷 FREE for all 📆 Wednesday 22nd April 🕰️ 10:30am – 11:30am 📍 Museum of the Order of St John 💻 Book via the link in our bio @ec1echo @peelinstitute @islingtonlife @islingtonplay @museummum @kidsinmuseums #Clerkenwell #Farringdon #free #LondonWithKids #WhatsOnLondon #CoolThingsForTinyLondoners #FamilyFun #HistoricAdventure #StorytimeMagic #ExploreWithKids

Our latest blog post is up, and it features some recently re-discovered photographs from our collection, and Project Volunteer Pat finds a photograph of himself! Follow the link to our blog in the Linktree in our bio to read it and see some snaps!

It's time for... lavender playdough! Next Wednesday, join us for a calming and creative day of lavender playdough making, where little hands can squish, shape, and enjoy soothing scents here at the Museum of the Order of St John. Check the link in our bio to learn more ☘ 💷 FREE for all 📆 Wednesday 1st April 11:00–14:30 📍 Museum of the Order of St John, EC1M 4DA 👶 Aimed at families with children 3–10 years old, but babies and siblings are welcome 💻 Book online or drop in on the day! Link in our bio 💬 Any questions? Just ask Image by Krisztina Sarkisan @ec1echo @peelinstitute @islingtonlife @islingtonplay @museummum @kidsinmuseums #Clerkenwell #Farringdon #free #LondonWithKids #WhatsOnLondon #CoolThingsForTinyLondoners #timeoutlondon

Join us on April 18th, 2 - 4pm to learn all about how to create and look after a tree pit garden with ecologist, guerilla gardener and street gardening specialist @johnwelsh1 . This fun, educational and practical workshop will examine the potential of gardening in street tree pits, identifying the challenges, the rewards and the benefits it brings to communities and nature. By the end of the session, two new tree pit gardens will have been created, linking in with the inspirational work of the @clerkenwellpollinatorpath to provide more pollinator pit stops. Tickets available via Eventbrite - link in bio. Hope to see you there. Thanks very much to @museumstjohn for hosting.

There's still time to book our online talk tomorrow evening and learn about the development of casualty simulation and how it influenced today's disaster simulation and emergency preparedness training. Book via the link in our bio. Although often described as the “world’s most kissed face” and central to CPR education for over six decades, Resusci Anne represents only one element of a much longer and broader history of medical simulation. Situating her appearance within the wider simulation landscape of the 1960s, the paper traces the evolution of casualty simulation across the twentieth century, from low-technology practices such as moulage, role-play, and volunteer casualties to increasingly sophisticated physiological simulators. Focusing on Britain, it explores how simulation developed in response to changing medical knowledge, educational priorities, and societal demands, including war, industrial accidents, and mass-casualty incidents.

L👀king for dragons? Well, come and join us next week to learn all about Gozon the Dragon Slayer, and more dragontastic stories with Margaret Bateson-Hill 🐉 Spaces are limited, so book your free place via our bio before they're all snapped up! 💷 FREE for all 📆 Wednesday 11th March 2026 🕰️ Under 3’s from 10:00-10:45 & Under 5’s from 11:15-12:00 📍 Museum of the Order of St John EC1M 4DA (Priory Church) 👶 Aimed at Under 3’s and 5’s, but both ages welcome at either session 💻 Book online through the link in our bio 💬 Any questions? Just ask! @ec1echo @peelinstitute @islingtonlife @islingtonplay @museummum @kidsinmuseums #Clerkenwell #Farringdon #free #LondonWithKids #WhatsOnLondon #CoolThingsForTinyLondoners #TimeOutLondon #Neurodiverse #autismfriendly 8w

Happy 10th birthday to @artukdotorg 🎂🥳🎈🎁🎉💐 ArtUK makes the UK’s public art collection accessible to everyone, everywhere, all the time. Our art collection is accessible through their website alongside 3,500 other institutions, so make sure to have a browse and immerse yourself in art! The Museum of the Order of St John’s ‘one in a million’ artwork from Art UK is ‘St John Ambulance Brigade Officer and Nurse’ by Anna Zinkeisen (1901–1976). 👉 Explore a million artworks at artuk.org #ArtUK10thBirthday