To make an appointment please contact the Curator, stating whether you wish to make an appointment to:
- Visit the Museum (Sutcliffe Room and Giles Room): Free of charge.
- Use the study / research facilities: Free of charge.
- Make a guided tour of the College Meeting Rooms: Admission Charge.
...or any combination of these.
Whichever method of contact you choose please bear in mind that, for operational reasons, we cannot guarantee to offer you your first choice of appointment day or time. Please have an alternative date or time in mind. The College Meeting Rooms have a heavy programme of use and so Meeting Room Tours will not always be possible.
Please give your name, contact details, the number of people in your party and the dates and times you would like to visit.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7766 4353 (direct line with voice mail service in the Curator's absence).
Email: use this link to email the museum.
Post: The Curator, British Optical Association Museum, The College of Optometrists, 42 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NG.
Avoid disappointment by booking ahead! Reserve enough time to take a close look!
**Advance Notice of Museum Closure Dates**
We regret that the museum will also be closed for operational reasons on the following dates this year:
Tuesday 23 June 2009 (closed in late morning/early afternoon because of curator's public talk to the Bloomsbury Tuesday Club)
Thursday 25 June 2009 (due to staff training)
Thursday 16 June - Friday 17 July 2009 inclusive (due to the 'Long View of the Telescope' conference)
Friday 24 July 2009
Monday 27 July-Thursday 30 July 2009 (if booking for 31 July please do so on or before 23 July)
Friday 9 October 2009 (due to SIS conference)
Thursday 26 November 2009 (due to curator's lecture at BCLA Pioneers Conference)
Remember that the museum is always closed at weekends and on UK public holidays.
Appointments should be available at all other times subject to levels of demand and subject to you giving us sufficient notice.
You are welcome to write, email or leave a voice message at any time.
**SPECIAL EVENTS**
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As part of the annual Open House London event, we expect that the museum and meeting rooms will again be open free of charge and without need for an appointment on Sunday 20 September 2009 between 1pm and 5pm. Just drop-in between those hours and a warm welcome will be assured.
In 2007 we attracted 179 visitors to this event and in 2008 the figure was 219. Will you help us surpass this figure in 2009?
The AGM of the Ophthalmic Antiques International Collectors' Club will be hosted by the museum on Sunday 9 May 2010. For club members this is another excellent opportunity to gain weekend access to the displays.