There are two Masonic Museums in New Zealand.

1 - Grand Lodge Building, Willis St, Wellington

2 - Auckland Freemasons Centre, 181 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton

(Please note that due to space restrictions in the new Wellington premises, the museum in Wellington is currently in storage and cannot be viewed at this time.)

Freemasons Museum – Willis Street Wellington

The Museum contain many Masonic treasures, including an extensive collection of masonic jewels,  a large number of items of regalia, as well as many other historical items.

Also held are items relating to the Royal Arch and other masonic organisations operating in New Zealand.

Volunteers are welcome to assist in preparing the museum collection for display. Donations of historic material or any masonic material which is likely to be of interest to future generations are also welcome.

Archives

The Archive Room provides secure, air conditioned storage. It contains records from Grand Lodge, including records of historic events, correspondence minutes, etc. In addition a number of Lodges have deposited old records, including original minute books and registers for safe keeping.

Most archives can be accessed by researchers, but some require permission from the Grand Secretary. Paper membership records from before computer systems were used are managed through the Freemasons Library.

Each Lodge should consider whether their historic records are secure – don’t leave them to get lost, thrown out, or destroyed through neglect.

Click here to enquire about:

• Volunteering to assist in the Museum and Archives
• Donating items for the Museum
• Depositing or Accessing Archive material.

You can subscribe to the Library and Museum eNewsletter here .

The Museum affords safe care for those items which might otherwise have been lost or thrown away.

(Photos: Left: The Kimbolton Lodge's first Master, A. H. Tompkins (1902); right: The Kimbolton Lodge's second Master, A. C. Matheson (1903). Images courtesy of The Kimbolton Lodge No 123)