Founded in 1908, the Museum was dedicated by Brother John Wanamaker, a prominent Philadelphia merchant who served as the first Chairman of the Library Committee. The Museum's collection consists of more than thirty thousand items. Some prominent pieces on display are the Masonic apron presented in 1784 by Brother Marquis de Lafayette to Brother General George Washington and Brother Benjamin Franklin's 1779 Masonic sash. There are also hundreds of portraits and various other works of art, including statuary, antique glass, porcelain, china, antiquities, jewelry, regalia, timepieces, curiosa and Masonic history.

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Grand Master's Apron, 20th Century
Vessels for Wine, Corn and Oil, c: 19th Century
Pocket Watch with Masonic Symbols, late 19th Century
Chinese Dragon Boat, c. 1845
Edward VII, Prince of Wales' Masonic Apron, Gauntlets, and Setting Maul, c. 1875
Square and Compasses, 1904
Sash of Brother Benjamin Franklin, c. 1779