The College of Optometrists is the custodian of the British Optical Association Museum, the premier optical collection in the country comprising historic spectacles and lenses, pince-nez, opera glasses, contact lenses, opticians' equipment, orthoptic devices, models of eye disease, paintings and prints. The BOA Library has an outstanding collection of books on optics and the workings of the human eye from the sixteenth century to the present.

Admission Details

• The Museum is open to the public by appointment only, 09.30-17.00 Monday-Friday
• Closed on Bank Holidays
• Assistance and facilities offered to visiting researchers by appointment with the Curator
• Free admission, donations welcome
• Building Tours for groups or individuals also offered (see website for fees)

Other Information

• . Disabled access: One step up to front door; Museum floors accessible by lift. Library on ground floor.

For further information please visit the museum website at http://www.college-optometrists.org/museum.