The Museum of Immigration and Diversity is a British museum at 19 Princelet Street in Spitalfields, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Grade II listed building in which the museum is located was a house built in 1719 for the Huguenot silk merchant Peter Abraham Ogier.
The house went through a number of stages, the building was converted to a synagogue in 1869. The building remained in use until the 1970s, when the congregation had moved out of the area. It has now been passed to a charity, set up to preserve the building and develop the museum of immigration and diversity.
Due to the fragility of the building, the museum only opens for a few days each year. It has been given £30,000 by English Heritage for repairs and is on the Buildings at Risk Register.
19 Princelet Street is otherwise open only for group visits and learning.
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Listing Details
- Address: 19 Princelet St, London, Greater London,E1 6QH,United Kingdom
- Phone: 020 7247 5352
- Website: http://www.19princeletstreet.org.uk
- Email: information@19princeletstreet.org.uk
- Get there by bus: 25, 67, 205, 254
- Get there by tube/train: Aldgate East
- Wheelchair access: Yes
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Additional information:
Yes, but limited access only
Although we are committed to opening access to full access in future, health and safety requirements currently prevent us from offering complete access to individuals who are unable to use stairs. Wheelchair access to ground floor is possible by arrangement.
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