The 140 year old Quekett Microscopical Club is an amazing resource that strives to remain connected to its roots as an organization devoted to amateur scientists. They meet once a month at London’s Natural History Museum.

Founded in 1865, the Club is second only in seniority to the Royal Microscopical Society, but the first members deliberately chose to call themselves a ‘Club’ rather than a society to emphasize the amateur nature of the membership. Nonetheless we are both a registered charity and a ‘learned society’ and our Journal is a reputable scientific publication, citable in other journals and papers. We also publish a less formal Bulletin, full of tips, hints and articles, as well as reports of our regular monthly meetings, and of course, this Web Site.

Other membership benefits include a lending library, a slide borrowing program, lectures and excursions. They also hold an annual exhibition:

…this is the Big One! Held in October at the Natural History Museum, members make a special effort to mount exhibits ranging from magnificent Victorian instruments to live material and video microscopy.