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Soho House is today a museum, opened in 1995. Amongst those who attended meetings of the Lunar Society regularly were Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Samuel Galton Junior, James Keir, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, James Watt, John Whitehurst and William Withering. Probably the most recognizable names are James Watt, Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin), and Josiah Wedgwood (of Wedgwood porcelain fame). Lavoisier corresponded with members of the Society; Benjamin Franklin visted them in Birmingham on several occasions.