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Welcome to Sir John Soane's Museum
Discover the extraordinary house and museum of Sir John Soane, one of the greatest English architects, who built and lived in it two centuries ago. The museum has been kept as it was at the time of his death in 1837, and displays his vast collection of antiquities, furniture, sculptures, architectural models and paintings.
We're open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 to 5. Entry is free and you can visit by walking in on the day. Joining a highlights tour, or visiting as a group of eight or more, requires advanced booking.
What's on
TalksPortals in Popular Culture: panel discussion with author V.E. Schwab
24 Aug 2022
As part of the programme of events complementing Space Popular: The Portal Galleries, join Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellberg, the design duo behind Space Popular, and bestselling fantasy writer V.E. Schwab (pictured) for a discussion on portals in popular culture.
Apply for our Artist at Soane residency
Make Sir John Soane's historic Drawing Office your creative studio.
Calling all artists, designers and architects who specialise in drawing! In 2023, for the very first time, we will welcome two artists-in-residence to the Soane.
Based in the newly restored Drawing Office, you will develop and share your work in partnership with teams across the Museum.
Latest
Latest Blogs
- 31 May 2022
Royal visits to Sir John Soane's Museum in the 20th century
Sir John Soane’s Museum was honoured by several Royal visits during the course of the 20th century, and today, as we are about to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of our present Queen, HM Elizabeth II, seems a good moment to dig into our archives and explore royal reactions to the Soane.
Read more... - 01 Apr 2022
Hidden Masterpieces: John Thorpe and Old Somerset House
To coincide with its inclusion in our current Hidden Masterpieces exhibition, Dr Manolo Guerci discusses Jacobean architect John Thorpe’s drawing of Old Somerset House.
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Latest News
- 04 Jul 2022
Entries for The Architecture Drawing Prize 2022 are now open
In partnership with Make Architects and the World Architecture Festival (WAF), we’re delighted to share that the call for entries for the sixth edition of The Architecture Drawing Prize is now open.
Read more... - 06 May 2022
Illuminating the Museum’s Façade in 2023: tell us what you think!
We'd like to hear your feedback on a proposed temporary installation by artist Nayan Kulkarni, inspired by the spectacular illuminations popular in Soane's time, which will illuminate the façade of the Museum for around four months from October 2023 to January 2024.
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