Opening times
Wednesdays to Sundays, 10.00 - 17.00
Last entry at 16.30
Open on bank holidays, 10:00 - 17:00
Admission is free
Sir John Soane's Museum
Welcome to the historic house, museum and library of distinguished 19th century architect Sir John Soane. At Soane’s request, the house has been left untouched since his death – almost 180 years ago.
Prepare for your visit with our amazing digital fly-through of the house 'Explore Soane'
Opening times
Wednesdays to Sundays, 10.00 - 17.00
Last entry at 16.30
Open on bank holidays, 10:00 - 17:00
Admission is free
Getting here
Find us at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP.
By Tube
Holborn (for Central and Piccadilly lines) is less than a five-minute walk away, while Temple (for the Circle and District lines) is 15 minutes away.
By bus
Buses 1, 59, 68, 91, 168, 171, 188, 243, 521, and X68 stop on Kingsway. Buses 8, 25, and 242 stop on High Holborn.
By bike
Stop at Sardinia Street and Portugal Street docking stations for Santander Cycles, or park your own bike in Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
By car
We are in the congestion charge zone, with a small number of pay-and-display parking in Lincoln’s Inn Fields and a few green-badge bays.
What's on
ExhibitionsThe Architecture Drawing Prize
17 Oct 2018 to 18 Nov 2018
The winning and commended entries of the second Architecture Drawing Prize, held in partnership with Make Architects and the World Architecture Festival, are exhibited at Sir John Soane’s Museum.
Launched in 2017, the prize is conceived to celebrate and showcase the significance of drawing as a tool in capturing and communicating architectural ideas. It embraces the creative use of digital tools and digitally-produced renderings, while recognising the enduring importance of hand drawing.
Talks
By Design
Sir John Soane's Museum launches its new series By Design, a talk series in partnership with Luke Irwin, in which leading designers discuss an object that has inspired them in some way, and through it discuss and dissect their own design practice. Find out more >
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Latest News
- 26 Sep 2018
New season of Soane Salons announced
Soane Salons return for a second season, with three new series of talks for Autumn Winter 18/19.
Launched in autumn 2017, Soane Salons offer a weekly platform to architects, designers and curators to explore and debate ideas surrounding contemporary architecture.
Read more... - 21 Sep 2018
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of the great American architect and theorist Robert Venturi. Through his buildings and his writings, Venturi was a pioneer of the postmodern movement, and with his wife and partner, Denise Scott Brown, changed fundamentally how we think about architecture and cities.
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