Sir John Soane’s Museum is a national museum, displaying the extraordinary collections amassed by renowned British architect Sir John Soane, including antiquities, furniture, sculptures, architectural models and drawings, and paintings including work by Hogarth, Turner and Canaletto.

Spanning continents and millennia, many objects are on permanent display. Others, including 30,000 architectural drawings, can be seen by appointment at the Research Library. You can also browse the Museum’s collections of thousands of objects online.

Collections

 
 

  • The Dome Area of Sir John Soane's Museum, a space with statues lit by tinted windows

    Highlights

    Discover some of the key objects and spaces from Sir John Soane's world-class collection.

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  • The Cawdor Vase, an Apulian vase from the Collection of Sir John Soane's Museum

    Browse the Collections

    Browse the vast collections of the Soane Museum using our online collections platform.

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  • A screenshot from Explore Soane showing a 3D scan of a room in the Museum

    Explore Soane

     

    Virtually explore our Model Room and Sepulchral Chamber and see fascinating objects in unprecedented detail.

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  • Photograph of the bookshelves in the Research Library at Sir John Soane's Museum

    The Research Library and Archive

    Information on appointments at the Museum's Research Library, which houses Soane’s collection of architectural drawings and books, as well as a Soane bibliography.

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  • The Rialto Bridge from the north by Canaletto

    Picture Library

    Images from the collection are available for commercial use in media or as high-quality prints. 

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  • Photograph of our Conservation team working on objects in the new purpose-built conservation studio

    Conservation

    Conservation is central to the work of the Museum, preserving our Grade I listed buildings and collections so that they will be accessible for generations to come.

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