We run a range of exciting programmes for families and children. Taking place during school holidays or at the weekend throughout the year, our hands-on workshops and activities are led by specialist artist educators who explore themes related to the Museum and its collection, and to architecture and culture more broadly.
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Family visiting tips Back to top
We are delighted to welcome families to the Museum. The Soane is different to most museums, so here are a few tips to help you make the most of your visit:
- The Museum has lots of narrow passageways and the collection is on open display. This means that we ask visitors to be careful not to touch anything, including walls and furniture, during their visit.
- The Museum has some uneven flooring, with grilles in some places, through which you can see the floor below.
- We do not have dedicated buggy parking space inside the Museum; there is limited buggy parking available in the outside courtyard at Nos. 12 and 14 Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
- There are baby changing facilities available at the Museum in No. 12 Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
- For information about access at the Museum, please visit our Accessibility page here.
- As Soane intended, there are no labels on objects in the Museum. So we have created a family trail which you can pick-up as you enter, or download from below:
Holiday Events Back to top
Drop-ins
During the school holidays we run a variety of hands-on creative workshops led by our team of artist educators. These take place mostly on Thursdays when we offer a free workshop for all the family in our dedicated learning space in No. 14 Lincoln’s Inn Fields or in Lincolns Inn Fields across the road (weather dependent). Find out about forthcoming events here.
Workshops
During the school holidays on selected Wednesdays, we run more in-depth workshops for children and young people, who spend the day with us working on a specific skill or project. Find out about forthcoming events here.
Please note that we follow the Camden Borough school holiday dates.
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Architecture Clubs Back to top
We run two monthly architecture clubs at the Museum: ‘Young Architects Club’ for 7 to 10 year olds (Years 3 to 6); and the ‘New Architects Club’ for 11 to 14 year olds (Years 7 to 10).
Each month we explore architecture and the built environment through a variety of topics, often shaped by the interests of the group participating. Over the course of the year participants develop their knowledge of history, art and architecture, whilst honing their own design skills. Club sign-up is for the whole year and sessions take place on the first Saturday of the month between October and July (with a break in April). Please check out the links below to book the relevant club for your child’s age group. For more information, please email education@soane.org.uk.
The 'Young Architects Club' and the 'New Architects Club' are kindly supported by Woldon Architects.
Digital resources Back to top
Explore Soane is our digital platform for exploring the Museum virtually from the comfort of your own home.
