Pride Month Special

An after-hours tour that focused on objects in Sir John Soane’s extensive and eclectic collections which have an LGBT+ connection. From a bust of Sappho which sits in the Library Dining Room, to objects purchased by Soane from the notorious William Beckford (the one-time wealthiest man in England, described by his biographer as ‘the most scandalous connoisseur of hedonism in the modern world’), our guides had uncovered fascinating hidden histories relating to queer lives and identities.