historical house, museum
Sir John Soane, 1812
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3BP
The extraordinary home of architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837). https://www.soane.org/whats-on
Holborn, Chancery Lane, Temple
Charing Cross, Farringdon, Blackfriars
1, 59, 68, 91, 168, 188, 243, 8
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.
Free to visit, Sir John Soane’s Museum is the extraordinary house and museum of the British architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837). Sir John Soane was one of the foremost architects of the Regency era, a Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy, and a dedicated collector of paintings, sculpture, architectural fragments and models, books, drawings and furniture.
Bought by architect Sir John Soane in 1823 when he was seventy years old, the building allowed him to extend the space of his museum next door at No.13, to house his increasingly large collection of antiquities, architectural fragments, drawings, books and paintings. On Sunday 17th September visitors will be able to see the Library and Adam Study Centre at No.14 and view architectural drawings and models from Soane’s collection not normally accessible to the public.
Drop in / Talk
community/cultural, library, museum, art in the public realm, concert/performance space, education
Grade II-listed Georgian domestic building c.1760, formerly part of Bedford Estate. Interior refurbished 1924-5 to form lecture hall (restored 2014), library, bookshop and offices. Oak woodwork and green Doulton tiles line the staircase.
Unknown, 1760
Drop in / Workshop
community/cultural, historical house, concert/performance space, event
The independent cultural centre Pushkin House will contribute to this year's Open House Festival through a programme of events and community initiatives at its Grade-II listed building in Bloomsbury Square.
Henry Flitcroft, 1744
