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Sir John Soane's Museum

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About Sir John Soane's Museum

Formerly the home of the neo-classical architect John Soane.

It holds many drawings and models of Soane's projects and the collections of paintings, drawings and antiquities that he assembled.

It's a rather eclectic display mirroring the collector, and can be quite cluttered, in a sort of charming sort of layout.

Address

Sir John Soane's Museum,
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London,
WC2A 3BP

Ticket prices

The museum is free to visit.

Prices last checked October 2023.

Link to Sir John Soane's Museum's website

Opening Hours

The museum is normally open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm (last admission 4:30).

It is closed Monday and Tuesday, but will be open on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Opening hours last checked October 2023.

Accessibility

It's a tightly packed very old building and while there is a lift (book in advance), and they have a specially customised wheelchair to get around the narrow spaces.

Full accessibility details are here.

 

Exhibitions open at the moment

Georgian Illuminations
This is an exhibition of works on paper focusing on the spectacular illuminations which were popular in the Georgian period.
Georgian Illuminations
10am to 5pm
Holborn
Ends on Sun 7th January 2024
2023-10-04
2024-01-07

Future events at Sir John Soane's Museum

£10.00
A discussion of light in public entertainments in the Georgian era and today.
Monday, 4th Dec Starts at 7pm
 
Panel Discussion: Light Entertainment
£25.00
Join them by candlelight for this Soane Late as they go back in time to celebrate a Georgian Christmas.
Friday, 15th Dec 6pm to 9pm
 
Soane Late: A Georgian Christmas
Location map and local interesting places
Map of Flitcroft Street

Visitor Attractions

  1. 1] Sir John Soane's Museum
  2. 2] Hunterian Museum
  3. 3] Museum of Freemasonry
  4. 4] Novelty Automation

Alley

  1. 5] Little Turnstile
  2. 6] Wild Court
  3. 7] Great Turnstile
  4. 8] Hand Court
  5. 9] Three Cups Yard
  6. 10] Sicilian Avenue
  7. 11] Warwick Court
  8. 12] Lamb's Conduit Passage
  9. 13] Quality Court

Church

  1. 14] Church of St Anselm and St Cecilia

Public Art

  1. 15] Statue of John Bunyan

Architecture

  1. 16] The Old Curiosity Shop
  2. 17] One Kemble Street
  3. 18] London Silver Vaults

Landmark

  1. 19] Bedford Row water pump
 

Frequently asked questions

What's the nearest railway station to Sir John Soane's Museum

The nearest station is Holborn Tube Station which is 0.1 miles away.

Sir John Soane's Museum - Latest News

Georgian Glamour: Rediscovering the extravagant light displays of the past at Sir John Soane Museum
Georgian Glamour: Rediscovering the extravagant light displays of the past at Sir John Soane Museum

If you walk past the Sir John Soane Museum in Holborn in the evenings, you’ll see a series of geometric patterns projected onto the museum, and if you go inside, you can learn about how the Georgians did similar if grander things in their time.

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Will Gompertz to take over as Director of the Sir John Soane’s Museum
Will Gompertz to take over as Director of the Sir John Soane’s Museum

Will Gompertz, who is currently Artistic Director at the Barbican and was for many years, the BBC’s Arts Editor has been named as the new director of the Sir John Soane’s Museum.

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Modern architecture and porcelain at the Sir John Soane’s Museum
Modern architecture and porcelain at the Sir John Soane’s Museum

Two very different exhibitions are at Sir John Soane’s Museum at the moment, both taking a look at topics that interested the man who lived here.

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Step inside Sir John Soane museum’s hidden “drawing room”
Step inside Sir John Soane museum’s hidden “drawing room”

A room inside the Sir John Soane museum that’s never been open to the public is now open twice a week, and it’s quite a remarkable space, even for this already remarkable museum.

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Sir John Soane “Drawing Office” opening to the public for the first time ever
Sir John Soane “Drawing Office” opening to the public for the first time ever

High up inside the Sir John Soane’s Museum is a room that has never been seen by the public, until now that is.

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Sir John Soane’s Museum drops pre-booking requirement
Sir John Soane’s Museum drops pre-booking requirement

Sir John Soane’s eclectic home, now a museum, is removing the requirement to book tickets before you visit.

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Tickets Alert: Photography at Sir John Soane’s Museum
Tickets Alert: Photography at Sir John Soane’s Museum

The old house packed full of curiosities is one of those museums that normally bans photography – but not in the evenings.

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Sir John Soane’s Museum going tickets only from August
Sir John Soane’s Museum going tickets only from August

It’s a compliment of sorts when your museum is so popular that it has to stop allowing people to just turn up and visit.

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See an original Gin Lane, while sipping a gin
See an original Gin Lane, while sipping a gin

Later this month, the eclectic Sir John Soane’s Museum will be putting an original engraving of Hogarth’s famous Gin Lane on display.

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Sir John Soane’s Museum to start opening on Sundays
Sir John Soane’s Museum to start opening on Sundays

This curiously eclectic museum in the heart of London has long been closed on Sundays, but no longer.

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Robert Adam – the man who helped design London

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