The Sir John Soane’s Museum

Sir John Soane, R.A., architect, was born in 1753, the son of a bricklayer, and died after a long and distinguished career, in 1837.

Soane designed this house to live in, but also as a setting for his antiquities and his works of art. After the death of his wife (1815), he lived here alone, constantly adding to and rearranging his collections. Having been deeply disappointed by the conduct of his two sons, one of whom survived him, he determined to establish the house as a museum to which 'amateurs and students' should have access.

Address:           

13 Lincoln's Inn Fields

London

WC2A 3BP

England, UK

Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm

Admission:           

Free

There is a special candlelit opening on the first Tuesday evening of each month, 6.00 - 9.00 pm. There is a Museum tour each Saturday at 11.00 am; tickets are on sale from 10.30 am and cost £5.00.

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