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
Cycle parks are located in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Please note there is limited parking in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Please note that there is no lift available in No.14 Lincoln's Inn Fields, with stairs to each floor.
Please note that thoroughfares may be busy. Light levels vary between floors of this 6-storey historic house.
10:00–16:00
You are invited to go behind the scenes of Sir John Soane's Museum and visit spaces not generally open to the public.
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.
Not generally open to the public, No.14 Lincoln’s Inn Fields was bought by Sir John Soane in 1823. The original house was torn down and rebuilt to Soane’s design in order to extend his Museum even further, creating his celebrated Picture Room at the back of the house whilst the front was rented out. Although the front of the house passed into private hands after Soane's death, this beautiful building was fully incorporated into Sir John Soane’s Museum in 1996. Today, it serves many important purposes, including housing our Library and Adam Study Centre, as well as being another stunning example of the architect’s signature style.
Drop in / Guided tour
community/cultural, library, museum, art in the public realm, concert/performance space, education
Grade II-listed Georgian domestic building c.1760, formerly part of the Bedford Estate. Interior refurbished 1925 to form lecture hall (restored 2014), library, bookshop and offices. Oak woodwork and green Doulton tiles line the staircase.
Unknown, 1760
Drop in / Guided tour
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
