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The Library-Dining Room of Sir John Soane's Museum, complete with arrangements of ancient vases, gold-framed paintings and an elegant central dining table.

Welcome to Sir John Soane's Museum

Discover the extraordinary house and museum of Sir John Soane, one of the greatest English architects, who built and lived in it two centuries ago. The museum has been kept as it was at the time of his death in 1837, and displays his vast collection of antiquities, furniture, sculptures, architectural models and paintings.

We're open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 to 5. Entry is free and you can visit by walking in on the day. Joining a highlights tour, or visiting as a group of eight or more, requires advanced booking.

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A photo into Soane's Drawing Office, a room lit by skylights above. There are two dark brown wooden desks on either wall, which are covered in architectural models. The surrounding walls are covered completley in plaster casts and architectural fragments.

Plan a visit to Sir John Soane’s spectacular Drawing Office

Recently restored, the Drawing Office is the oldest surviving example of its kind and is now open to public tours for the first time in its 200-year history.

This remarkable space also hosts two Artists-in-Residence each year, keeping creative practice at the heart of the Museum.

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The cast of a Nymph lit by a spotlight in the centre of the Nymph's Recess, surrounded by paintings.

Whats on

Soane Lates

Soane Late: The Drama of Architecture

24 Apr 2026

Join us after dark for this Soane Late as we celebrate the drama of architecture by delving deeper into the stories and design of this unique Museum and the newly opened Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture exhibition.

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Support the future of the Museum

Sir John Soane’s Museum is the smallest of the National Museums and we now welcome more visitors than ever before; free of charge, to learn, enjoy and be inspired by the story of Sir John Soane, his house and collection. Your support is vital in ensuring that this continues.