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Sir John Soane's Museum, London, is the house and museum of
John Soane R.A., architect. Soane 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
in the house alone, constantly adding to and rearranging his collections.
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.
13 Lincolns' Inn Fields
London WC2A 3BP
United Kingdom
Telephone [+44] (0) 20 7405 2107
Fax [+44] (0) 20 7831 3957
http://www.soane.org
The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10 A.M.-5 P.M. (on the first Tuesday of
every month, the museum also is open 6 P.M. to 9 P.M.) Closed public holidays.
Admission free. Lecture tour Saturday 2:30 P.M., check web site for details.
DEMHIST International Committee for Historic House Museums
Frick Museum, New York
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris
Museo Cerralbo, Madrid
Museo Mario Praz, Roma
Museo Giannettino Luxoro, Genova Nervi
Sir John Soane's Museum, London
The Casa del Podestà, Lonato
The Museum of Decorative Arts-Pietro Accorsi Foundation, Turin
The Carbone House, Lavagna
Conference in Genova, November 2000 (Acts available from DEMHIST)
Conference in Barcelona - July 2001 (Acts available from DEMHIST)
Conference in Amsterdam - October 2002 (Acts available from DEMHIST)
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