Exhibitions currently running:

Permanently Magical: Restoration and Renewal of Sir John Soane's Museum - This exhibition will focus upon the final and most exciting stage of the restoration of the Soane, which will see these areas of the Museum returned to their January 1837 state as closely as is possible. This is a project that started in 1987 with the restoration of the North and South Drawing Rooms of No. 13, which from 1919 to 1970 served as the Museum's Library. Between 1990 and 1995 the largest restoration project was undertaken to date. The five phase project saw the reinstatement and restoration of various parts of the Museum including the Shakespeare Recess, the Monks Cell, the Study and Dressing Room, the restoration and cleaning of the façades of No.'s 12 and 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields and, in 1995, the creation of the Soane Gallery for temporary exhibitions. This was followed, from 2002 to 2004 with the restoration of the Museum's three courtyards, culminating with the erection of the recreated Pasticcio in the Monument Court in 2004. This year, 2010, saw the reinstatement of a sculptural arrangement (removed in the 19th century) on the west wall of the Sepulchral Chamber, the centrepiece of which is the colossal bronze bust of the god Pluto. Until 4 September.

 

 

Free entrance
Tuesday to Saturday inclusive, 10-5. Also on the first Tuesday evening of each month, 6-9 pm. Closed Sunday, Monday, Bank holidays and Christmas Eve
Located at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP

For more information please visit the Sir John Soane's Museum official web site at: www.soane.org