Sir John Soane's Museum

Feb 6 Sat 12:00 PM
Location
Holborn Tube Station

Holborn
London

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"Lookout for the 'London Cultureseekers Group' sign when you come through the ticket barriers at Holborn tube station."

Estimated attendance
 30  people attended.
5.00 5.0017 (17 ratings)

Who organized?
Robert

Come along on Saturday 6th February, meeting up at either 12pm, 1pm or 2pm (see below) to visit the Sir John Soane's Museum!

The group visited the museum a couple of years ago and it's an amazing place.

About the museum
Based just behind Holborn tube station in Lincoln's Inn Fields, the museum is the house Sir John designed himself and lived in until his death in 1837.

Sir John was an architect who specialised in a Neo-Classical style and designed many famous buildings in London, including: the Bank of England, 10 Downing Street and the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

He loved collecting things and the museum holds many drawings and pieces of architecture of the buildings he designed, plus Hogarth & three major Canaletto paintings and numerous Roman & Egyptian objects.

Soanes, having been deeply disappointed by the conduct of his two sons, one of whom survived him, was determined to establish the house as a museum to which 'amateurs and students' should have access.

The museum is free to attend!

There is one problem with the group attending, the museum don't allow groups on weekends as it's very narrow in certain places in the museum, so I'm planning to stagger our entrance so we go in in smaller groups.

So if you wish to attend, when you respond 'Yes', could you please indicate whether you would like to attend at 12pm, 1pm or 2pm.

We will be heading to the Pitcher & Piano pub at 42 Kingsway (just round the corner from the museum) afterwards for a chat over a drink. Click here for a map of the pub.

If you can't see us at the station, please call.

Hope to see you there!

Regards

Robert
07905 901 834

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  • Ian
    Posted Feb 6, 2010 7:34 PM
    Ian
    Thanks very much for organising an interesting and enjoyable afternoon.
  • Ernestine
    Posted Feb 6, 2010 5:13 PM
    Thank you, Robert, you're heading for sainthood! :-)) Sorry I couldn't stay on longer.
  • Sir John Soane's Museum happened on February 6, 2010 12:00 PM
  • Robert
    Posted Feb 5, 2010 6:27 PM
    Organizer
    Just to let everyone know, please turn up at the tube station at your allocated time.
  • Karen
    Posted Feb 5, 2010 4:46 PM
    Hi Robert Really looking forward to this visit, I have booked 2pm - not sure, shall we just turn up at the Museum at our allocated time?? Thanks Karen
  • jason palmer
    Posted Feb 4, 2010 11:06 AM
    the rakes progress paintings are fab !

Who attended?

  • 30 attendees
    •  A pleasant afternoon. John Soane's musuem was fascinating. Great company 
    •  The museum is a fascinating little gem with some great paintings and other interesting stuff. Enjoyable company. 
    • Ian
       Fascinating house and contents. Great curator who gave a really interesting talk in the Picture Room. 
    •  The museum is fantastic and worth seeing several times!! 
    • Robert (+2 guests)
      Organizer
       Amazing place, the paintings room and the Cannaletto's were the hightlights for me! 
    • Ali (+1 guest)
       Very interesting Museum,very lovely people.Thanks to all,thank you Robert. 
    •  It is a marvellous place filled with sculptures and paintings, including Canelleto's and The Rakes Progress by Hogarth. It is worth seeing for the picture room alone where pictures fill the walls and then panels on the walls open like shutters to reveal more pictures, 
    •  John Soanes was one cool dude! 
    •  Absolutely fabulous! 
    • nahid (+1 guest)
       It was great and exciting to see this museum. I enjoyed the picture gallery and also the Egyptian marble which was the most unusual item. Thank you Robert again for arranging this. 
    •  Was a very pleasant and learning experience. Such visits are most welcomed aways. 
    • Yoko (+1 guest)

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