This online exhibition presents findings from two major cataloguing projects: one on the ‘Book of Architecture of John Thorpe’ in Sir John Soane’s Museum, and the second on the Smythson drawings at the Royal Institute of British Architects.
The classic tour of the Museum, our Highlights Tours will transport you back to Regency London, taking you through Sir John Soane’s extraordinary home, left as it was at the time of his death in 1837.
This online exhibition showcases work produced by artist Simon Faride, one of the 2025 Jerwood Artists in Residence at the Soane. His work, a scrapbook of playful experimentation, explores 'ruin value' and speculates on the long-term future of the Museum.
Madelon Vriesendorp: Mind Games will feature over 50 works created or collected by the 2025 Soane Medal winner, which reveal the artist’s ability to transform everyday materials into unexpected sources of humour, beauty and inspiration.
British Sign Language users are invited to a specially designed after-hours tour led by Deaf guide Edward Richards, to explore the Museum’s latest exhibition, Madelon Vriesendorp: Mind Games.
Join Dr. Erin McKellar for this exclusive curator-led tour of our current exhibition, Madelon Vriesendorp: Mind Games, celebrating the surreal, subversive practice of artist Madelon Vriesendorp.
An exclusive, after-hours tour of the Museum, our Twilight Tour offers a journey through the stories, collection, and interiors of Sir John Soane’s remarkable home at its most atmospheric.
