Sir John Soane's Museum Tours and Tickets

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Entry to Sir John Soane's Museum is free for all. There are also free Private Apartment tours and tours of the Drawing Office, but these aren’t daily, so do check in advance if you'd like to coincide your trip with a tour. There’s also a Highlights Tour, which currently costs £25.

The main exhibits and collections to see at Sir John Soane’s Museum include the Sarcophagus of the Egyptian pharaoh Seti I, hailed as the museum's top draw; the Picture Room, where there are masterpieces by Hogarth, Turner, and Canaletto; and The Model Room, in which you can see to-scale models of some of the world's most famous monuments. On the ground floor, you’ll find the drawing office, an atmospheric space where Soane and his assistants worked on architectural designs, offering a glimpse into the creative process behind his legacy.

Yes, photography on handheld devices is allowed inside Sir John Soane’s Museum, however, you can't film your visit, use flash photography, or selfie sticks. When the museum is crowded, staff may discourage photography in order to keep the flow of visitors moving smoothly.

Yes, Sir John Soane’s Museum is just a few minutes walk from the Hunterian Museum, on the other side of Lincoln’s Inn Fields. This quirky museum, tracing the sometimes gruesome history of medicine and surgery, is home to a collection of preserved specimens and historic instruments used to operate on people hundreds of years ago.

Yes, Sir John Soane’s Museum has a packed calendar of events and activities. As well as free and ticketed tours, the museum hosts exhibitions covering everything from queer culture to archeology. It also offers a range of architecture-based clubs, events, and courses.