Meetings

The Museum was designed by one of Britain's greatest architects, Sir John Soane (1753-1837) and was his home as well as his private Museum.  Listed Grade I, it is a building of outstanding originality with its picturesque vistas and inventive handling of light and space. Soane’s collections – architectural fragments, Graeco-Roman marbles, casts, paintings, sculpture and furniture – are integrated with the architecture of the building, and are still arranged today as they were at the time of his death.  Behind its unusual projecting facade lies London’s most unexpected interior, every aspect of which reflects its creator’s architectural ingenuity, imagination and love of beauty.

Situated on the north side of leafy Lincoln’s Inn Fields, one of the first London Squares built, the Museum is centrally located in the heart of London and convenient to both the City and the West End. This iconic and prestigious Museum is especially suitable for high-end corporate dinners and drinks receptions, and for intimate private celebrations.

Soane’s commissions include the Bank of England, where Soane was architect for over 40 years and to which he referred as ‘the pride and boast of my life’; Dulwich Picture Gallery; Pitshanger Manor; Royal Hospital Chelsea; interiors at 10 & 11 Downing Street and others totaling more than 300.

Dinners

Pictures

Pre-dinner drinks are served in the elegant double Drawing Room on the first floor, restored to its original Patent Yellow colour with yellow silk curtains and authentic carpet.

Prior to dinner, guests are offered a tour by a senior member of the Curatorial team through the labyrinthine spaces of the Museum, many of which are lit with candles, transporting guests back to Regency times and allowing them to experience Soane’s creation exactly as he intended. 

Dining in the spectacular setting of the candlelit Library-Dining Room is truly a never-to-be-forgotten experience; diners are surrounded by mirrors reflecting the Pompeian red decoration, the Greek vases and other works of art. This is perhaps the most remarkable and atmospheric Regency interior anywhere, where Sir John himself entertained Turner, Coleridge and the Duke of Sussex – the glitterati of the day.

 

Sir John Soane’s Museum, 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP.  From Holborn tube take the left exit onto Kingsway.  Take your 3rd left into Remnant Street which brings you into Lincolns Inn Fields.  The Museum is nearly half way along the north side of the Fields.  The main information line for the Museum is +44 (0) 20 7405 2107.