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AGE OF ELEGANCE Sir John Soane Museum Highlights Tour and Three-course Lunch

Sir John Soane Museum & Tuttons

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WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

Sir John Soane's Museum is a house museum that was formerly the home of the neo-classical architect John Soane. It holds many drawings and models of Soane's projects and the collections of paintings, drawings and antiquities that he assembled. Discover the curious mind of this 19th-century eccentric with a historical tour of the museum followed by lunch at The Legendary Tuttons. The restaurant is a true institution that’s been serving up the best of British seasonal produce to its diners for decades.

"Fantastic place - absolutely unique!"

-Trip Advisor

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Enjoy a Highlights Tour of Sir John Soane's Museum, the unusual home of Britain’s eccentric neo-classical architect
Marvel at his collection of decorative ornaments drawn from many centuries, including the infamous 3,000-year-old sarcophagus of an Egyptian King
A three-course lunch at Tuttons restaurant
A glass of champagne

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MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE

Considered one of the most inventive European architects of his time, John Soane is most notably famous as the architect to the Bank of England and the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Born the son of a bricklayer, the English architect specialising in Neo-Classical began as a modest country house architect, later rising to the top of his profession. In 1806 he was appointed as the professor of architecture at the Royal Academy, receiving his knighthood in 1831. Designed by the eccentric architect himself, his home in Lincoln’s Inn Fields houses an extraordinary personal collection of antiquities and architectural salvage. An avid art collector (boarding on hoarder), Sir John Soane extended his two neighbouring properties just to house his growing collection of priceless art. At his request, Soane’s house has been left untouched for nearly 180 years, a masterpiece of architecture and memorabilia. During your Highlights Tour, an expert guide will divulge the greatest artifacts of Soane’s 40 000-strong collection of worldly curiosities. Marvel at painting masterpieces by Canaletto, J.M.W. Turner and William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress. The crown jewel of the whole collection, feast your eyes on the 3,000 year-old sarcophagus of the Egyptian King Seti I, kept hidden in the basement.After a day exploring the top-secret bunker, journey a short distance to savour three-course lunch at Tuttons, you can expect to step directly into a Modern European paradise.