The architect Sir John Soane’s house, museum and library at No. 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields has been a public museum since the early 19th century. The Museum’s collections contain many important works of art and antiquities, including Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress and An Election, Canaletto’s Riva degli Schiavoni looking West, the alabaster sarcophagus of Seti I, 252 historical architectural models as well as important examples of furniture and decorative arts. The Research Library contains Soane’s collection of 30,000 architectural drawings and 10,000 books along with a small working Library of modern books and information files on Soane, Robert Adam and other relevant architects or areas of interest.
Museum: Sir John Soane’s MuseumCity: London
Country: United Kingdom
Address: 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Website: http://www.soane.org