Sir John Soane Museum

Laura Messersmith

“Sir John Soane was an architect, collector and designer who it’s safe to say has influenced centuries of designers with his buildings and inventive design techniques. In his home, now a museum, he assembled an amazing array of antiquities, architectural fragments and other artifacts and has arranged the spaces they inhabit playing with light, color, reflections and volume. As a designer I’m a litt”

Lutina Kwok

“I love art, and I've always leaned towards the maximalist design of museums. This museum is free and has thousands of art pieces in a single building. The museum is interactive, with many stories and hidden architectural features that the owner, Sir John Sloane, installed to maximise the number of art pieces within this house as a way for his students to study form and the fundamental skills of dr”

Ciara

“Maximalists unite! Free museum, but ask about the various tours and timed displays. There’s always something new to spot in this house.”