Leighton House is the former home and studio of the leading Victorian artist, Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). It is unique among London's museums in combining an exceptional collection of Victorian art with the intimacy of a private home. The highlight of any visit is the extraordinary Arab Hall which reflects Leighton's fascination with the Middle East and presents an extraordinary collection of Islamic tiles and mosaic floors. Following a major redevelopment, step-free access is now available across the entire museum, together with more facilities and the new De Morgan Cafe. Areas of the new wing are accessible for free, such as the new Tavolozza Drawing's Gallery and displays including Shahrzad Ghaffari's Oneness mural.
The experience of the building, the art and all the history associated with the site and neighbourhood was so rewarding. The temporary exhibition "Out Shopping" was interesting and well done. Many beautiful clothes and funny letters as well as informative texts. The museum shop had nice, thoughtful and relevant goods. I would recommend anyone interested in culture to visit Leighton House!
A beautiful, well kept historic house. The interiors, Leighton's art, two mini exhibitions on fashion and street photography in Paris during the same era and fascinating video on the history of the house and art scene in London/ Holland Park during Leighton's life. A rich, immersive insight and experience. Free entry with a National Art Pass!
Amazing architecture inside, probably even better with a guided tour (if you don't know about the artist etc). Check out their downstairs learning centre, it has a nice video about the house and area. The garden behind is very cute and relaxing in summer.
This house is a hidden gem. Absolutely stunning architecture and amazing artwork including from Constable, Millais, Tintoretto as well as by Leighton himself and many others. We were lucky to visit when the house was super quiet. Don't listen to the phiilistines who state you can visit in 20 or 30 minutes - you could easily spend the morning here. There were also exhibitions, a cafe and a garden to visit. I recommend strongly.
Such a beautiful museum. You need tickets to enter and there's different price options. Nice architecture inspired by Islamic culture. They do different exhibition which was nice to experience. There's also a garden behind the building which is so prettyyyy.
It's a beautiful building and I found his story to be interesting- how he built the grounds for privacy. The costume exhibit was a big bonus. Really interesting and gave a lot of context to the experience. Lovely house.
On-site services
Live performances
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Assistive hearing loop
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Gender-neutral toilets
Toilets
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Restaurant
Family friendly
LGBTQ+ friendly
Good for kids
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The experience of the building, the art and all the history associated with the site and neighbourhood was so rewarding. The temporary exhibition "Out Shopping" was interesting and well done. Many beautiful clothes and funny letters as well as informative texts. The museum shop had nice, thoughtful and relevant goods. I would recommend anyone interested in culture to visit Leighton House!
A beautiful, well kept historic house. The interiors, Leighton's art, two mini exhibitions on fashion and street photography in Paris during the same era and fascinating video on the history of the house and art scene in London/ Holland Park during Leighton's life. A rich, immersive insight and experience. Free entry with a National Art Pass!
Amazing architecture inside, probably even better with a guided tour (if you don't know about the artist etc). Check out their downstairs learning centre, it has a nice video about the house and area. The garden behind is very cute and relaxing in summer.
This house is a hidden gem. Absolutely stunning architecture and amazing artwork including from Constable, Millais, Tintoretto as well as by Leighton himself and many others. We were lucky to visit when the house was super quiet. Don't listen to the phiilistines who state you can visit in 20 or 30 minutes - you could easily spend the morning here. There were also exhibitions, a cafe and a garden to visit. I recommend strongly.
Such a beautiful museum. You need tickets to enter and there's different price options. Nice architecture inspired by Islamic culture. They do different exhibition which was nice to experience. There's also a garden behind the building which is so prettyyyy.
It's a beautiful building and I found his story to be interesting- how he built the grounds for privacy. The costume exhibit was a big bonus. Really interesting and gave a lot of context to the experience. Lovely house.
