Question of the week: "London may no longer be in the top ten most expensive cities in the world to live in, but it can still seem pretty pricy sometimes. Do you have a favourite free London place or event to recommend to help balance the budget?" "London is full of free museums, I'm sure that anyone can name at least three without having to think too hard. But some of them are less well known - and possibly one of the smallest is the Soane Museum.
Sir John Soane, a celebrated architect in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, left his house and everything in it as a 'collection for the benefit of "amateurs and students" in architecture, painting and sculpture'. He also stipulated that everything was to be left as he had designed it.
The museum is a fascinating collection of things that interested Soane - sculpture dating from Ancient Egypt to Soane's own time, time pieces, Chinese tiles, paintings and anything else that struck Sir John as interesting or beautiful.
The museum is really worth a visit - and you can make a free day of it by visiting Lincoln's Inn Fields either before or after the museum! The beautiful park is just across the street from the museum and is also totally free!"
- Kris
* Photo by Adriana Lukas, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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