We currently offer two different sessions for Key Stage 3 groups. We can also organise bespoke sessions depending on your requirements. For more information or to book a session, email education@soane.org.uk or call 020 7440 4254.
General Tours
Step into the life of Sir John Soane; from bricklayer’s son to great Georgian architect. Our General Tours for students in Key Stages 3–5, and their teachers, led by our knowledgeable museum educators, explore the stories of Soane and his family. These tours can be tailored to the specific Learning needs of your class offering a springboard to investigate subject areas of your choice such as English Literature, History and Art History, Art, Architecture, Collecting, Conservation and Heritage, etc.
Classics
Follow in the footsteps of Sir John Soane and embark on your own Grand Tour of his Museum. Explore this incredible collection of classical antiquities within a unique and inspirational setting and discover more about the ancient world. Classics tours can be tailored to the needs and interests of your students, subject to availability. Key topics we are able to cover in the Museum include:
- A general introduction to the ancient world, including the Greeks, Romans and Egyptians
- Mythology and the gods
- Art, architecture and sculpture
- Pompeii
Trade and Empire
Explore the world Sir John Soane lived in and discover what can be learnt from a Georgian house about the impact of trade and empire on Britain. In a historic house with no visible interpretation, students are led on an interactive tour and workshop and are challenged to ask perceptive questions about the objects in the museum, learning how to analyse the varied historical sources they encounter.
Students are inspired to be curious about the past, exploring key concepts such as industry, empire, and transatlantic slave trade and abolitionism as it relates to their topic of study, as captured in the preserved house of a Georgian architect.
