A joyously festive Late to celebrate the winter season. Get into the holiday spirit with a mince pie and glass of prosecco in hand. 

Join us by candlelight for this Soane Late as we go back in time to celebrate a Georgian Christmas. The night will feature a display in our historic kitchen on Soane’s housekeeper Mrs. Conduitt's Georgian winter recipes, and more. The whole Museum is yours to explore as you wander corridors lined by Sir John Soane’s sculptures, paintings and treasures, to the accompaniment of a classic repertoire of tunes by our choir.

  • The whole Museum is yours to explore as you wander corridors lined by Sir John Soane’s books, sculptures, paintings and treasures.
  • We encourage photography at these events. The Museum is at its most awe-inspiring after dark as its vast collections are bathed in shadow and illuminated by candlelight.
  • Admission includes a glass of wine and a mince pie in our Library-Dining Room where Sir John Soane would have entertained his own guests during the festive period and spent many Christmases with his family. A non-alcoholic option will also be available.
  • Tickets available for arrival at either 18:00, 18:30, 19:30 or 20:00.
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Lates at the Soane: what to expect

A bust illuminated from below by an uplighter in the Museum's Dome area. The Dome area at the Museum as night falls. The Breakfast Room at no. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, illuminated by candlelight. The astronomical clock in pride of place in the Museum's Library-Dining Room, during an evening event. The Sepulchral Chamber of the Museum, focused around the sarcophagus of Seti I, illuminated for an evening event. A classical statue of a female figure, illuminated by low warm light, stands facing out into the illuminated courtyard at the heart of the Museum.