Leighton House

View into the Narcissus Hall in Leighton House

Arab Hall and Narcissus Hall, Leighton House.

Step into a painter's world

About the museum

Leighton House is the former home and studio of the leading Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896).

Frederic Leighton

Meet Frederic Leighton (1830-1896) the painter, sculptor and public figure who lived at 12 Holland Park Road.

History of Leighton House

Discover how Leighton's home came to embody the idea of how a great artist should live.

Hidden Gem to National Treasure

Discover this transformative project.

New acquisitions to the Leighton House collection

Follow our museum’s curatorial efforts to restore Leighton's original collection.

Leighton House collections

From fine art to decorative objects and works of sculpture - explore our collections.

What's On at Leighton House

Geometric and biomorphic pattern making with Samira Mian and Dr Esra Alhamal

Online

Recreate geometric and biomorphic patterns found on the beautiful objects of the museums collections.

7 July 2022 / Weekly on Thursday FREE

A Life of Drawing: Highlights from the Leighton collection

Exhibition

A free exhibition with a curated selection of some of the most stunning and rarely seen drawings by Leighton.

15 October 2022 / Multiple dates Free entry

Artists and Neighbours: the Holland Park Circle

Exhibition

A new exhibition featuring recently acquired artworks and examining the story of the Holland Park Circle.

15 October 2022 / Multiple dates Included within admission ticket

Getting here

Leighton House reopens on 15 October 2022.

We look forward to welcoming you all!

12 Holland Park Road, London W14 8LZ

Nearest tube stations: Kensington (Olympia), High Street Kensington

Buses: 9, 23, 27, 28, 49, 328, C1

Reopening our doors

A map showing location for Leighton House

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