Built for Leighton by the architect and designer George Aitchison, it is a Grade II* listed building. It is noted for its elaborate Orientalist and aesthetic interiors. It is open to the public daily except Tuesdays, and is a companion museum to 18 Stafford Terrace, another Victorian artist's home in Kensington.
The first part of the house (2 Holland Park Road, later renumbered as 12) was designed in 1864 by the architect George Aitchison, although Leighton was not granted a lease on the land until April 1866. Building commenced shortly afterwards, and the house, which cost £4500 equivalent to £395,165in 2016, was ready for occupation by the end of the year. The building is of red Suffolk bricks with Caen Stone dressings in a restrained classical style.
The architect extended the building over 30 years; the first phase was only three windows wide. The main room was the first floor studio, facing north, originally 45 by 25 feet, with a large central window to provide plenty of light for painting. There was also a gallery at the east end, and a separate staircase for use by models. The house was extended to the east in 1869–70. Additionally, a major extension was made in 1877–79: the two-storey "Arab Hall," built to house Leighton's collection of tiles collected during visits to the Middle East.
Leighton House Museum. Visit a Private Palace of Art
Leighton House Museum is the spectacular former home and studio of eminent Victorian artist and former President of the Royal Academy, Frederic Lord Leighton. The exterior of Leighton House gives little clue as to the treasures that lie within.
Learn more about Frederic, Lord Leighton and Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
published: 22 Jun 2016
A Virtual Tour of Leighton House
Leighton House is one of the most extraordinary Victorian buildings in the country, the vision of Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896), President of the Royal Academy, who lived there for 30 years. Behind its unassuming exterior lies a kaleidoscope of art forms, ideas and cultural references, expressed vividly across the extraordinary suite of interiors and Leighton’s art collections.
The house was designed by his great friend, the architect George Aitchison RA as a showcase for artistic taste and to entertain and impress the foremost artists, collectors and celebrities of the day.
This 'virtual exploration' of Leighton House is presented by art history guide, Imogen Pasley-Tyler.
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
published: 21 Apr 2021
London Vlog | Autumn in the City | Relaxing Day at The Leighton House Museum
🍂🍁Wishing you a peaceful week ahead 🍁🍂
🧡 I have recently visited the Leighton House Museum, an art museum in West London. I highly recommend this place. It is just beyond beautiful, stunning, with amazing history.
🧡 There is also a lovely cafe and garden where you can sit and relax. It is worth checking great events dedicated to art, literature, and history that @leightonsambournemuseums has on offer.
🌺 I N S T A G R A M https://www.instagram.com/the_exiled_soul_reads/
🌺 B L O G https://theexiledsoul.com
🍁 Music:
https://www.epidemicsound.com
🍁 You can find more about The Leighton House Museum on their website:
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/about-museums
#london #londonwalk #londonvlog #londonlife #london #uk #england #books #booklover #travelvlog #travelblogger #travel #t...
published: 25 Oct 2022
Discover London: Leighton House Museum
We head down to Leighton House Museum to learn more about the life and work of Frederic Lord Leighton.
http://www.londoncalling.com
http://www.culturecalling.com
published: 28 Sep 2016
Art Unlocked: Leighton House
Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. In this talk, hear from Hannah Lund, Assistant Curator at Leighton House. You will find out more about the life and career of eminent Victorian artist Frederic Leighton, through a virtual tour exploring six artworks from his extensive collection, ranging from colour and landscapes sketches, portraits, classical works and his final oil painting, 'Clytie' which remains unfinished. Hannah delivered this talk live on 18 January 2023.
You can find a Curation of the artworks discussed on the Art UK website:
https://artuk.org/discover/curations/art-unlocked-leighton-house
You can find out more about Art Unlocked on the Art UK website: https://artuk.org/about/art-unlocked
Art UK: h...
published: 19 Jan 2023
Leighton House Museum, London, UNITED KINGDOM
"Lord Leighton was a significant British artist of the late nineteenth century and the first ever to receive a peerage. Leighton House served both as his home and studio and as a centre for the artistic community. The Jury was delighted with the way the recent restoration has recaptured the original style and atmosphere. It was this attention to authenticity which particularly appealed to us, reinstating all the remarkable interiors, from the gorgeous Arab Hall, with its fountain and collection of Islamic tiles which Leighton himself brought back from Damascus, his enormous working studio, with separate back stairs for models and dealers, to his own austere little bedroom."
published: 20 Mar 2012
Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity at Leighton House Museum (7 July - 29 October 2017)
Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity is the largest exhibition devoted to the celebrated Victorian artist held in London since 1913. The show explores Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s fascination with the representation of domestic life in antiquity and how this interest related to his own domestic circumstances expressed through the two remarkable studio-houses that he created in St John’s Wood together with his wife Laura and daughters.
The exhibition also showcases the influence of Alma-Tadema's work in early European cinema and in more recent films like Gladiator (2000)
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Leighton House Museum is the spectacular former home and studio of eminent Victorian artist and former President of the Royal Academy, Frederic Lord Leighton. T...
Leighton House Museum is the spectacular former home and studio of eminent Victorian artist and former President of the Royal Academy, Frederic Lord Leighton. The exterior of Leighton House gives little clue as to the treasures that lie within.
Learn more about Frederic, Lord Leighton and Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Leighton House Museum is the spectacular former home and studio of eminent Victorian artist and former President of the Royal Academy, Frederic Lord Leighton. The exterior of Leighton House gives little clue as to the treasures that lie within.
Learn more about Frederic, Lord Leighton and Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Leighton House is one of the most extraordinary Victorian buildings in the country, the vision of Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896), President of the Royal Ac...
Leighton House is one of the most extraordinary Victorian buildings in the country, the vision of Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896), President of the Royal Academy, who lived there for 30 years. Behind its unassuming exterior lies a kaleidoscope of art forms, ideas and cultural references, expressed vividly across the extraordinary suite of interiors and Leighton’s art collections.
The house was designed by his great friend, the architect George Aitchison RA as a showcase for artistic taste and to entertain and impress the foremost artists, collectors and celebrities of the day.
This 'virtual exploration' of Leighton House is presented by art history guide, Imogen Pasley-Tyler.
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Leighton House is one of the most extraordinary Victorian buildings in the country, the vision of Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896), President of the Royal Academy, who lived there for 30 years. Behind its unassuming exterior lies a kaleidoscope of art forms, ideas and cultural references, expressed vividly across the extraordinary suite of interiors and Leighton’s art collections.
The house was designed by his great friend, the architect George Aitchison RA as a showcase for artistic taste and to entertain and impress the foremost artists, collectors and celebrities of the day.
This 'virtual exploration' of Leighton House is presented by art history guide, Imogen Pasley-Tyler.
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
🍂🍁Wishing you a peaceful week ahead 🍁🍂
🧡 I have recently visited the Leighton House Museum, an art museum in West London. I highly recommend this place. It is...
🍂🍁Wishing you a peaceful week ahead 🍁🍂
🧡 I have recently visited the Leighton House Museum, an art museum in West London. I highly recommend this place. It is just beyond beautiful, stunning, with amazing history.
🧡 There is also a lovely cafe and garden where you can sit and relax. It is worth checking great events dedicated to art, literature, and history that @leightonsambournemuseums has on offer.
🌺 I N S T A G R A M https://www.instagram.com/the_exiled_soul_reads/
🌺 B L O G https://theexiledsoul.com
🍁 Music:
https://www.epidemicsound.com
🍁 You can find more about The Leighton House Museum on their website:
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/about-museums
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🍂🍁Wishing you a peaceful week ahead 🍁🍂
🧡 I have recently visited the Leighton House Museum, an art museum in West London. I highly recommend this place. It is just beyond beautiful, stunning, with amazing history.
🧡 There is also a lovely cafe and garden where you can sit and relax. It is worth checking great events dedicated to art, literature, and history that @leightonsambournemuseums has on offer.
🌺 I N S T A G R A M https://www.instagram.com/the_exiled_soul_reads/
🌺 B L O G https://theexiledsoul.com
🍁 Music:
https://www.epidemicsound.com
🍁 You can find more about The Leighton House Museum on their website:
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/about-museums
#london #londonwalk #londonvlog #londonlife #london #uk #england #books #booklover #travelvlog #travelblogger #travel #traveling #traveller #autumnaesthetic #autumnleaves #autumnwalk #autumn #autumncolors #leightonhouse #leightonhousemuseum #london🇬🇧 #londonmuseum #museum #londoncity #frédéricleighton #westlondon #hollandpark
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We head down to Leighton House Museum to learn more about the life and work of Frederic Lord Leighton.
http://www.londoncalling.com
http://www.culturecalling.c...
We head down to Leighton House Museum to learn more about the life and work of Frederic Lord Leighton.
http://www.londoncalling.com
http://www.culturecalling.com
We head down to Leighton House Museum to learn more about the life and work of Frederic Lord Leighton.
http://www.londoncalling.com
http://www.culturecalling.com
Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. In this talk, hear from Hannah Lund, Assistant Cu...
Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. In this talk, hear from Hannah Lund, Assistant Curator at Leighton House. You will find out more about the life and career of eminent Victorian artist Frederic Leighton, through a virtual tour exploring six artworks from his extensive collection, ranging from colour and landscapes sketches, portraits, classical works and his final oil painting, 'Clytie' which remains unfinished. Hannah delivered this talk live on 18 January 2023.
You can find a Curation of the artworks discussed on the Art UK website:
https://artuk.org/discover/curations/art-unlocked-leighton-house
You can find out more about Art Unlocked on the Art UK website: https://artuk.org/about/art-unlocked
Art UK: https://artuk.org/
Bloomberg Philanthropies: https://www.bloomberg.org/
Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/
Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. In this talk, hear from Hannah Lund, Assistant Curator at Leighton House. You will find out more about the life and career of eminent Victorian artist Frederic Leighton, through a virtual tour exploring six artworks from his extensive collection, ranging from colour and landscapes sketches, portraits, classical works and his final oil painting, 'Clytie' which remains unfinished. Hannah delivered this talk live on 18 January 2023.
You can find a Curation of the artworks discussed on the Art UK website:
https://artuk.org/discover/curations/art-unlocked-leighton-house
You can find out more about Art Unlocked on the Art UK website: https://artuk.org/about/art-unlocked
Art UK: https://artuk.org/
Bloomberg Philanthropies: https://www.bloomberg.org/
Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/
"Lord Leighton was a significant British artist of the late nineteenth century and the first ever to receive a peerage. Leighton House served both as his home ...
"Lord Leighton was a significant British artist of the late nineteenth century and the first ever to receive a peerage. Leighton House served both as his home and studio and as a centre for the artistic community. The Jury was delighted with the way the recent restoration has recaptured the original style and atmosphere. It was this attention to authenticity which particularly appealed to us, reinstating all the remarkable interiors, from the gorgeous Arab Hall, with its fountain and collection of Islamic tiles which Leighton himself brought back from Damascus, his enormous working studio, with separate back stairs for models and dealers, to his own austere little bedroom."
"Lord Leighton was a significant British artist of the late nineteenth century and the first ever to receive a peerage. Leighton House served both as his home and studio and as a centre for the artistic community. The Jury was delighted with the way the recent restoration has recaptured the original style and atmosphere. It was this attention to authenticity which particularly appealed to us, reinstating all the remarkable interiors, from the gorgeous Arab Hall, with its fountain and collection of Islamic tiles which Leighton himself brought back from Damascus, his enormous working studio, with separate back stairs for models and dealers, to his own austere little bedroom."
Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity is the largest exhibition devoted to the celebrated Victorian artist held in London since 1913. The show explores Lawrence Alm...
Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity is the largest exhibition devoted to the celebrated Victorian artist held in London since 1913. The show explores Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s fascination with the representation of domestic life in antiquity and how this interest related to his own domestic circumstances expressed through the two remarkable studio-houses that he created in St John’s Wood together with his wife Laura and daughters.
The exhibition also showcases the influence of Alma-Tadema's work in early European cinema and in more recent films like Gladiator (2000)
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity is the largest exhibition devoted to the celebrated Victorian artist held in London since 1913. The show explores Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s fascination with the representation of domestic life in antiquity and how this interest related to his own domestic circumstances expressed through the two remarkable studio-houses that he created in St John’s Wood together with his wife Laura and daughters.
The exhibition also showcases the influence of Alma-Tadema's work in early European cinema and in more recent films like Gladiator (2000)
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Leighton House Museum is the spectacular former home and studio of eminent Victorian artist and former President of the Royal Academy, Frederic Lord Leighton. The exterior of Leighton House gives little clue as to the treasures that lie within.
Learn more about Frederic, Lord Leighton and Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Leighton House is one of the most extraordinary Victorian buildings in the country, the vision of Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896), President of the Royal Academy, who lived there for 30 years. Behind its unassuming exterior lies a kaleidoscope of art forms, ideas and cultural references, expressed vividly across the extraordinary suite of interiors and Leighton’s art collections.
The house was designed by his great friend, the architect George Aitchison RA as a showcase for artistic taste and to entertain and impress the foremost artists, collectors and celebrities of the day.
This 'virtual exploration' of Leighton House is presented by art history guide, Imogen Pasley-Tyler.
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
🍂🍁Wishing you a peaceful week ahead 🍁🍂
🧡 I have recently visited the Leighton House Museum, an art museum in West London. I highly recommend this place. It is just beyond beautiful, stunning, with amazing history.
🧡 There is also a lovely cafe and garden where you can sit and relax. It is worth checking great events dedicated to art, literature, and history that @leightonsambournemuseums has on offer.
🌺 I N S T A G R A M https://www.instagram.com/the_exiled_soul_reads/
🌺 B L O G https://theexiledsoul.com
🍁 Music:
https://www.epidemicsound.com
🍁 You can find more about The Leighton House Museum on their website:
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/about-museums
#london #londonwalk #londonvlog #londonlife #london #uk #england #books #booklover #travelvlog #travelblogger #travel #traveling #traveller #autumnaesthetic #autumnleaves #autumnwalk #autumn #autumncolors #leightonhouse #leightonhousemuseum #london🇬🇧 #londonmuseum #museum #londoncity #frédéricleighton #westlondon #hollandpark
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We head down to Leighton House Museum to learn more about the life and work of Frederic Lord Leighton.
http://www.londoncalling.com
http://www.culturecalling.com
Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. In this talk, hear from Hannah Lund, Assistant Curator at Leighton House. You will find out more about the life and career of eminent Victorian artist Frederic Leighton, through a virtual tour exploring six artworks from his extensive collection, ranging from colour and landscapes sketches, portraits, classical works and his final oil painting, 'Clytie' which remains unfinished. Hannah delivered this talk live on 18 January 2023.
You can find a Curation of the artworks discussed on the Art UK website:
https://artuk.org/discover/curations/art-unlocked-leighton-house
You can find out more about Art Unlocked on the Art UK website: https://artuk.org/about/art-unlocked
Art UK: https://artuk.org/
Bloomberg Philanthropies: https://www.bloomberg.org/
Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/
"Lord Leighton was a significant British artist of the late nineteenth century and the first ever to receive a peerage. Leighton House served both as his home and studio and as a centre for the artistic community. The Jury was delighted with the way the recent restoration has recaptured the original style and atmosphere. It was this attention to authenticity which particularly appealed to us, reinstating all the remarkable interiors, from the gorgeous Arab Hall, with its fountain and collection of Islamic tiles which Leighton himself brought back from Damascus, his enormous working studio, with separate back stairs for models and dealers, to his own austere little bedroom."
Alma-Tadema: At Home in Antiquity is the largest exhibition devoted to the celebrated Victorian artist held in London since 1913. The show explores Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s fascination with the representation of domestic life in antiquity and how this interest related to his own domestic circumstances expressed through the two remarkable studio-houses that he created in St John’s Wood together with his wife Laura and daughters.
The exhibition also showcases the influence of Alma-Tadema's work in early European cinema and in more recent films like Gladiator (2000)
Learn more about Leighton House: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/museums/leighton-house
Built for Leighton by the architect and designer George Aitchison, it is a Grade II* listed building. It is noted for its elaborate Orientalist and aesthetic interiors. It is open to the public daily except Tuesdays, and is a companion museum to 18 Stafford Terrace, another Victorian artist's home in Kensington.
The first part of the house (2 Holland Park Road, later renumbered as 12) was designed in 1864 by the architect George Aitchison, although Leighton was not granted a lease on the land until April 1866. Building commenced shortly afterwards, and the house, which cost £4500 equivalent to £395,165in 2016, was ready for occupation by the end of the year. The building is of red Suffolk bricks with Caen Stone dressings in a restrained classical style.
The architect extended the building over 30 years; the first phase was only three windows wide. The main room was the first floor studio, facing north, originally 45 by 25 feet, with a large central window to provide plenty of light for painting. There was also a gallery at the east end, and a separate staircase for use by models. The house was extended to the east in 1869–70. Additionally, a major extension was made in 1877–79: the two-storey "Arab Hall," built to house Leighton's collection of tiles collected during visits to the Middle East.
It was a day like this and my house burnt down And the walls were thin and they crashed to the ground It was a day like this and my life unwound You could've struck me a line and that's okay now We could always put it together again You could've told me a lie, and a lie so thin, so thin Now everything's clear Day after day and the life goes on And I try to see the good in everyone If I ever find myself here again