Group Visits

The Museum welcomes visits from groups of all kinds but, in order to allow all our visitors to enjoy the Museum as we would wish, we need to ask for your co-operation in the following ways.

Booking:
We request that groups (six or more people) book in advance. This can be done in writing, by telephone, fax or email. We recommend that you give us at least four weeks' notice to enable us to give you the date and the time you request.

To make a booking, please complete the online booking form or contact Satinder Bhatti:

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7440 4263
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7831 3957
email: groups@soane.org.uk

Times:
The following times are available for group bookings:

• 10:00am
• 11:30am
• 2:00pm
• 3:30pm

We are unable to accommodate groups on Saturdays or during our late opening (6:00pm-9:00pm) on the first Tuesday of each month.

It is not usually possible for groups to visit on Wednesday, all day, or Thursday mornings as those are the times set aside for groups from primary schools under the Museum's programme for Children's Education.

Group size:
We can accommodate up to 20 people at any one time and any groups over this size should be divided into two or more smaller groups with separate appointments of at least one and a half hours in between.

Students/schoolchildren younger than 18 must be well supervised and each group must be accompanied by at least 2 adults, preferably 3. We would always recommend, where possible, that school and student groups book through the Education Department in order to make the most of their visit.

Your group visit:
The Museum is pleased to offer introductory talks for groups by its curatorial staff. If your group has a specific interest in the Museum, a talk can accommodate this. If you would like a talk by a curator, please discuss your requirements with Satinder Bhatti when booking.

You may ask your own guide or lecturer to address the group on arrival at the Museum in the Library-Dining Room, but we ask you not to gather in large groups elsewhere in the Museum in order that our other visitors are not inconvenienced.

Unfortunately large bags cannot be accommodated at the Museum - we cannot allow them to be taken around the Museum and space is very limited for storage. Smaller bags may be left with the warder at the Front Door.

Entrance to the Museum is free but the Museum badly needs money and we do very much appreciate donations to our Conservation Fund. In particular, we would be grateful for a donation of £50 from each group to cover administrative costs and to assist the Museum by contributing to its limited resources.

We sincerely hope that you will enjoy your visit to the Museum.