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Leighton House Museum

See also Linley Sambourne House.

Detail of the Arab Hall, 1870s (photo)
Detail of the Arab Hall, 1870s (photo) by English School (19th century) Leighton House Museum and Art Gallery, London, UK. REPRODUCTION PERMISSION REQUIRED
Leighton House was the London home of the prominent Victorian artist, Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-96), and was built from 1864. A primary focus of the house is the Arab Hall, into which were built Lord Leighton's considerable collection of highly decorative, polychrome tiles, mostly from Damascus in Syria dating from the 15th to 17th century as well as 19th-century tiles made by William de Morgan.

In addition to the tiles, which are incorporated into the décor of the house, there is also a fine collection of early Iznik ware of various forms, and lustrewares by de Morgan, most of them on display, apart from a small collection of 19th-century tile panels and ceramic vessels, which are currently in store.

Highlights of the collection:

Address: 12 Holland Park Road, London W14 8LZ

Tel: 020 7602 3316 Fax: 020 7371 2467

Email: museums@rbkc.gov.uk

Website: http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leightonhousemuseum

Opening times: Daily 11.00 am -5.30 pm, except Tues; open spring and summer bank holidays, closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Detail of wall decoration (photo) by English School (19th century))
Detail of wall decoration (photo) by English School (19th century). Leighton House Museum and Art Gallery, London, UK. REPRODUCTION PERMISSION REQUIRED
Admission: Adult £3.00, concession £1.00; free to holders of a Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Library Membership Card.

Access: Access for disabled visitors difficult - not accessible by wheelchair; sales point; guided tours; audio tape; teachers' pack and education events; the house can be hired for evening functions; Friends' organisation; temporary exhibitions.

Publications:
Guide Book (to be published 2005)

Links to Museum of London Ceramics and Glass website:

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