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Leighton House Museum
Located on the edge of Holland Park in Kensington, the house is one of the most remarkable buildings of the 19th century.
The house was the former home and studio of the leading Victorian artist, Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). The Arab Hall is the centerpiece of the house. Designed to display Leighton's priceless collection of over a thousand Islamic tiles, mostly brought back from Damascus in Syria, the interior with its gold mosaics, marble columns and golden dome evokes a compelling vision of the Orient.
The opulence continues through the other richly decorated interiors, with elaborate mosaic floors and walls lined with peacock blue tiles by the ceramic artist William De Morgan. On the first floor is the Silk Room with its display of paintings by Leighton’s friends and contemporaries and the grand painting studio with its great north window, dome and apse – the room in which all Leighton’s important later works were produced including the celebrated Flaming June.

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Artists' Houses Weekend Multiple Dates 2013-06-23 11:00:00 2013-06-23 17:30:00
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Road
W14 8LZ London
W14 8LZ London
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A weekend of special tours exploring a unique period in British art and celebrating the exceptional group of artists’ studio-houses built...
Ruskin Walk 23 June 2013 15:30 - 17:30 2013-06-23 15:30:00 2013-06-23 17:30:00
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Road
W14 8LZ London
W14 8LZ London
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John Ruskin was an occasional visitor to Leighton House, who commented on the elegance of the interiors as well as on the work of Leighton,...
Hanaa Malallah: Artist's Talk and Q & A (Chaired by Louisa Macmillan) 24 June 2013 18:30 - 21:00 2013-06-24 18:30:00 2013-06-24 21:00:00
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Road
W14 8LZ London
W14 8LZ London
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Hanaa Malallah studied Fine Art in Baghdad with an emphasis on graphics and painting. In 2005 her thesis concerning the logic order in...
Discovering Leighton's Drawings 25 June 2013 10:30 - 19:00 2013-06-25 10:30:00 2013-06-25 19:00:00
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Rd
W14 8LZ London
W14 8LZ London
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Booking essential, please select your preferred study session time slot. Leighton was acknowledged as one of the great draughtsmen of his...
Walking Tour: Artists At Home - The Holland Park Circle Multiple Dates 2013-09-29 11:00:00 2013-09-29 14:30:00
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Rd
W14 8LZ London
W14 8LZ London
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A walking tour of the internationally important group of artists’ studio-houses that made up the ‘Holland Park Circle’. During the last...
Twilight Tours 2013 Multiple Dates 2013-12-11 18:30:00 2013-12-11 21:30:00
18 Stafford Terrace
18 Stafford Terrace
W8 7BH London
W8 7BH London
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Costumed Tour: An evening of Victorian intrigue and drama, during which you will be treated to a wonderful performance in the atmospheric...
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