London’s Hidden Gem 2023: Leighton House Museum Reopened After 18 years & a £9.6m Makeover

If you're looking for a 'London must-see', especially the unique Near Eastern architecture and artefacts, look no further! After 18 years and running over budget from £8 million to £9.6 million, Leighton House reopened and was immediately shortlisted as the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023.

This Arab Hall with a golden dome, Ottoman iznik tiles, verses from the Quran and Shahada, mosaic art inspired by the Great Mosque of Damascus, is in a Victorian house in London's Holland Park!

Lord Frederic Leighton PRA (1830-1896, 9th President of the Royal Academy of Arts) called this home and his art studio. As one of the most eminent Victorian artists, Leighton House Museum displays his talented paintings, sculptures and sketches, and also exhibits paintings by his contemporaries such as Walter Crane and the pre-Raphaelite, Sir John Everett Millais.

Address:
Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Rd, London W14 8LZ

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Time stamp:
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Arab Hall
02:15 Narcissus Hall and Staircase Hall
03:00 Studio & Winter Studio
05:00 "Oneness" New Staircase by Shahrzad Ghaffari
05:17 Antechamber (with Mashrabiya, a latticework window) & the Silk Room
07:15 Drawing Room & Dining Room
09:15 Bedroom
09:40 Final tip for your visit!

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Music:
Song 1: 220 Volt - Sharq
Mostakell Records

Song 2:
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 - VI. Frühlingslied (Arr. by Fritz Kreisler for Violin and Piano) · Anne-Sophie Mutter · André Previn
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op.64; Piano Trio Op.49; Violin Sonata in F major (1838)
℗ 2008 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH & Unitel

Song 3:
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19 - No. 2 in A Minor (Andante espressivo) , MWV U 80 · Daniel Barenboim · Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words
℗ 1974 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Song 4:
Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b: No. 3, MWB U 89 · Peter Donohoe
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words Vol.1 (Lieder ohne Worte)
℗ Chandos Records Ltd

*Note: Leighton’s painting, Lieder ohne Worte, was given its title by a visitor to the artist’s studio, and was retained by Leighton when he exhibited the work in 1861!

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Photography, Filming, Editing - Me, Myself and I.