Pitzhanger is architect Sir John Soane’s country home and a contemporary art gallery, newly conserved and open to the public for the first time in over three years.
Pitzhanger is architect Sir John Soane’s country home and a contemporary art gallery, newly conserved and open to the public for the first time in over three years.
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Pitzhanger is a forum for creativity, debate and participation.
From 1800 to 1804 Sir John Soane, one of Britain’s most influential architects, designed and built Pitzhanger Manor as his dream country retreat in then rural Ealing.
The BBC Antiques Roadshow brought Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery into the national spotlight, showcasing our three-year restoration project to a nationwide audience on BBC One.
London, UK. 9 July 2024. ‘A Rake’s Progress and ‘Gin Lane’ and ‘Beer Street’ by William Hogarth, a parallel exhibition accompanying ‘Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences’, 2012, a new exhibition at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in Ealing, west London. Six large-scale tapestries by the Turner-Prize-winning artist, inspired by William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress (the riches-to-rags tale of Tom Rakewell in 18th-century London), are on display where Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress were bought by Sir John Soane’s wife 222 years ago to be displayed at Pitzhanger. The exhibition runs 10 July to 8 December 2024. Credit : Stephen Chung for Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Permanent Collections
Learn more about our permanent collections at Pitzhanger including William Hogarth, Julian Opie and prints of the Roman Frescos of the Villa Negroni.
Walpole Park’s facilities include a playground, café, accessible toilets, The Rickyard learning centre, walled kitchen garden, Regency-planted beds, historic and wildlife information panels, fishpond with fountains and the Serpentine Lake.
This Spring, the artist Phoebe Collings-James (b.1987) will bring new sculpture and ceramic work to Pitzhanger, the first time these works will be shown in the UK.
Pitzhanger Shortlisted for Two Young Ealing Foundation Awards!
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery has been shortlisted for not one, but two Young Ealing Foundation Awards: Partnership and Big Impact in the Youth Providers Categories!
Sign up for Family Membership this July and get an extra month free!
Join Pitzhanger’s Family Membership this July and enjoy an extra month free, meaning your membership will last until 31 August 2026, covering two summer holidays of unforgettable art, culture, and creativity at Pitzhanger.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 12–5pm on 25 April for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11am–1pm on 9 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 22 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 24 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 30 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.