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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. He saw Pitzhanger as the foundation for what he hoped would become the Soane dynasty of architects. He wanted a country estate to reflect his new-found social status and to showcase his skills as an architect.
Pitzhanger was designed around Soane’s eclectic and growing collection of art and antiquities, including Hogarth’s series of paintings A Rake’s Progress. But first and foremost it was a place of entertainment, where he could host clients and influential friends at dinners and large garden parties, or simply to fish in his lake.
When Soane’s ideal of family harmony collapsed, he moved back to Lincoln’s Inn Fields, taking his collection with him. But Pitzhanger stands today as a testament to his creative genius. Newly conserved and returned to his original design, Pitzhanger is a rare example in London of a spectacular Soane building, largely intact. This guide tells the story of this remarkable house and of Sir John Soane, an architect whose influence is as strong today as ever.
You can find out more about Soane and his time at Pitzhanger Manor in our guidebook Pitzhanger Manor: Sir John Soane’s Country Home, available from our shop (£6.95).
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🌞 Creative Summer Holiday Club at Pitzhanger! 🎨
Join us at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in Ealing, West London, from 5 to 9 August 2024 for an unforgettable week of art, architecture, and sustainability! Kids aged 7–11 can participate in fun, messy, and educational activities each day from 10am to 3pm.
Themes include Nature`s Patchworking, City Art, Dream Weaving, Material Illusions, and Storytelling Through Printmaking. Don`t miss out – book here: https://shorturl.at/YG6q4! Spaces are filling up fast! 🏃♂️
📅 5–9 August 2024
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 £40 Standard, £32 Pitzhanger Members, £20 Concessions, Free for FSMA/UC/JSA
🎒 Remember to bring a packed lunch and dress for outdoor activities.
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🌟 "An excellent satire on class, wealth and contemporary society." – @londonist_com
🌟 "Bringing history full circle." – @thewickculture
🌟 "Intricate details that reward closer inspection." – @ianvisits
🌟 "A 2010s time capsule of British taste." – @worldoffad
🎨✨ Discover Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery! ✨🎨
Experience the Turner-Prize-winning artist’s six large-scale tapestries, inspired by William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress. Dive into Perry’s vivid storytelling, rich symbolism, and satire on contemporary life.
📅 Wednesday–Sunday until 8 December 2024
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 £13.20 Standard, £6.60 Student, Free for Members and Under-16s
Don’t miss out on this must-see exhibition! Secure your spot now and explore the intricate and thought-provoking world of Grayson Perry.
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Closing on 4 August, this is your last chance to see Sinta Tantra’s ‘The Lightclub of Batavia’!
See for yourself how the pictures create ‘a beautiful ambience in dialogue with the drama of the space’, Wallpaper* and enjoy experiencing for the last time how Tantra’s work infuses ‘the light-filled rooms with a slice of Balinese moonlight’.
Find out more and book now at https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk
Sinta Tantra: The Lightclub of Batavia
📅 Closes 4 August
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 Access with General Admission / Members go free
In collaboration with @kristinhjellegjerdegallery
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Looking for some creative adventures for your children this summer? Join Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery next Friday 26 July.
Enjoy exploring and playing in these sessions led by artist and teach Antoine Genevier. Children aged 1 to 5 years old are welcome. Plus join us for our special School Holiday Edition Mini Makers sessions. For children 1 to 8 years old enjoy building and painting with cardboard and other materials, sensory play, drawing and more!
A delight for kids and parents alike! Book now to join the fun: www.pitzhanger.org.uk 🎟️
Mini Makers
📅 26 July, 2 & 30 August
🕙 10.00am–noon & noon–2pm
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 £9 Standard / £1 Concession / Members: up to 12 free sessions per year
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Last chance to join curator Joanna Bird as she hosts a guided tour of ‘A Fine Line: Modern Makers at Pitzhanger’.
Hear how each of the exhibition’s artists, including Emmanuel Boos, Joseph Harrington and Prue Cooper and a host of other makers working across ceramics and glass utilise their chosen materials to create objects of rigour and beauty and how these have been placed in the context of Soane’s manor to uncover connections across craft, design, and history.
Don`t miss out on this event and seeing A Fine Line before it closes on 4 August! For more information and to get tickets, visit www.pitzhanger.org.uk.
‘A Fine Line’ Exhibition Tour with Curator Joanna Bird
📅 Sunday 21 July 2024
⏰ noon-1pm
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 Free with general admission
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Bookliner’s Chinese Ink Painting Workshop at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery is back on July 20. Unleash your creativity and take your artistic skills to new heights!
Enjoy discovering the rich heritage of ink collage painting and immerse yourself in captivating brushwork, washes, and splattering. Combine this with collage and unlock your creativity with various materials from paper to fabrics and found objects.
Embark on an artistic adventure using all these techniques to bring your stories to life with mark-making, textures and patterns! Book Now, link in bio.
Creative Adventures: Ink Painting Workshop for Kids
📅 Saturday 20 July 2024
⏰ 10.15-11am, 11.15-noon
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 £10 for one child and one adult
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Thank you to everyone who visited Grayson Perry’s ‘The Vanity of Small Differences’ during the opening week! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we have. If you haven`t been yet, don’t worry! Perry’s exhibition is on until 8 December! 🎨✨
Loved exploring the dialogue between Perry’s work and William Hogarth’s 18th-century ‘A Rake’s Progress’? Then don’t miss Ben Jennings’ ‘Snowflake’s Progress’ at the Coningsby Gallery! 🌟 Jennings’ modern adaptation of Hogarth’s work features the millennial character ‘Snowflake’, who navigates the chaos and insecurity inherited from the past decade. Also on display are Ben’s editorial cartoons from The Guardian and The i Newspaper. 🗞️🖌️
Hurry, Jennings’ exhibition closes on 20 July! 📅 Don`t miss it!
Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences
📅 Wednesday–Sunday
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 £13.20 Standard , £6 Student, Free for Members and Under-16s
Snowflake’s Progress / Ben Jennings
📅 Until 20 July 2024
📍 The Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham St, London W1T 4RJ
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Do you know what inspired Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery’s front façade?
Sir John Soane, the architect of Pitzhanger, loved theatre and theatricality, and he saw the acts of seeing, walking through, and experiencing architecture as akin to the acts of a play. Visitors were introduced to the narrative of Soane’s life, from his training, travels, and professional successes. For instance, in 1812, Soane described the façade as ‘a picture, a sort of portrait’ of himself. Inspired by the Arch of Constantine in Rome, as seen on his Grand Tour, each Ionic column features a female figure, a caryatid, almost identical to the ones at the Bank of England.
Come visit Pitzhanger and uncover the personal touches and rich stories woven into its architecture.
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
📅 Open Wednesday–Sunday
📍 Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
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Exciting news, Grayson Perry`s exhibition is now OPEN. Don`t miss out!
Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences
📅 Wednesday–Sunday
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 £13.20 Standard , £6 Student, Free for Members and Under-16s
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🎥 Sneak Peek! Watch Grayson Perry’s tapestries making their grand entrance at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.
‘The Vanity of Small Differences’ opens this week. Be amongst the first to explore Perry’s fascination with taste, class, and culture.
Book now, link in bio!
Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences
📅 Wednesday–Sunday
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 Access with General Admission
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Grayson Perry’s ‘The Vanity of Small Differences’ is opening next week!
Experience Perry’s six vibrant tapestries re-telling the story of William Hogarth’s ‘A Rake’s Progress’. Compare these modern masterpieces with the original 18th-century prints on display at Pitzhanger. Dive into these detailed and vivid morality tales that have captivated audiences since 1802.
Be one of the first to see Perry’s work at Pitzhanger and book your tickets now!
Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences
📅 Opens 10 July 2024
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
🎫 Access with General Admission
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It is never too early to start planning your Christmas party or function and Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery is the perfect venue!
Our stunning manor and event spaces are available for hire. The gallery space, which can seat up to 200 people, is also available from December 11 through to mid January 2025. Partnered with top-tier caterers and exceptional event planners, we will host the most unforgettable Christmas party against the historic backdrop of Pitzhanger, beautiful Walpole Park, and light inspired by Sir John Soane.
Interested? Go to pitzhanger.org.uk to learn more or email us at private.hire@pitzhanger.org.uk to book your space today!
Christmas at Pitzhanger
📅 Email private.hire@pitzhanger.org.uk, or call 020 39 940 966
📍 Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
🚇 Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth, Central, District, National Rail)
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History
Learn about the history of this remarkable house
Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing was the country house of Sir John Soane, one of Britain’s most extraordinary architects
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