Leighton House, Kensington, London

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Leighton House, in Kensington, London, is a historic studio-house museum famed for its richly decorated interiors and extensive art collection, once home to Victorian artist Frederic Leighton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum ⓘ
former artist’s studio ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle Orientalist interior design ⓘ
Victorian ⓘ
category Art museums and galleries in London ⓘ
Historic house museums in London ⓘ
Museums in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1860s ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy George Aitchison ⓘ
expandedIn 1870s ⓘ
1890s ⓘ
formerResident Frederic Leighton ⓘ
formerUse artist’s studio of Frederic Leighton ⓘ
home of Frederic Leighton ⓘ
hasArtworkBy Frederic Leighton ⓘ
contemporary Victorian artists ⓘ
hasCollectionType Victorian art ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ
paintings ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
hasExhibitionFocus Victorian art and culture ⓘ
life of Frederic Leighton ⓘ
hasNotableFeature Arab Hall ⓘ
Islamic tiles ⓘ
artist’s studio with large north‑light window ⓘ
ornate staircase ⓘ
richly decorated interiors ⓘ
hasRoom Arab Hall ⓘ
Dining Room ⓘ
Drawing Room ⓘ
Silk Room ⓘ
Winter Studio ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building ⓘ
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1870 ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Kensington ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
museumType single‑artist house museum ⓘ
namedAfter Frederic Leighton ⓘ
neighborhood Holland Park area ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ⓘ
ownedBy Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ⓘ

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Frederic Leighton → residence → Leighton House, Kensington, London ⓘ
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton → residence → Leighton House, London ⓘ
subject linked to: Baron Leighton
linked to: Leighton House, Kensington, London