Soak up the sun in the Leighton House garden this summer ☀️ One of the museum's delightful free-to-visit areas, discover a serene retreat in the heart of the city. A living piece of history, learn more about Leighton's garden: buff.ly/38LygMu #LondonGardens #Summer

Today's Art UK #onlineartexchange is peaceful art Shhh 🤫 don't waken Frederic Leighton's 'Colour Study for #FlamingJune' from her summer slumber 💤 Learn more about her story: buff.ly/4cqIz42

Notting Hill based chef and food designer, Imogen Kwok, picks Leighton House as her dream street and home in The Standard area guide to her 'sweet life loop' Read the full interview: buff.ly/4dIOnGP #FoodieFriday

With new dates added - join our free Artists Houses Walking Tours & discover the unique group of Victorian studio-houses built by the #HollandParkCircle of artists, sculptors & architects 🏡 Book your free ticket: buff.ly/3zMNskz #LondonWalkingTours #FreeLondonTours

📣 Leighton House closed on Wednesday 21 August while the museum is hired for a filming project 📣 Sambourne House will be open as usual, 10am-5:30pm (last entry 4:30pm). Leighton House will reopen on Thursday 22 August. For any enquiries: 📧 [email protected]

Today's Art UK #OnlineArtExchange is outer space for Out of this World #HeatherPhillipson Glynn Vivian We're starry eyed over Sambourne's 1890 illustration of Arry's Visit to the #Moon 🌑 with the goddess Diana & various famous cultural figures of the time.

Remembering Sir #ThomasBrock who died #OTD (1847-1922) A prominent sculptor & medallist, Brock was chosen by Leighton in the late 1880s to sculpt several busts of his likeness. Learn about #CityAndGuilds conservation work on a smaller plaster version: buff.ly/2Z13St4

The art of #BankHoliday recovery? Less grandeur, more coffee ☕ 🎨 buff.ly/3LBBweL #PostBankHolidayBlues

#WilliamMorris's 'Fruit' wallpaper quickly became one of his most popular designs and when the Sambourne's moved into 18 Stafford Terrace in 1875 they didn't just stop with the walls! 🎞️ Watch more from our 'Object in Focus' series: buff.ly/3DGnAZC #WallpaperWednesday

Today's Art UK #onlineartexchange is #StillLife for The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain Pallant House Gallery This delicate oil painting of A Vase of Dahlia's by #AlbertMoore was originally gifted to Leighton by Moore & can be seen in the Silk Room buff.ly/4dGdavR

Born #OTD 1855 #EvelynDeMorgan defied gender & class stereotypes to become an artist Reflecting on De Morgan's luminous #GoldDrawings from the 2023 exhibition at Leighton House - learn more about this unique artform from De Morgan Collection of pottery and paintings Director Sarah Hardy: buff.ly/3peI7mR

Before the roses fade, here's a luscious bowl of them from Herbert Schmalz, a British artist (1856-1935) famed for his religious paintings but much more versatile than often realised victorianweb.org/painting/schma… (thanks Leighton House and Sambourne House — this is another of their brilliant collection)