The Wallace Collection Named World’s Best Hidden Gem!

Situated in a quiet corner of the Quarter in Manchester Square, local museum and BakerStreetQ member, The Wallace Collection, has recently been named the world’s finest hidden gem in a listing featured in Time Out!

The Wallace Collection includes masterpieces of painting, sculpture, furniture, arms and armour, and porcelain, housed inside a beautiful 18^th Century mansion and previous home of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford. The art collections were brought together by the first four marquesses and Sir Richard Wallace and was bequeathed to the British nation by Lady Wallace, Sir Richard’s widow, in 1897.

In addition to its series of exhibitions and displays, The Wallace Collection also hosts a programme of talks, tours and workshops throughout the year – providing the perfect excuse to take time out from your workday! Find out more about their forthcoming events here.

You can read more about The Wallace Collection’s recent hidden gem accolade in Time Out here. Alternatively, find out more about other attractions and what’s on in the local area at our destination site Make It Marylebone.

And, if you would like to find out more about Sir Richard Wallace, his story features in our recently launched ‘Famous Faces of Marylebone’ Trails and Tales podcast available now to listen to here.