Handel House Museum- A Wonder Visit

The original idea for establishing a museum at 25 Brook Street to commemorate its original and most notable occupant first occurred to the musicologist Stanley Sadie in 1959, at a party held there by the fashion company Viyella to commemorate the bicentenary of Handel's death. After a further 30 years, in the early 1990s Sadie and his wife Julie Anne set up the Handel House Trust, the charity which oversaw the conversion of the house into a museum. The Handel House Collection Trust has assembled a collection of Handel memorabilia, including the Byrne Collection of several hundred items, which was acquired in 1998.
The plan of the house was usual for a modest London townhouse of the period. There was a basement containing the kitchens; from ground to second floor, a front and back room with a small closet block at the rear; and the garrets at the top. The passage from the front door led to the dogleg staircase at the back. Aside from living, sleeping, entertaining, composing and rehearsing, Handel also conducted some business from his house.
Restored by the Handel Trust Fund to reflect its early Georgian interiors, Handel House Museum in London was opened to the public on 8 November 2001. To mark the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death, in 2009 there will be performances of his music throughout the world as a ‘special year’ for admirers with some events in buildings and venues which Handel would have known
Normally entry fare of The Handel House Museum for Adult is £5.00 and for Child is £2.00 The opening hours is as Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat (10am to 6pm), Thur (10am to 8pm) and Sun (12pm to 6pm). Handel House Museum is closed Mondays and Bank Holidays and last admission 30 mins before the closing. You can buy “London Pass” and visit 71 Attractions in London instead of buying tickets at each attraction. It can save your time and energy.