A dramatic close-up of an 18th-century oil painting of a majestic cat sitting on a velvet cushion, warm gallery spotlighting, rich golden tones, shallow depth of field, 35mm
A dramatic close-up of an 18th-century oil painting of a majestic cat sitting on a velvet cushion, warm gallery spotlighting, rich golden tones, shallow depth of field, 35mm
The Chelsea Townhouse

Feline History is Art History changes

Explore our quiet London galleries dedicated to the cultural and artistic history of the domestic cat, from late-dynastic Egyptian bronzes to mid-century modernism.

Museum Access

Selected Salon Passes

We limit daily entry to ensure a quiet, uncrowded environment for both our visitors and the resident feline companions who tend the townhouse.

General Admission

Curator-Led Tours

Library Reading Pass

Access to three floors of permanent galleries, housing sacred antiquities and historic oil paintings.

An intimate, hour-long exploration of our rare feline-art library and restricted archival collections.

Reserve a desk in our historic library, accompanied by our resident feline curators and rare manuscripts.

A quiet, dusty afternoon window light illuminating a leather-bound book open on a mahogany table, with a sleeping tabby cat curled nearby, shallow depth of field, 35mm
A quiet, dusty afternoon window light illuminating a leather-bound book open on a mahogany table, with a sleeping tabby cat curled nearby, shallow depth of field, 35mm
The Sanctuary

A Quiet London Salon

Housed in a historic metropolitan townhouse, our galleries offer a quiet, intellectual sanctuary. Here, feline history is treated not as a kitschy novelty, but as a serious art-historical archive.

The library and exhibition rooms are shared with our resident companions, who roam freely and sleep in the warm pools of afternoon window light.

Secure Your Salon Pass

To maintain our quiet atmosphere, all visits require timed-entry tickets. Reserve your pass online to experience our permanent archives and library.