Royal academy of arts

Founded in 1768, the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is the oldest arts institution in Britain and is located in Burlington House on Piccadilly, in central London. In 1998 the RA acquired 6 Burlington Gardens, a nineteenth century Italianate building located immediately to the north, which had originally served as the Senate House for the University of London and had been modified over the years. The project started with a masterplan for connecting the two Grade II* listed buildings physically…

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Cedar Studios by Arthur George Walker (1861–1939), c.1932, from Royal Academy of Arts

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The Royal Academy of Arts - its foundation, purpose, schools and exhibitions.

Discover contemporary and classic masterpieces at the Royal Academy of Arts on Piccadilly.

From David Bomberg’s fascination with the Old Masters to Kiki Smith’s first solo show in the UK, here are 10 exhibitions not to miss this November.

Charles Robert Cockerell, The Professor’s Dream 1848г

The artist tells us why she is inspired by Arctic explorations and the Scottish coastline in winter light.

Sometime in his later career, Diebenkorn wrote down ten points of artistic intention. Sharing them here, we also begin a new series of notes, asking artists to share their own creative wisdom.