We’ll do everything we can to make sure your experience of the RA is enjoyable, comfortable and memorable. The whole of 6 Burlington Gardens will be closed to the public from 27 October and will ...

The story of how the Côte d'Azur dazzled modern art's great innovators. To Monet, it was like "swimming in blue air." To Braque, a "joyful revelation." Derain compared its cerulean hues to "sticks of ...

Located in the heart of London, the RA is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated. Kees Van Dongen, The White Lady (detail), 1926. Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm. Private collection, Courtesy of ...

This September, a major new work by acclaimed New York-based artist Nicole Eisenman arrives at the courtyard in front of the RA. Standing over eight metres tall, Nicole Eisenman’s latest monumental ...

A vibrant display of Royal Academicians reimagining the timeless beauty of flowers. Enjoyed as an artistic subject since the Dutch Golden Age, floral imagery has remained a consistent motif in art and ...

Inspired by the sketchbooks Richard Dadd filled on his Grand Tour, this online class explores drawing as a means of documenting the places you visit. During the 19th century, artists travelled across ...

Our graduates go on to make significant cultural contributions, in the UK and around the world. Find out more about our recent graduates. The RA Schools’ recent graduates continue to build upon the ...

Ai Weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across Ai's ...

Follow these instructions to design your own puppets and put on a play in a cardboard theatre. Sketch out your background features such as the trees and plants, as well as any animals and other ...

Six tonnes of steel mesh, a gallery flooded with seawater, a body you could walk through and an experience like no other. Relive our 2019 Antony Gormley exhibition with behind-the-scenes videos, ...

One of the world’s most influential living painters, Marshall is a virtuoso chronicler of Black American life – here are five things you need to know about the artist. Kerry James Marshall first ...

Spend 60 seconds exploring the dark mythology behind John William Waterhouse RA’s ‘A Mermaid’.