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The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.
The Royal Academy of Arts ( RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly in London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects.
Ever since the Royal Academy was founded in 1768, we’ve been collecting artworks, books and artistic materials. Every artist and architect that’s been elected to join us as a Royal Academician has donated an example of their work, known as a Diploma Work, to our Collection.
The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.
We're run by the Royal Academicians, artists and architects elected by their peers in recognition of their exceptional work. We're home to Britain's longest established art school, the RA Schools. Every year since 1768 we've held an annual Summer Exhibition, the largest open-submission art exhibition in the world.
The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated. Johan Zoffany, The Portraits of the Academicians of the Royal Academy, 1771-72. oil on canvas. 101.1 x 147.5 cm.
And so the Royal Academy of Arts, the Royal Academy Schools, and what you know today as the Summer Exhibition, were born. The new Royal Academicians set up shop in Pall Mall, renting a gallery that was just 30 feet long.
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The story of the Royal Academy of Arts. By Royal Academy of Arts. The Royal Academy is a gallery and art school in the heart of London, founded more than 250 years ago by a group of...
We’re home to Britain’s longest established art school, the RA Schools. Every year since 1768 we’ve held an annual Summer Exhibition, the largest open-submission art exhibition in the world. We present our collection of art and architecture in free displays throughout our home on Piccadilly.
