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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:12:20 GMT</pubDate>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:10:14 GMT</pubDate>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:01:30 GMT</pubDate>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:58:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:56:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:42:57 GMT</pubDate>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:39:14 GMT</pubDate>
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*Thursday 28 October 10am – 6pm*
*Friday 29 October 10am – 6pm*
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:05:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kettle's Yard and the Jockey Club - Friends preview days and events - 21 Oct 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Curator of ‘Wild Thing’ *Dr Richard Cork* joins us on this private visit to Kettle’s Yard, the home of former Tate curator Jim Ede. Kettle’s Yard contains a fascinating collection including paintings by Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Joan Miró and sculptures by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Constantin Brancusi. The collection also includes significant works by the French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, many of which feature in ‘Wild Thing’. 

In the afternoon, we privately...]]></description>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:36:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:33:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:31:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Morning Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 13 Jul 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this behind-the-scenes tour, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain.

RA; 10.30–11.30 am; £12 

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*Friday 9 July 10am – 10pm*
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:03:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends preview days and events - 4 Jul 2010</title>
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2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:29:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this behind-the-scenes tour, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain. Extended evening tours include a conversation with curators over a glass of wine.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
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*Saturday 12 June 10am – 8.30pm*
*Sunday 13 June 10am – 8.30pm*
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:06:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this behind-the-scenes tour, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain.

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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends preview days and events - 6 Jun 2010</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:26:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this behind-the-scenes tour, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain. Extended evening tours include a conversation with curators over a glass of wine.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:09:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Travels in India: Hodges &amp; Daniell Curator's Talk - Free gallery and spotlight talks - 3 Jun 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:636|WIDTH:540] Exhibition curator *Nick Savage* introduces works by Hodges and Daniell. Talk lasts approximately 30 minutes.


Meet at the entrance to the John Madejski Fine Rooms, at 3.30pm.

Free curators' talks take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 3.30pm.]]></description>
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      <title>Royal College of Music Free Lunchtime Concert - Concerts - 28 May 2010</title>
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The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires; alumni include Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Norrington and James Galway. Founded in 1882, the College trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.

Visit the Royal Academy to hear students from the College perform masterpieces by composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Ravel...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:10:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal College of Music Free Lunchtime Concert - Concerts - 26 May 2010</title>
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The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires; alumni include Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Norrington and James Galway. Founded in 1882, the College trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.

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      <title>Sandby Views of Windsor - Free lunchtime lectures - 24 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecture by the *Hon. Lady Roberts* from The Royal Collection.

1–2pm, doors open at 12.30pm; uncollected tickets will be released at 12.45pm on the day.

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      <title>Paul Sandby BSL and Lipspeaking Tour - Access events - 21 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*John Wilson* presents this tour in BSL with voiceover from *Howard Hardiman* and lipspeaking support from *Vicky Waite*.

6–7pm (please arrive by 5.45pm); £3, tour and exhibition are free to [LINK:1201|CAPTION:Friends.] There is a maximum of 20 places so early booking is recommended.

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      <title>Royal College of Music Free Lunchtime Concert - Concerts - 21 May 2010</title>
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The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires; alumni include Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Norrington and James Galway. Founded in 1882, the College trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.

Visit the Royal Academy to hear students from the College perform masterpieces by composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Ravel...]]></description>
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The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires; alumni include Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Norrington and James Galway. Founded in 1882, the College trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.

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      <title>Paul Sandby Audio Description - Access events - 17 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[An audio description by *Bridget Crowley* in the Reynolds Room followed by a tour of the exhibition. 

11am–1pm; £3, tour and exhibition are free to [LINK:1201|CAPTION:Friends.] There is a maximum of 15 places so early booking is recommended.

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      <title>Ballardian Architecture: Inner and Outer Space - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 15 May 2010</title>
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Acclaimed writer J.G. Ballard derived inspiration from aspects of the built environment that architectural convention and critics tend to overlook. This forum looks at how omnipresent but under-recognised spaces such as airports, car parks, motorway interchanges and suburban streets provided source material, and how Ballard’s perceptions may challenge and inform contemporary architecture.

Royal Academy; 2–5.30pm; £25/£16 reductions* (includes a drink...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:41:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The English Landscape: Art and Poetry - Evening talks - 14 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Former Poet Laureate *Sir Andrew Motion* and exhibition co-curator *MaryAnne Stevens* explore the landscape tradition in English painting, and the similarities and differences in the poetry of such writers as William Wordsworth, Thomas Hardy and Edward Thomas.

6.30–7.30pm; £14/£6 reductions* (includes exhibition entry, lecture and a drink), £10 (includes lecture and a drink)

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:38:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal College of Music Free Lunchtime Concert - Concerts - 14 May 2010</title>
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The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires; alumni include Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Norrington and James Galway. Founded in 1882, the College trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:49:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal College of Music Free Lunchtime Concert - Concerts - 12 May 2010</title>
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The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires; alumni include Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Norrington and James Galway. Founded in 1882, the College trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:07:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Morning Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 11 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In this behind-the-scenes tour, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain.

RA; 10.30–11.30 am; £12 

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:35:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Sandbys and the Royal Academy - Free lunchtime lectures - 10 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecture by *Dr Martin Postle* from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

1–2pm, doors open at 12.30pm; uncollected tickets will be released at 12.45pm on the day.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/free-lunchtime-lectures/the-sandbys-and-the-royal-academy,1109,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal College of Music Free Lunchtime Concert - Concerts - 7 May 2010</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Evening Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 7 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In these new behind-the-scenes tours, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain. Extended evening tours include a conversation with curators over a glass of wine.

RA; 6–8 pm; £20 (includes a drink)

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:14:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal College of Music Free Lunchtime Concert - Concerts - 5 May 2010</title>
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The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires; alumni include Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Roger Norrington and James Galway. Founded in 1882, the College trains gifted musicians from all over the world for international careers as performers, conductors and composers.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/concerts/royal-college-of-music-free-lunchtime-concert,1119,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Constable's 'Leaping Horse' Curator's Gallery Talk - Free gallery and spotlight talks - 4 May 2010</title>
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Exhibition curator *Helen Valentine* introduces John Constable's _The Leaping Horse_, 1825. Talk lasts approximately 30 minutes.


Meet at the entrance to the John Madejski Fine Rooms, at 3.30pm.

Free curators' talks take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 3.30pm.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/constables-leaping-horse-curators-gallery-talk,1118,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends preview days and events - 2 May 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On the first Sunday of every month there is a 60-minute Welcome Tour for new members of the Friends, highlighting the Fine Rooms and works from the permanent collection.

2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/free-welcome-tour-for-new-friends,1074,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:15:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Following in Sandby’s Prints - Evening talks - 30 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[At a time when British artists and buyers looked to the continent for Picturesque scenery, Paul Sandby pioneered and popularised views of new sites throughout Britain. *Professor Malcolm Andrews*, University of Kent, considers Sandby’s relationship to Picturesque tourism in Britain towards the end of the eighteenth century.

6.30–7.30pm; £14/£6 reductions* (includes exhibition entry, lecture and a drink), £10 (includes lecture and a drink)

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:34:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>London and the imagination of the city - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 24 Apr 2010</title>
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On this tour led by *Owen Hopkins*, we meander along Fleet Street, into the Inns of Court and onto Smithfield and St Bartholomew the Great, exploring some of London’s most fascinating and historically minded places. We examine how our experiences of the city are mediated and sustained by its literary and visual histories – real and imagined. 

To coincide with the Architecture Space exhibition 'Relics of old London: Photography and the Spirit of the...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:41:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mapwork: Sandby and the Topographical Tradition - Evening talks - 23 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Map-making was a major part of Paul Sandby’s early career on the Military Survey of Scotland, and much of his subsequent landscape art maintained connections with cartography. *Professor Stephen Daniels*, University of Nottingham, shows how cartography arguably enlarged the scope and power of Sandby’s art.

6.30–7.30pm; £14/£6 reductions* (includes exhibition entry, lecture and a drink), £10 (includes lecture and a drink)

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paul Sandby BSL and Lipspeaking Tour - Access events - 23 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Curator *MaryAnne Stevens* presents this tour with BSL interpretation from *Howard Hardiman* and lipspeaking support from *Jeanette Burton*.

6–7pm (please arrive by 5.45pm); £3, tour and exhibition are free to [LINK:1201|CAPTION:Friends.] There is a maximum of 20 places so early booking is recommended.

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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercers' Hall - Friends preview days and events - 19 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1394, Mercers’ Company is the premier Livery Company of the City of London. The most famous member of the company was Richard Whittington, forever immortalised as Dick Whittington. On our exclusive tour, we explore the hall’s extensive collection of stained glass, wood carvings, sculptures and tapestries. We also learn about the collection of sixteenth-, seventeenth- and nineteenth-century paintings, including works by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, W. L. Wylie and Philip...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/mercers-hall,1018,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Libraries as Cultural Hubs - Evening talks - 19 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:8235|WIDTH:500|CAPTION]

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Danish architectural practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen see libraries as central to the development of contemporary culture and civic spaces of our cities. Partner, *Morten Schmidt*, discusses the evolution of their thinking from the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen opened in 1999 to the University of Aberdeen New Library, now on site.

Royal Academy; 6.30–7.30pm; £10/£5 reductions* (includes a drink)

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:32:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>London and the imagination of the city - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 17 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:8234|WIDTH:500|CAPTION]

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On this tour led by *Owen Hopkins*, we meander along Fleet Street, into the Inns of Court and onto Smithfield and St Bartholomew the Great, exploring some of London’s most fascinating and historically minded places. We examine how our experiences of the city are mediated and sustained by its literary and visual histories – real and imagined. 

To coincide with the Architecture Space exhibition 'Relics of old London: Photography and the Spirit of the...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/workshops/london-and-the-imagination-of-the-city,1130,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:04:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Morning Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 13 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In these behind-the-scenes tours, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/workshops/morning-behind-the-scenes-tour,1054,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:05:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Watercolour Comes of Age: Paul Sandby’s Legacy - Free lunchtime lectures - 12 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecture by *MaryAnne Stevens*, exhibition co-curator.

1–2pm, doors open at 12.30pm; uncollected tickets will be released at 12.45pm on the day.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/free-lunchtime-lectures/the-watercolour-comes-of-age-paul-sandbys-legacy,1108,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:39:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vincent and Poetry - Evening talks - 9 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Vincent van Gogh's letters capture his love of poetry and literature. Actors and poets read from these letters, together with poems he mentioned and loved, and new work inspired by the exhibition [LINK:2272|CAPTION:*The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters*.] The evening is programmed by *Pele Cox*, poet-in-residence for the exhibition.

6.30–8pm; free

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/talks/vincent-and-poetry,1095,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:51:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>J. M. W. Turner and Eighteenth-Century Watercolours Curator's Talk - Free gallery and spotlight talks - 6 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Exhibition curator *Annette Wickham* introduces Turner and eighteenth-century watercolours from the Royal Academy's collection. Talk lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Meet in the Tennant Room, one of the John Madejski Fine Rooms, at 3.30pm.

Free curators' talks take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 3.30pm.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/j-m-w-turner-and-eighteenth-century-watercolours,1117,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:41:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends preview days and events - 4 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On the first Sunday of every month there is a 60-minute Welcome Tour for new members of the Friends, highlighting the Fine Rooms and works from the permanent collection.

2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/free-welcome-tour-for-new-friends,1073,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:12:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Art of Music: Vincent Van Gogh - Friends preview days and events - 1 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Enjoy a private view of ‘The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters’ followed by an exclusive performance of nineteenth-century French chamber music from the Philharmonia Orchestra Chamber Ensemble.

6.30–9.30pm; £35 (includes private view, drinks and concert at the Royal Academy)

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/the-art-of-music-vincent-van-gogh,1027,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:02:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Former Admiralty Residence - Friends preview days and events - 31 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[By popular demand, we return for an exclusive tour of the former residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty. *Charlotte Henwood*, Registrar of the MOD Art Collection, leads this private tour. We visit the historic Whitehall building behind Robert Adam’s entrance and tour its drawing, dining and music rooms in which we see works by Robert Dadd and Richard Westall, together with important portraits of the Secretaries of the Admiralty.

2.30–3.45pm; *SOLD OUT*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/former-admiralty-residence,1014,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:47:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Leighton House - Friends preview days and events - 30 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Frederic Leighton PPRA (1830–1896) was the only person ever to live in the house that he created in Holland Park Road. The house was built to original designs by George Aitchison in the late 1860s, but it continued to evolve and grow throughout the thirty years that Leighton was in residence. At the time of his death in 1896, his ‘Private Palace of Art’ was one of the most extraordinary houses in London, not only for its architectural and decorative character, but also for the range and quality...]]></description>
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      <title>Looking Back at the Life Room - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 27 Mar 2010</title>
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Taking the exhibition ‘Looking Back at the Life Room’ at University College London as a starting point, this event looks at the intellectual traditions that formed the life room as a teaching model. 

The morning session takes place at UCL with a talk by exhibiting artist *Naomi Salaman*. The afternoon session is a four-hour life drawing workshop led by *Francis Bowyer* in the Royal Academy’s historic life room. 

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      <title>Evening Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 26 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In these new behind-the-scenes tours, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain. Extended evening tours include a conversation with curators over a glass of wine.

RA; 6–8 pm; £20 (includes a drink)

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      <title>Squerryes Court, Kent - Friends preview days and events - 25 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Built by Sir Nicholas Crisp in 1680, Squerryes Court is a typical William and Mary manor house. It has been the home of the Warde family since 1731 and has an important collection of Old Master Dutch, English and Italian paintings. On our exclusive tour, we learn about the collection and gain an insight into the English art market in the mid-eighteenth century. We also see items connected with General Wolfe of Quebec.

1–6.30pm; £37 (including coach, tea)

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      <title>Courtauld Gallery: Michelangelo's Dream - Friends preview days and events - 24 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecturer *Dr Caroline Levitt* leads Friends through the Courtauld’s new exhibition. Michelangelo’s Dream of Human Life is one of the finest of all Italian Renaissance drawings and is amongst the Courtauld’s greatest treasures. We explore the making and meaning of this celebrated drawing in the context of closely related works by Michelangelo and his contemporaries. This exhibition also contains a rarely seen group of letters and poems by Michelangelo.

10–11am; £16; Courtauld Gallery, Somerset...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:17:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Schools Annual Dinner and Auction 2010 - Fundraising events - 23 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:1307|WIDTH:150|ALIGN:right]Special Guest Speaker to be announced

Individual tickets £250
Table of 10 tickets £2,500
Sponsor an Artist at your table £250

Please send payment to:

Events Officer
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BD
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Tel: 020 7300 5699

Early booking is strongly recommended as this event was sold out in 2009.
~Reservations may not be made without payment. No refunds can be given. Smoking is not permitted at the Royal...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:01:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BBC Television Studios - Friends preview days and events - 22 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Designed by architect Graham Dawbarn, BBC Television Centre opened in June 1960 as one of the world’s first buildings specifically created for the production and transmission of TV programmes. On our tour, we learn about the history and architecture of the building, including T. B. Huxley-Jones’s statue of Helios. The tour also includes a view into one of the main studios, a visit to BBC News and a chance to experience the interactive studio.

10.30am–12.30pm; BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hans Ulrich Obrist: Fun Palace by Cedric Price - Evening talks - 22 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:8230|WIDTH:200|align:right]

This new series invites critics to propose and make a case for what they believe to be London’s most significant and important building. A panel of respondents will debate and discuss the chosen building, and encourage the audience to share their own views.

*Hans Ulrich Obrist* is the Co-Director for Exhibitions and Programmes at the Serpentine Gallery. He has curated over 200 exhibitions and his recent publications include _Formulas for Now_, which invites...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh Audio Description - Access events - 20 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Bridget Crowley* describes the exhibition in the Saloon with tea and object handling, followed by a description in front of the artworks.

2-4pm; £3, tour and exhibition are free to [LINK:1201|CAPTION:Friends.] 

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      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:12:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh BSL and Lipspeaking Tour - Access events - 19 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Melissa Mostyn-Thomas* presents this tour in BSLwith voiceover from *Roger Beeson* and lipspeaking support from *Maggie Short*.


6–7pm (please arrive by 5.45pm); £3, tour and exhibition are free to [LINK:1201|CAPTION:Friends.] There is a maximum of 20 places so early booking is recommended.

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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BADA Antiques &amp; Fine Art Fair - Friends preview days and events - 19 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Chairman of the BADA Fair *Jonathan Coulborn* treats Friends to a private talk on the variety of decoration found on Georgian furniture. We examine various items of furniture being exhibited by leading antique dealers at the fair and learn about the exotic wood inlays, carefully chosen veneers, japanning, lacquering and metal ornament and inlay used by the cabinet makers and craftspeople of the Georgian period.

10.30–11.45am; £23 (includes coffee, talk, BADA Handbook and fair admission); Duke...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/bada-antiques-fine-art-fair,1024,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:15:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh: A Man of Letters - Evening talks - 19 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Following over fifteen years of dedicated research, *Leo Jansen* and *Nienke Bakker* of the Van Gogh Museum have published a new edition of Van Gogh’s letters, regarded as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art. They join exhibition curator *Ann Dumas* to discuss this unique project.

6.30–7.30pm; £14/£6 reductions* (includes exhibition entry and a drink), £10 (includes a drink) 

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:08:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paul Sandby and the Geographies of Eighteenth-Century Art - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 18-19 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Conference speakers consider the significance of the geographies of eighteenth-century artistic practice to an understanding of Sandby’s career and discuss a range of issues, including the role of artists’ tours and places of residence, printed serial publications and one-off commissions, and the range of knowledge deployed in the depiction of landscapes.

Paul Mellon Centre, 16 Bedford Square, WC1B 3JA; £40/£20 concessions

*For information and to book, visit [LINK:2534]*]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Public Library Enric Miralles - Evening talks - 18 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:8227|WIDTH:300]

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 *Benedetta Tagliabue* reflects upon the gestation of the Public Library Enric Miralles in Palafolls, Spain, describing how the practice’s buildings embody both a local and a universal cultural ethos, with reference to this and other projects.

6.30–7.30pm; £10/£5 reductions* (includes a drink)

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:36:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chartwell, Kent - Friends preview days and events - 17 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bought by Sir Winston Churchill for its magnificent views over the Weald of Kent to Sussex, Chartwell was his home and the place from which he drew artistic inspiration from 1924 until his death in 1965. On our private tour, we gain an insight into Churchill and see his original furniture, books and medals of honour. We also explore the spectacular terraced hillside gardens and studio where many of Churchill’s works are on display.  

9am–6pm; £68/£62 NT members (includes coach, lunch and tea...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/chartwell-kent,1023,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:14:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sir Richard MacCormac RA in Conversation with Jonathan Glancey - Evening talks - 15 Mar 2010</title>
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Join *Sir Richard MacCormac* and critic *Jonathan Glancey* for an intimate evening of conversation exploring ideas of architectural meaning and metaphors.

6.30–7.30pm; £10/£5 reductions* (includes a drink)

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:33:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paul Sandby RA (1731 – 1809): Picturing Britain, A Bicentenary Exhibition - Exhibitions - 13 Mar-13 Jun 2010</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Johnson's House - Friends preview days and events - 11 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr Johnson’s House is one of the few residential houses of its age still surviving in the City of London. Built in 1700, it was the home and workplace of Samuel Johnson and it was here he compiled the first comprehensive English Dictionary. We exclusively tour the house with the curator and learn about Dr Johnson’s connections to the RA and his friendship with our first president Sir Joshua Reynolds.

6–8pm; £22 (includes wine); 17 Gough Square, EC4

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      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Friends Preview Days for 'Paul Sandby RA (1731-1809): Picturing Britain, A Bicentenary Exhibition'' - Friends preview days and events - 10-12 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Wednesday 10 March 10am - 8.30pm*
*Thursday 11 March 10am - 6pm*
*Friday 12 March 10am - 6pm*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/friends-preview-days-for-paul-sandby-ra-1731-1809-picturing-britain-a-bicentenary-exhibition,1172,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:10:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Eton College, Berks - Friends preview days and events - 10 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Eton was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, and we privately tour its historic buildings including the Upper School, Election Hall and Chamber, cloisters and College Hall. We also visit the magnificent chapel, which is a fine example of Perpendicular Gothic architecture, and learn about its medieval wall paintings. Our tour concludes with a visit to the Museum of Eton Life, which contains over 400 exhibits illustrating the school’s 500-year history. 

1–6.30pm; *SOLD OUT*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/eton-college-berks,1022,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Courtauld Gallery: Michelangelo's Dream - Friends preview days and events - 9 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecturer *Dr Caroline Levitt* leads Friends through the Courtauld’s new exhibition. Michelangelo’s Dream of Human Life is one of the finest of all Italian Renaissance drawings and is amongst the Courtauld’s greatest treasures. We explore the making and meaning of this celebrated drawing in the context of closely related works by Michelangelo and his contemporaries. This exhibition also contains a rarely seen group of letters and poems by Michelangelo.

10–11am; £16; Courtauld Gallery, Somerset...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/courtauld-gallery-michelangelos-dream,1020,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:12:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Eighteenth-Century Watercolours from the Royal Academy Collection - Exhibitions - 9 Mar-16 May 2010</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Morning Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 9 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In these behind-the-scenes tours, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain.

RA; 10.30–11.30 am
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:09:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tristram Hunt: Trafalgar Square - Evening talks - 8 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:8231|WIDTH:150|align:right]

This new series invites critics to propose and make a case for what they believe to be London’s most significant and important building. A panel of respondents will debate and discuss the chosen building, and encourage the audience to share their own views.

 *Dr Tristram Hunt* read history at Trinity College, Cambridge, before a year’s postgraduate fellowship at the University of Chicago. He returned to Cambridge to undertake his PhD on Victorian civic...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:01:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends preview days and events - 7 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On the first Sunday of every month there is a 60-minute Welcome Tour for new members of the Friends, highlighting the Fine Rooms and works from the permanent collection.

2pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creating an Artists’ Book - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 6 Mar 2010</title>
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Inspired by 'The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters', artist-bookmaker *Barbara Salvadori* leads this workshop in producing artists’ books from letters, drawings, souvenirs, walking routes, portraits, maps or research. Learn simple book structures, bind your assemblages, and create a unique bookwork that collates your memories and collections.

RA; 1–5.30pm


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      <title>Van Gogh in Saint Rémy - Evening talks - 5 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Dr Jean-Marc Boulon*, Chief Psychiatrist and the Director of Saint Paul de-Mausole hospital in Saint Rémy de Provence, where Van Gogh was confined in 1889, discusses with exhibition curator *Ann Dumas* his research into Van Gogh’s family history of melancholy and suicide, the symptoms gleaned from the artist’s letters, and his diagnoses.

6.30–7.30pm

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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:55:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Evening Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 5 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In these behind-the-scenes tours, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain. Extended evening tours include a conversation with curators over a glass of wine.

RA; 6–8pm; SOLD OUT

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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:51:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey - Friends preview days and events - 4 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Founded by Victorian entrepreneur Thomas Holloway in 1879 as a college for young women, the Royal Holloway we see today was largely inspired by the Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley. We tour the Founder’s Building and chapel and learn about the exuberant roofline. We also hear about Royal Holloway’s stunning art collection and see items not usually on display including works by Sir William Orpen, Sir James J. Shannon and a rare painting by the actress Sarah Bernhardt. 

1.15–6.30pm; *SOLD...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/royal-holloway-university-of-london-surrey,1019,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:50:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[By popular demand, we return for an exclusive tour of the former residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty. *Charlotte Henwood*, Registrar of the MOD Art Collection, leads this private tour. We visit the historic Whitehall building behind Robert Adam’s entrance and tour its drawing, dining and music rooms in which we see works by Robert Dadd and Richard Westall, together with important portraits of the Secretaries of the Admiralty.

2.30–3.45pm; *SOLD OUT*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/former-admiralty-residence,1013,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:45:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Michelangelo's 'Taddei Tondo' Curator's Talk - Free gallery and spotlight talks - 2 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Exhibition curator *Helen Valentine* introduces Michelangelo's _Taddei Tondo_. Talk lasts approximately 30 minutes.


Meet by the _Taddei Tondo_ in the Sackler Wing of Galleries, at 3.30pm.

Free curators' talks take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 3.30pm.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:31:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Designing the Inner World: Amsterdam Public Library - Evening talks - 1 Mar 2010</title>
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 *Jo Coenen*, architect of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, discusses the design of the new Amsterdam Public Library, a project whose main focus is not on the creation of an exterior facade composition, but one which is primarily concerned with designing the inner world.

6.30–7.30pm; £10/£5 reductions* (includes a drink)

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh Audio Description - Access events - 1 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Bridget Crowley* describes the exhibition in front of the works followed by coffee and conversation in the Saloon. 

9–11am

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/accessevents/van-gogh-audio-description,1057,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters - Free lunchtime lectures - 1 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecture by *Ann Dumas*, exhibition curator.

1–2pm, doors open at 12.30pm; uncollected tickets will be released at 12.45pm on the day.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/free-lunchtime-lectures/van-gogh-the-artist-and-his-letters,1037,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Jan 2010 15:42:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mercers' Hall - Friends preview days and events - 25 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1394, Mercers’ Company is the premier Livery Company of the City of London. The most famous member of the company was Richard Whittington, forever immortalised as Dick Whittington. On our exclusive tour, we explore the hall’s extensive collection of stained glass, wood carvings, sculptures and tapestries. We also learn about the collection of sixteenth-, seventeenth- and nineteenth-century paintings, including works by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, W. L. Wylie and Philip...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/mercers-hall,1017,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government Art Collection - Friends preview days and events - 24 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On our annual visit to the Government Art Collection, we learn about this unique British cultural resource dating from 1898. With its 11,500 works, the collection comprises of pieces from the sixteenth century to the present day including works by John Constable, Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth and Elizabeth Blackadder. We go behind the scenes with the curator to explore the London collection.

6–7.30pm; W1, directions on ticket; *SOLD OUT*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/government-art-collection,1011,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Englefield House, Berks - Friends preview days and events - 23 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This impressive Elizabethan house is opening especially for Friends. On our tour we explore the fine rooms, including the eighteenth-century drawing room, library and long gallery dating back to 1558. The house contains an important collection of historical and family portraits from the English School, works by John Constable, fine furniture, porcelain and heraldic stained glass. We also visit the church that was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1857.

10.45am–6.15pm; *SOLD OUT*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/englefield-house-berks,1016,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>‘I have a draughtsman’s fist’: Van Gogh’s First Years as a Toiling Artist - Free lunchtime lectures - 22 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecture by *Teio Meedendorp*, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

1–2pm, doors open at 12.30pm; uncollected tickets will be released at 12.45pm on the day.
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/free-lunchtime-lectures/i-have-a-draughtsmans-fist-van-goghs-first-years-as-a-toiling-artist,1036,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:32:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Elain Harwood: Commonwealth Institute - Evening talks - 22 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:8229|WIDTH:150|align:right]

This new series invites critics to propose and make a case for what they believe to be London’s most significant and important building. A panel of respondents will debate and discuss the chosen building, and encourage the audience to share their own views.

 *Elain Harwood* is a historian for English Heritage, currently writing a book on post-war  English architecture and completing a PhD on the topic of London’s South Bank. She is the author of an English...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/talks/elain-harwood-commonwealth-institute,1104,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:02:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kimbolton Castle, Cambs - Friends preview days and events - 18 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A medieval castle converted into a stately palace, Kimbolton Castle is best known as the final residence of Catherine of Aragon. It was home to the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 to 1950 and we learn about the reconstruction of the castle over time by Sir John Vanbrugh, Nicholas Hawksmoor and Robert Adam. Our exclusive tour also includes the State Rooms and Chapel where we see paintings by Giovanni Pellegrini. We also visit Kimbolton Church with its painted screen and Tiffany window. 

10am–7pm...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/kimbolton-castle-cambs,1015,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:58:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh Family Workshop - Family workshops - 18 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Families are invited to join this workshop exploring the relationship between Van Gogh’s letters and his paintings, thinking about how to convey a work of art through text and image. The workshop consists of an interactive slide talk, a visit to the exhibition and a practical, hands-on session.

RA; 10.15am–1pm]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/familyevents/van-gogh-family-workshop,1052,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:57:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Former Admiralty Residence - Friends preview days and events - 17 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[By popular demand, we return for an exclusive tour of the former residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty. *Charlotte Henwood*, Registrar of the MOD Art Collection, leads this private tour. We visit the historic Whitehall building behind Robert Adam’s entrance and tour its drawing, dining and music rooms in which we see works by Robert Dadd and Richard Westall, together with important portraits of the Secretaries of the Admiralty.

2.30–3.45pm; SW1, directions on ticket; *SOLD OUT*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/former-admiralty-residence,1012,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh Family Workshop - Family workshops - 16 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Families are invited to join this workshop exploring the relationship between Van Gogh’s letters and his paintings, thinking about how to convey a work of art through text and image. The workshop consists of an interactive slide talk, a visit to the exhibition and a practical, hands-on session.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/familyevents/van-gogh-family-workshop,1051,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:31:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh’s Years in London - Free lunchtime lectures - 15 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lecture by *Martin Bailey*, author and curator. 

1–2pm, doors open at 12.30pm; uncollected tickets will be released at 12.45pm on the day.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/free-lunchtime-lectures/van-goghs-years-in-london,1035,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:02:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh BSL and Lipspeaking Tour - Access events - 12 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Francoise Durrance* presents this tour with BSL interpretation from *Howard Hardiman* and lipspeaking support from *Maggie Short*.

6-7pm (please arrive by 5.45pm); £3, tour and exhibition are free to
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/accessevents/the-real-van-gogh-the-artist-and-his-letters-bsl-and-lipspeaking-tour,1044,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:03:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Playing Vincent - Evening talks - 12 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2002 critically acclaimed and award-winning play 'Vincent in Brixton' dramatised the artist’s life in Brixton in 1873. Leading actor *Jochum Ten Haaf* discusses his research and preparation for the role of Vincent with *Mark Edel-Hunt*, who portrayed Vincent in the play’s 2009 national tour. 

6.30–7.30pm; £14/£6 reductions* (includes exhibition entry and a drink), £10 (includes a drink) 

*Booking options*

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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:44:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government Art Collection - Friends preview days and events - 10 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On our annual visit to the Government Art Collection, we learn about this unique British cultural resource dating from 1898. With its 11,500 works, the collection comprises of pieces from the sixteenth century to the present day including works by John Constable, Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth and Elizabeth Blackadder. We go behind the scenes with the curator to explore the London collection.

6–7.30pm; W1, directions on ticket; *SOLD OUT*]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/friends-preview-days/government-art-collection,1010,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:57:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Relics of old London: Photography and the spirit of the city - Exhibitions - 10 Feb-22 Jun 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Prompted by the imminent demolition of an old London inn near St Paul's, the Society for the Photographing of Relics of Old London set about using photography as a means of documenting buildings that represented old London threatened with destruction.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/architecture-on-the-ramp/relics-of-old-london-photography-and-the-spirit-of-the-city,310,RAL.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kelmscott House - Friends preview days and events - 9 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Opening exclusively for Friends, Kelmscott House was the London home of William Morris from 1878 until his death in 1896. Kelmscott is now a private home, and we explore the basement and coach house of this Georgian mansion, which serves as headquarters of the William Morris Society. It contains a range of Arts and Crafts treasures including textiles, wallpapers, stained glass, furniture, Pre-Raphaelite drawings and Morris’s original press, which is the only Kelmscott press left in England. 

10...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:57:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Morning Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Workshops, courses, symposia and tours - 9 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In these new behind-the-scenes tours, you can enjoy close up the Royal Academy’s many masterpieces of British art, discover hidden corners of Burlington House, find the human side of the Academy in its archives – including Queen Victoria’s paint box and Reynolds’s shoe buckles – and browse in the oldest Fine Arts library in Britain.

RA; 10.30–11.30am]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/workshops/morning-behind-the-scenes-tours,919,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:05:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Premiums 2010 - Exhibitions - 5-14 Feb 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Premiums is an annual exhibition of contemporary work by second year students studying at the Royal Academy Schools. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/premiums/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh Public Gallery Talks - Free gallery and spotlight talks - 29 Jan-9 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[45-minute introductory talks exploring 'The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters' at 7pm every Friday.

Meet in gallery 1; free with an exhibition ticket.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/van-gogh-public-gallery-talks,1162,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh Spotlight Talks - Free gallery and spotlight talks - 28 Jan-15 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[10-minute talks on individual works in 'The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters' at 3pm every Thursday.

Free with an exhibition ticket.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/van-gogh-spotlight-talks,1161,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:56:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Van Gogh Public Gallery Talks - Free gallery and spotlight talks - 27 Jan-7 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[45-minute introductory talks exploring 'The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters' at 2.30pm every Wednesday.

Meet in gallery 1; free with an exhibition ticket.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/van-gogh-public-gallery-talks,1160,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters - Exhibitions - 23 Jan-18 Apr 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Royal Academy of Arts presents a landmark exhibition of the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). The focus of the exhibition is the artist’s remarkable correspondence.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/exhibitions/the-real-van-gogh-the-artist-and-his-letters,884,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Building Ideas: Sir Richard MacCormac RA and MJP Architects - Exhibitions - 11 Dec 2009-17 Mar 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This exhibition is an opportunity to examine some key projects that illustrate the special position of Richard MacCormac’s practice MJP, within contemporary British architecture.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/hugh-casson-room-for-friends/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free gallery and spotlight talks - Every Saturday until 26 Dec 2020</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A free guided tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

Meet in the foyer; 11.30am; free, no need to book


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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/john-madejski-fine-rooms-gallery-tour,89,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:03:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free gallery and spotlight talks - Every Friday until 18 Dec 2020</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Free guided tours of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

Meet in the foyer; 1pm and 3pm; free, no need to book


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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/john-madejski-fine-rooms-gallery-talk,87,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free gallery and spotlight talks - Every Thursday until 17 Dec 2020</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Free guided tours of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

Meet in the foyer; 1pm and 3pm; free, no need to book

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/john-madejski-fine-rooms,86,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:49:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free gallery and spotlight talks - Every Wednesday until 30 Dec 2020</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Free guided tours of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

Meet in the foyer; 1pm and 3pm; free, no need to book

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/events/gallerytalks/john-madejski-fine-rooms-gallery-tour,85,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free gallery and spotlight talks - Every Tuesday until 22 Dec 2020</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A free guided tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

Meet in the foyer; 1pm; free, no need to book

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