Events:

Sculpture on Screen

Every Friday evening during Modern British Sculpture the Royal Academy in association with BBC Four is delighted to screen a series of sculpture documentaries, featuring previously unseen new arts programming from BBC Four alongside treasures from the BBC Archive.
Read more here

Free Gallery Talks

Exhibition Tours
45-minute introduction exploring the exhibition; free with an exhibition ticket.
2.30pm Wednesday, 7pm Friday (26 January-1 April)

Spotlight Talks
10-minute talks on individual works; free with an exhibition ticket.
3pm Thursdays (27 January-31 March)

Family Workshops

Exploring Sculpture
Discover the concepts of modern sculpture in a workshop comprising an interactive slide talk, a visit to ' Modern British Sculpture ' and a hands-on session.
Education Studio; 10.15am-1pm; free with an exhibition ticket, pre-booking essential; minimum age six years old
Tuesday 22 February Book here
Thursday 24 February Book here

Free Lunchtime Lectures

Reynolds Room; 1–2pm

British British Sculpture Sculpture
Dr Penelope Curtis, Director Tate Britain, and Keith Wilson, artist, exhibition co-curators.
Monday 24 January Listen to recording here

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Polychrome: The New Sculpture
Dr Mark Stocker, University of Otago.
Monday 31 January Listen to recording here

Shock and Awe: Epstein's Adam and the Aesthetics of Carved Sculpture in the 1930s
Dr Evelyn Silber, University of Glasgow.
Monday 28 February Listen to recording here

Land Art
Dr Joy Sleeman, Slade School of Fine Art.
Monday 7 March Book here

Evening Lectures

Reynolds Room; 6.30-7.30pm; £14/£6 reductions (includes exhibition entry and a drink), £10 (includes a drink)

British Sculpture Meets American Modernism
In this lecture, Professor Anne Wagner, The Henry Moore Foundation Research Curator at Tate, interrogates the modernist antipathy to advanced British sculpture to show that it is not merely a matter of form.
Friday 11 February Listen to recording here

Modern British Sculpture
In light of the RA's Modern British Sculpture and the Hayward's British Art Show 7 exhibitions, their respective curators - Dr Penelope Curtis (Director, Tate Britain) and artist Keith Wilson; Lisa Le Feuvre (Henry Moore Institute) and curator Tom Morton - join Michael Archer, (Goldsmiths), to examine the modernity and identity of British sculpture, and consider its sculptural nature.
Friday 4 March Book here

Artists' Selection: Fifteen Important Sculptures
Three generations of sculptors - Phillip King CBE PPRA, Phylida Barlow and Brian Griffiths - nominate and debate their choices for the five most vital and significant sculptures worldwide in this lively discussion.
Friday 18 March Listen to recording here

Carry On Sculpture
Dr Jon Wood, Henry Moore Institute, considers the overlooked relationship between modern British sculpture and the British sense of humour.
Friday 25 March Listen to recording here

Adult Workshops

Creating an Artists' Book CANCELLED
RA; 11am-5.30pm; £120/£90 reductions (incl. exhibition entry and tea); own materials required; pre-booking essential)
Book artists Barbara Salvadori and Anna Nunhofer lead this two-day course. Using your own drawings and memorabilia, learn to make simple book structures, bind your assemblages, and create unique sculptural book-works
Saturdays 29 January and 5 February

Access Programme

Early Morning Private Tour for Wheelchair Users
9–10am; £3
Explore the exhibition with an introductory tour by Harry Baxter followed by coffee in the Saloon. Volunteer wheelchair user escorts support this event.
Friday 28 January Book here

Modern British Sculpture Lipspeaking Tour
6–7pm; £3; numbers are limited so pre-booking essential
Harry Baxter presents this tour with lipspeaking support from Vicky Waite.
4 February Book here

Modern British Sculpture BSL Tour
6–7pm; £3; numbers are limited so pre-booking essential
Serena Cant presents this tour in BSL.
25 February Book here

Modern British Sculpture Audio Description
9–11am; £3; numbers are limited so pre-booking essential
Enjoy a description in front of the artworks by Bridget Crowley, followed by a handling session of tailor-made objects led by Harry Baxter and Will Bishop-Stephens in the Saloon, with refreshments. Volunteer guides attend this event and can meet you at your bus or tube stop
Monday 7 February Book here