Friends Preview Days & Extended Hours

See our acclaimed exhibitions before they open to the public.

Please note the Royal Academy will close early on the following date:

Wednesday 30 May closed from 1pm

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our visitors.

Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

25 May - 12 August 2012

Opening Times
Tuesday - Friday: 1pm – 4.30pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10am – 6pm
Closed Monday
Closed Wednesday 30 May from 1pm

Summer Exhibition 2012

04 June - 12 August 2012

Sponsored by Insight Investment

Friends Previews
Friday 1 June: 10am – 10pm
Saturday 2 June: 10am – 8.30pm
Sunday 3 June: 10am – 8.30pm

Friends Extended Hours
Thursday 26 July: 8.30am – 10am

Your invitation is attached to the cover of the 2012 Spring edition of RA Magazine.

From Paris: A Taste for Impressionism Paintings from the Clark

07 July - 23 September 2012

Supported by Edwards Wildman

Exhibition organised by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in association with the Royal Academy of Arts.

Friends Previews
Wednesday 4 July: 10am – 6pm
Thursday 5 July: 10am – 6pm
Friday 6 July: 10am – 8.30pm

Friends Extended Hours
Thursday 26 July: 8.30am – 10am

Bronze

15 September - 9 December 2012

Friends Previews
Wednesday 12 September: 10am – 8.30pm
Thursday 13 September: 10am – 6pm
Friday 14 September: 10am – 6pm

Friends Extended Hours
Wednesday 10 October: 8.30am – 10am
Tuesday 30 October: 6pm – 8.30pm
Saturday 17 November: 8.30am – 10am

RA Now

11 October - 11 November 2012

Friends Preview
Wednesday 10 October: 10am – 8.30pm

Friends Buyer's Preview Day
For Friends interested in bidding in the Auction
Friday 5 October: 10am – 6pm

Friends Extended Hours
Tuesday 30 October: 6pm – 8.30pm
Saturday 3 November: 8.30am – 10am