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      <title>Permanent Collection in the John Madejski Fine Rooms - Exhibitions - 23 Dec 2012</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A little-known national treasure, the Collection focuses predominantly on British art and architecture from the 18th century to the present day.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/exhibitions/permanent-collection-in-the-john-madejski-fine-rooms,91,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 07 11:16:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>William Bowyer RA: Watercolors - Exhibitions - 24 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This exhibition presents a range of work made throughout Bowyer’s career as a painter. All of the works are available for sale.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/exhibitions/hugh-casson-room-for-friends/william-bowyer-ra-watercolours,197,RAL.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 09:49:33 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Young Lion: Early Drawings by John Frederick Lewis RA (1804 – 1876) - Exhibitions - 26 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Supported by The National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

John Frederick Lewis (1804 – 1876) is best known for his glittering scenes of oriental life inspired by a decade living in Cairo. As a young artist in London, however, Lewis showed great promise as a painter and draughtsman of animals. His work was on a par with that of his childhood friend Edwin Landseer, who was to become the foremost animal painter of the Victorian age.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/exhibitions/the-tennant-room/the-young-lion-early-drawings-by-john-frederick-lewis-ra-1804-1876,173,RAL.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 17:39:23 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Magic of a Line: Drawings by Dame Laura Knight RA - Exhibitions - 31 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Comprising 19 drawings by Dame Laura Knight RA (1877-1970) alongside a selection of the artist’s sketchbooks, this display represents the culmination of a project to catalogue a sizeable collection of her work that is held at the Royal Academy. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Aug 08 15:46:21 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>From All Walks of Life - Exhibitions - 7 Dec 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This display explores the rich variety of genre paintings from the Royal Academy's own collection. 

The exhibition consists of 34 pieces, most of which are Academicians’ Diploma Works and represent everyday life dating back to the 1770s.  

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 17:39:23 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Icons and Iconoclasm - Evening lectures - 17 Mar 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In contrast to the polytheistic religions and their exuberant depictions of their many gods, Christianity, Judaism and Islam have distinct reservations about displaying images of their God. This panel discussion explores iconoclasm and why, when and how it happens. Panellists include *Professor Judith Herrin*, King’s College London, and *Dr Sabiha Al Khemir*, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. 

Supported by the London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise 

As exhibitions at the RA are not open...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 17:17:12 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Christians and Muslims on the Frontiers of Byzantium - Free Lunchtime Lectures - 16 Feb 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr Antony Eastmond, Courtauld Institute of Art

Reynolds Room; 1–2pm; collect entry tokens from 12.15pm, doors open 12.30pm]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lunchtimelectures/christians-and-muslims-on-the-frontiers-of-byzantium,540,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:09:25 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>A Sinai Illuminated Manuscript of the Heavenly Ladder - Evening lectures - 13 Feb 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Father Justin*, Librarian of the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, discusses how the illuminated manuscript of _The Ladder of Divine Ascent_ provides insights into the spirituality of Sinai and the theology of art in the Orthodox Church. 

Supported by The Hellenic Foundation

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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 17:11:46 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Preview days for 'Andrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy' - Friends Preview Days - 28-30 Jan 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Wednesday 28 January:* 10am – 8.30pm
*Thursday 29 January:* 10am – 6pm
*Friday 30 January:* 10am – 6pm]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/preview-days-for-andrea-palladio-his-life-and-legacy,549,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 13:26:26 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Art of Mosaic - Workshops and Masterclasses - 19 Jan-2 Feb 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Artist *Emily Fuller* leads this three-session course in which participants learn all aspects of the art of mosaic. Using vitreous glass and ceramic mosaics, students design, cut, fabricate and grout a mosaic to take home. 

Supported by The Hellenic Foundation

RA; 1.30–5.30pm on Mondays 19 January, 26 January and 2 February; £135/£100* (includes exhibition entry & tea); materials provided; pre-booking essential 

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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:19:43 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>St John, the Island of Patmos and his Monastery - Free Lunchtime Lectures - 1 Dec 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Maria Vassilaki, exhibition co-curator, University of Thessaly and Benaki Museum

Supported by The Hellenic Foundation

Reynolds Room; 1–2pm; collect entry tokens from 12.15pm, doors open 12.30pm
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lunchtimelectures/st-john-the-island-of-patmos-and-his-monastery,539,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:06:47 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Byzantium Rediscovered - Evening lectures - 28 Nov 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Professor J. B. Bullen*, University of Reading, explores how and why Byzantine art and architecture enjoyed a resurgence of interest towards the end of the nineteenth century spreading from Continental Europe into England. He focuses on a number of buildings, including London’s Westminster Cathedral. 

Supported by The Hellenic Foundation

[TEXT:4]
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 17:07:46 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Maeght Gallery - Free Lunchtime Lectures - 24 Nov 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ann Dumas, exhibition curator

Reynolds Room; 1–2pm; collect entry tokens from 12.15pm, doors open 12.30pm
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lunchtimelectures/the-maeght-gallery,538,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:04:38 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Women, Men and Eunuchs - Evening lectures - 21 Nov 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Professor Liz James*, University of Sussex, explores the different roles and lifestyles allocated to the three sexes who made up Byzantine society: men, the most important; women, the least significant; and eunuchs, neither one nor the other.

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lectures/women-men-and-eunuchs,532,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 17:04:44 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Life Drawing - Workshops and Masterclasses - 15 Nov 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Francis Bowyer*, Life Drawing Tutor at the RA, leads this workshop in drawing the figure and surrounding structures. The class is designed for those with previous experience of drawing the figure and takes place in the historic Life Room of the RA Schools. 

RA; 1.30–5.30pm; £60/£30* (includes exhibition entry & tea); own materials required; pre-booking essential

[TEXT:11]

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/workshops/life-drawing,542,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:15:03 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Life Drawing - Workshops and Masterclasses - 8 Nov 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Francis Bowyer*, Life Drawing Tutor at the RA, leads this workshop in drawing the figure and surrounding structures. The class is designed for those with previous experience of drawing the figure and takes place in the historic Life Room of the RA Schools. 

RA; 1.30–5.30pm; £60/£30* (includes exhibition entry & tea); own materials required; pre-booking essential

[TEXT:11]
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/workshops/life-drawing,541,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:12:52 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Heavenly Liturgy - Evening lectures - 7 Nov 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Dr Alexander Lingas*, City University, surveys the development of liturgical music in Byzantium from its origins in the congregational psalmody of Late Antiquity to the ecstatic compositions of St John Koukouzeles and Manuel Chrysaphes in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. A small ensemble of accomplished Byzantine cantors musically illustrate the presentation. 

Supported by the London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise

The College Chapel, King's College London, Strand, London...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lectures/the-heavenly-liturgy,531,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 17:01:44 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Byzantium - Free Lunchtime Lectures - 3 Nov 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Professor Robin Cormack, exhibition co-curator

Reynolds Room; 1–2pm; collect entry tokens from 12.15pm, doors open 12.30pm 
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lunchtimelectures/byzantium,537,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:02:48 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>GSK Contemporary - Exhibitions - 31 Oct 2008-19 Jan 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Supported by GlaxoSmithKline

The Royal Academy of Arts will be launching its inaugural contemporary arts season this autumn. Comprising more than 20 art exhibitions, 40 live events and 100 film screenings, GSK Contemporary provides a unique platform for contemporary art within London's West End.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/exhibitions/gsk-contemporary-season,523,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 08 16:13:03 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Maeght Family - Evening lectures - 31 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *Isabelle and Yoyo Maeght*, in conversation with exhibition curator *Ann Dumas*, recall the story of their extraordinary family and key events in their family history, including the legacy of the internationally renowned Maeght Foundation.

[TEXT:4]
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lectures/the-maeght-family,530,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 16:55:32 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Preview day for 'GSK Contemporary' - Friends Preview Days - 31 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[10am–12pm]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/preview-day-for-gsk-contemporary,547,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 13:26:03 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Maeght Foundation Family Workshop - Family workshops - 30 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:1518|CAPTION:|WIDTH:370]

Families are invited to join this workshop with an introductory slide talk, a visit to the exhibition and a practical hands-on session.

RA; 10.15am–1pm; free with an exhibition ticket; pre-booking essential on 020 7300 5995]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/familyevents/maeght-foundation-family-workshop,554,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 12:57:34 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Maeght Foundation Family Workshop - Family workshops - 28 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[[IMAGE:1731|WIDTH:370]

Families are invited to join this workshop with an introductory slide talk, a visit to the exhibition and a practical hands-on session.

RA; 10.15am–1pm; free with an exhibition ticket; pre-booking essential on 020 7300 5995
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/familyevents/maeght-foundation-family-workshop,552,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 12:48:48 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>The Maeght Gallery - Free Lunchtime Lectures - 27 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ann Dumas, exhibition curator

Reynolds Room; 1–2pm; collect entry tokens from 12.15pm, doors open 12.30pm
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lunchtimelectures/the-maeght-gallery,536,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 08 11:00:38 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Byzantium 330-1453 - Exhibitions - 25 Oct 2008-22 Mar 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Supported by The J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, the A.G. Leventis Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

This ground-breaking exhibition, a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Arts and the Benaki Museum in Athens, provides a grand-scale survey of 1,000 years of history. Highlighting the splendours of the Byzantine Empire, the exhibition will comprise around 300 objects including icons, detached wall paintings, micro-mosaics, ivories, enamels plus gold and silver metalwork. Some...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/exhibitions/byzantium/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 17:45:32 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Preview days for 'Byzantium 300-1453' - Friends Preview Days - 22-25 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Wednesday 22 October:* 10am–8.30pm
*Thursday 23 October:* 10am–6pm
*Friday 24 October:* 10am–6pm
*Saturday 25 October:* 6pm–8.30pm
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/preview-days-for-byzantium-300-1453,546,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 13:27:14 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Modernism in the Mediterranean - Evening lectures - 17 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Aimé and Marguerite Maeght enlisted the Catalonian modernist architect Josep Lluís Sert to create a unique ensemble of buildings and outdoor spaces to display their collection on a sparkling hilltop on the Côte d’Azur. *J. K. Birksted*, author of the book _Modernism in the Mediterranean: The Maeght Foundation_, explains Sert’s imaginative fusion of modern art and architecture with nature, while the architect *Timothy Hatton*, who worked with Sert in the 1970s, helps to bring this fascinating character...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/lectures/modernism-in-the-mediterranean,529,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 16:52:53 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Four Friends in Close-Up - Evening lectures - 10 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Four great, highly dissimilar artists exhibited at the Galerie Maeght in Paris. *Rosamond Bernier*, creator of the art review _L’OEIL_, knew them well. She tells us about their surroundings and what they were like as people.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 08 16:43:50 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends Preview Days - 5 Oct 2008</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/print/events/friends-preview-days/free-welcome-tour-for-new-friends,550,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 12:34:58 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque - Exhibitions - 4 Oct 2008-2 Jan 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sponsored by BNP Paribas

In Autumn 2008 the Royal Academy will present an exhibition demonstrating the achievement of the famous Galerie Maeght, which opened in Paris in 1945 and was to become one of the most influential and creative galleries of the twentieth century.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/exhibitions/miro-calder-giacometti-braque-aime-maeght-and-his-artists/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 08 13:36:16 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Preview days for 'Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque: Aimé Maeght and His Artists' - Friends Preview Days - 1-3 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Wednesday 1 October:* 10am-8.30pm
*Thursday 2 October:* 10am-6pm
*Friday 3 October:* 2008 10am-6pm

 

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/preview-days-for-miro-calder-giacometti-braque-aime-maeght-and-his-artists,545,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 13:26:46 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal Courts of Justice - Friends events - 30 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Designed by Royal Academician George Edmund Street in 1868, the Royal Courts of Justice are the last major Victorian Gothic Revival buildings in London. Now home to the High Court and Court of Appeal, we explore these imposing buildings which use an amazing 35 million bricks, include over 1000 rooms and, in the main building alone, have almost four miles of corridor. 

3–5pm; meet at entrance, Strand, WC2]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/royal-courts-of-justice,487,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 08 16:03:10 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Royal Courts of Justice - Friends Preview Days - 30 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Designed by Royal Academician George Edmund Street in 1868, the Royal Courts of Justice are the last major Victorian Gothic Revival buildings in London. Now home to the High Court and Court of Appeal, we explore these imposing buildings which use an amazing 35 million bricks, include over 1000 rooms and, in the main building alone, have almost four miles of corridor. 

3–5pm; meet at entrance, Strand, WC2]]></description>
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      <title>Advanced Graphics - Friends events - 25 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Founded in 1967, Advanced Graphics is one of London’s most prolific printmakers and publishers, working on projects for artists, galleries and publishers across the world. Friends tour the studio and gallery which includes a screenprinting demonstration by the master printer. Our visit also coincides with an exhibition of new prints by Royal Academicians including Albert Irvin, Craigie Aitchison, Basil Beattie, Fred Cuming and Anthony Eyton, one of whom hopefully joins us for the event. 

7...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 08 11:18:53 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Advanced Graphics: New Prints with Royal Academicians - Friends Preview Days - 25 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Founded in 1967, Advanced Graphics is one of London’s most prolific printmakers and publishers, working on projects for artists, galleries and publishers across the world. Friends tour the studio and gallery which includes a screenprinting demonstration by the master printer. Our visit also coincides with an exhibition of new prints by Royal Academicians including Albert Irvin, Craigie Aitchison, Basil Beattie, Fred Cuming and Anthony Eyton, one of whom hopefully joins us for the event. 

7...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 14:10:42 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Foundling Museum - Friends events - 22 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Opening especially for Friends, the Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, set up in 1741 as London’s first home for abandoned children. We learn about its connections with three major figures in British history: Thomas Coram, William Hogarth and George Frideric Handel. Hogarth, a founding governor of the hospital, set up a permanent exhibition of the work of contemporary artists, many of whom were instrumental in the formation of the Royal Academy. Our private tour includes...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/foundling-museum,490,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 08 09:40:18 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Foundling Museum - Friends Preview Days - 22 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Opening especially for Friends, the Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, set up in 1741 as London’s first home for abandoned children. We learn about its connections with three major figures in British history: Thomas Coram, William Hogarth and George Frideric Handel. Hogarth, a founding governor of the hospital, set up a permanent exhibition of the work of contemporary artists, many of whom were instrumental in the formation of the Royal Academy. Our private tour includes...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/foundling-museum,558,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 14:08:42 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Charles Dickens’ House - Friends events - 17 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We visit the only surviving London home of Charles Dickens, housing the world’s most important collection of material relating to this great Victorian novelist. During the time he lived at the house Dickens published some of his most famous works, including Oliver Twist and Nicolas Nickleby. We privately tour the house and its collection, that includes paintings by Royal Academicians Augustus Egg and William Powell Frith, rare editions, manuscripts, and many other original items relating to Dickens...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/charles-dickens-house,508,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 08 15:22:38 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Charles Dickens’ House - Friends Preview Days - 17 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We visit the only surviving London home of Charles Dickens, housing the world’s most important collection of material relating to this great Victorian novelist. During the time he lived at the house Dickens published some of his most famous works, including Oliver Twist and Nicolas Nickleby. We privately tour the house and its collection, that includes paintings by Royal Academicians Augustus Egg and William Powell Frith, rare editions, manuscripts, and many other original items relating to Dickens...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/charles-dickens-house,557,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 14:06:45 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Thames Villas - Friends events - 16 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Architectural historian, *Roger White*, takes us to some of London’s most interesting and beautiful Neoclassical villas. We begin with Mount Clare, a small but perfectly designed villa built in 1770 by Sir Robert Taylor. We then view the fine interiors and Jesuit chapel of Parkstead House, designed by Sir William Chambers for the 2nd Earl of Bessborough. After lunch, Friends join Roger on a private visit to Asgill House, one of the first major projects of Sir Robert Taylor. The house has been...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/thames-villas,501,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 08 09:39:40 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Thames Villas - Friends Preview Days - 16 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Architectural historian, *Roger White*, takes us to some of London’s most interesting and beautiful Neoclassical villas. We begin with Mount Clare, a small but perfectly designed villa built in 1770 by Sir Robert Taylor. We then view the fine interiors and Jesuit chapel of Parkstead House, designed by Sir William Chambers for the 2nd Earl of Bessborough. After lunch, Friends join Roger on a private visit to Asgill House, one of the first major projects of Sir Robert Taylor. The house has been...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/thames-villas,556,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 14:04:30 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Dennis Severs’ House - Friends events - 11 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The brainchild of eccentric designer and artist, Dennis Severs, 18 Folgate Street, built in 1724, is a time capsule, depicting life in a Georgian townhouse in the 18th century as experienced by a fictitious family of Huguenot silk weavers. Severs transformed each room into an evocative tableau, designed to draw us into another world, and allowing us to become part of the artistic experience rather than viewing it as outsiders. We privately tour each of the ten rooms as Severs intended – in silence...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/dennis-severs-house,481,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 08 09:38:58 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Dennis Severs’ House - Friends Preview Days - 11 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The brainchild of eccentric designer and artist, Dennis Severs, 18 Folgate Street, built in 1724, is a time capsule, depicting life in a Georgian townhouse in the 18th century as experienced by a fictitious family of Huguenot silk weavers. Severs transformed each room into an evocative tableau, designed to draw us into another world, and allowing us to become part of the artistic experience rather than viewing it as outsiders. We privately tour each of the ten rooms as Severs intended – in silence...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/dennis-severs-house,555,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 13:31:39 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>West Wycombe Park - Friends events - 10 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[West Wycombe Park is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in Europe. Set in perfectly preserved Rococo landscaped gardens, this stunning theatrically Italianate house encapsulates the entire progression of 18th-century architecture, from early Palladian to Neoclassical. The mansion contains a series of 18th-century salons with marble floors, columns and magnificently painted ceilings. Paintings, statues and tapestries adorn the house, many of which belonged to the 2nd Baronet, Sir...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/west-wycombe-park,509,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 08 09:38:20 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>West Wycombe Park - Friends Preview Days - 10 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[West Wycombe Park is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in Europe. Set in perfectly preserved Rococo landscaped gardens, this stunning theatrically Italianate house encapsulates the entire progression of 18th-century architecture, from early Palladian to Neoclassical. The mansion contains a series of 18th-century salons with marble floors, columns and magnificently painted ceilings. Paintings, statues and tapestries adorn the house, many of which belonged to the 2nd Baronet, Sir...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/west-wycombe-park,553,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 12:44:04 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends Preview Days - 7 Sep 2008</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/print/events/friends-preview-days/free-welcome-tour-for-new-friends,548,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 13:24:39 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Charles Dickens’ House - Friends events - 4 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We visit the only surviving London home of Charles Dickens, housing the world’s most important collection of material relating to this great Victorian novelist. During the time he lived at the house Dickens published some of his most famous works, including Oliver Twist and Nicolas Nickleby. We privately tour the house and its collection, that includes paintings by Royal Academicians Augustus Egg and William Powell Frith, rare editions, manuscripts, and many other original items relating to Dickens...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/charles-dickens-house,507,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 08 15:21:56 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Charles Dickens’ House - Friends Preview Days - 4 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We visit the only surviving London home of Charles Dickens, housing the world’s most important collection of material relating to this great Victorian novelist. During the time he lived at the house Dickens published some of his most famous works, including Oliver Twist and Nicolas Nickleby. We privately tour the house and its collection, that includes paintings by Royal Academicians Augustus Egg and William Powell Frith, rare editions, manuscripts, and many other original items relating to Dickens...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friends-preview-days/charles-dickens-house,551,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 12:40:34 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Westonbirt School and Old Arboretum, Gloucestershire - Friends events - 2 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ *CANCELLED*

Originally built in 1665 as Westonbirt House – a country home for the Holford Family – Westonbirt School is a fine example of a grand Italian Renaissance-style mansion. The Holford family, one of the richest families in England at that time, employed the greatest craftsmen of the day to decorate the interiors. By special arrangement, we privately tour the school and learn about the three architectural styles that were used as the house developed over time. We also tour the Old...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/westonbirt-school-and-old-arboretum-gloucestershire,506,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Aug 08 12:18:58 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Charterhouse - Friends events - 20 Aug 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The doors of this one-time Carthusian priory, Tudor mansion, Jacobean ‘hospital’ and now almshouse, open especially for our exclusive guided tour. Led by one of the Brothers of Charterhouse, Friends privately tour this historic palace and learn about its rich and varied history. We view its Courts and Great Hall of the 1540s with its carved screen, library, Flemish tapestries, Great Chamber, chapel and cloister.

2.15–4pm; meet at the gatehouse, Charterhouse Square, London EC1 ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/charterhouse,505,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 08 09:37:25 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Home House Private Members’ Club - Friends events - 19 Aug 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Built as a palace of entertainment for the Countess of Home in 1776, Home House is now London’s most exclusive Private Members’ Club. By special arrangement, we tour Home House and explore its Neoclassical drawing rooms displaying pieces of original art and beautiful antique crystal chandeliers. We learn about how Home House unexpectedly combined the talents of architects James Wyatt and Robert Adam, who were both involved in its design and building. 

10–11.15am; meet at house entrance, Portman...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/friendsevents/home-house-private-members-club,503,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 08 09:36:00 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Diverse Minds: Photographic Portraits from the Architecture Programme - Exhibitions - 15 Aug 2008-9 Jan 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new exhibition of original black and white photographic portraits depict a selection of the contributors to the Royal Academy’s Architecture Programme from 2004-2008.  Photographer Alexander McIntyre was commissioned by The Royal Academy to depict the subjects – leading architects, artists, historians and thinkers who have all contributed to the Royal Academy’s unique and multifaceted architecture programme– placing the sitter in dialogue with an architectural setting, in and around the RA.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/exhibitions/architecture-on-the-ramp/diverse-minds-photographic-portraits-from-the-architecture-programme,199,RAL.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 08 11:59:06 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Lisa Wright: The Histories - Exhibitions - 7 Aug-23 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since leaving the Royal Academy Schools in 1993, Lisa Wright has produced work centered on children – in the swimming pool, at the beach in twilight and nocturnal settings.
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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/exhibitions/gallery-cafe/lisa-wright-the-histories,198,RAL.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 08 10:44:41 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Vilhelm Hammershøi Public Gallery Talks (Fridays) - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Friday until 5 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Please note there is no talk on Friday 8 August*

45-minute introductory talks exploring _Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence_ at 7pm every Friday.

Free with an exhibition ticket]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/gallerytalks/vilhelm-hammershoi-public-gallery-talks,492,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 08 16:45:14 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Vilhelm Hammershøi Spotlight Talks - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Thursday until 4 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[10-minute talks on individual works in _Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence_ at 3pm every Thursday.

Free with an exhibition ticket]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/gallerytalks/vilhelm-hammershoi-spotlight-talks,496,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 08 16:46:07 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Vilhelm Hammershøi Public Gallery Talks (Tuesdays) - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Tuesday until 2 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[*Please note there is no talk on Tuesday 5 August*

45-minute introductory talks exploring _Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence_ at 2.30pm every Tuesday.

Free with an exhibition ticket.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/gallerytalks/vilhelm-hammershoi-public-gallery-talks,493,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 08 16:44:33 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence - Exhibitions - 28 Jun-7 Sep 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Supported by Oak Foundation Denmark and Novo Nordisk

This retrospective features over 60 paintings spanning the career of the celebrated Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916). 

The works have been selected from museums and private collections in Europe, the United States and Japan.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 08 17:39:23 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>John Frederick Lewis RA Public Gallery Talks - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Sunday until 26 Oct 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[20-minute introductory talks exploring _The Young Lion: Early Drawings by John Frederick Lewis RA (1804-1876)_ at 2pm every Sunday.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/gallerytalks/john-frederick-lewis-ra-public-gallery-talks,494,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 08 16:46:52 BST</pubDate>
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      <title>American Associates 2008 - AARAT events - 1 Jan-31 Dec 2008</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This year marks the 25th anniversary of the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust (AARAT), and promises to be a year filled with many exciting events. In June, the American Associates travel to London for a week filled with exclusive access to London’s finest cultural activities and exciting day excursions in and around the city. As always, the American Associates are granted behind-the-scenes access to the Royal Academy, receptions with leading Royal Academicians, as well as an insiders...]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/aaratevents/aarat-2008,457,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 08 15:50:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Welcome Tour for new Friends - Friends events - 2 Sep 2007-2 Sep 2012</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/print/events/friendsevents/free-welcome-tour-for-new-friends,350,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 08 13:54:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Saturday until 29 Dec 2012</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A free guided tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

11.30am; Meet in the foyer; No need to book

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      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/gallerytalks/john-madejski-fine-rooms-gallery-tour,89,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 08 14:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Friday until 21 Dec 2012</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A free guided tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

1pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/gallerytalks/john-madejski-fine-rooms-gallery-talk,87,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 08 14:24:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Thursday until 20 Dec 2012</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A free guided tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

1pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book]]></description>
      <link>http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/print/events/gallerytalks/john-madejski-fine-rooms,86,EV.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 08 14:23:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour - Free Gallery and Spotlight Talks - Every Wednesday until 19 Dec 2012</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Free guided tours of the John Madejski Fine Rooms and the permanent collection.

1pm and 3pm; Meet in the foyer; No need to book
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