A NEW HOME FOR ART & IDEAS
Run by artists since 1768, we’re celebrating 250 years by opening up like never before. Step inside a new home for art and ideas.
Planning on visiting the RA?
Please note that our Burlington House Front Hall and Main Shop will be closed 22 – 30 April (inclusive) due to operational purposes. Our exhibitions are open as usual during this time.
Plan your visitOpening times
ExhibitionsDaily 10am–6pmFriday 10am–10pmCafés and shopsOpen early and late; hours vary.
All opening timesFind us
Burlington House Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
6 Burlington Gardens London, W1S 3ET
What’s on
Explore our world-class exhibition programme, with brand new galleries – and for the first time, free displays of art and architecture. Browse our range of upcoming talks, courses and events too.
Become a friend to see it all for free See what’s on
Picasso and Paper
Now open
Immerse yourself in Picasso’s world of paper in a new exhibition featuring over 300 works.
Léon Spilliaert
Now open
Gauguin and the Impressionists
Opens 29 March
Festival of Ideas
29 April – 3 May 2020
Marina Abramović: After Life
26 September — 8 December 2020
Young Artists' Summer Show
Now accepting applications
Courses And Classes
Now accepting bookings for our springtime courses and classes
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Buy nowSee
Need inspiration? Here's just a taste of the art and architecture that's on offer around the new RA.
Meet
The new RA has even more places to meet, eat and drink. Stop for a quick coffee, a lazy lunch or dinner and drinks.
Make
Home to the UK’s longest established art school, the RA has always had making at its heart. Come and try an art class or workshop, or find inspiration to create at home.
Debate
Run by artists, we’re a platform for independent points of view about art and culture, and we’d love to exchange ideas with you.
Watch
Young Artists' Summer Show
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Meet insomniac artist, Léon Spilliaert
Video
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