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Browse the more than 1,300 works featured in this year’s show or explore one of our hand-picked selections.
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What’s on
Summer Exhibition 2021
22 September 2021 — 2 January 2022
The world’s most joyful art exhibition is back – and it’s the tonic we all needed with 1,300 works showcasing the magic of creativity.
Light Lines: The Architectural Photographs of Hélène Binet
23 October 2021 — 23 January 2022
Late Constable
30 October 2021 — 13 February 2022
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast
29 January — 17 April 2022
Free Collection Gallery
1 January — 31 December 2021
RA Schools postgraduate diploma
Now accepting applications
Jock McFadyen RA
5 Feb — 10 Apr 2022
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