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Find out how to submit your child or student's work to our annual exhibition for young people aged 5–19.
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What’s on
Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch
Temporarily closed
Tracey Emin RA selects masterpieces by Edvard Munch to show alongside her highly personal paintings, neons and sculptures.
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
27 March — 22 August 2021
Summer Exhibition 2021
15 June — 17 August 2021
Marina Abramović
25 September — 12 December 2021
Free displays
Temporarily closed
Late Constable
30 October 2021 — 13 February 2022
Young Artists’ Summer Show
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