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.

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Exhibitions
Daily 10am–6pm
Friday 10am–10pm
Cafés and shops
Open early and late; hours vary.

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Free entry

Entry is free – some exhibitions and events will be charged separately.

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Burlington House
Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
6 Burlington Gardens
London, W1S 3ET

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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.

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Antony Gormley

Opens 21 September

We're on the cusp of opening Antony Gormley's most ambitious exhibition in over a decade, with rare and experiential work from across his 45-year career.

Félix Vallotton

Closing soon

Helene Schjerfbeck

Now open

Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits

Opens 27 October

Picasso and Paper

Opens January 2020

RA Lates: Deep Earth

23 November 2019

The self-portrait: historical highlights

September – November 2019

See

Need inspiration? Here's just a taste of the art and architecture that's on offer around the new RA.

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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.

Explore our social spaces

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.

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Katy Hessel meets Helene Schjerfbeck

Katy Hessel (of Instagram's "The Great Women Artists") talks to our exhibition curator about Helene Schjerfbeck's experimental approach to painting.

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Antony Gormley: 10 works to know

Quick read

As we prepare for Antony Gormley's biggest UK exhibition in over a decade, here are 10 works you should know from across his career.

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