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.

Opening times

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

All opening times

Free entry

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

Free

Find us

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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Summer Exhibition 2019

Now open

Lions, tigers and bears – the 251st Summer Exhibition is here! And with 1,500 works in every medium, it's our biggest one in over a century.

Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet

Now open

Helene Schjerfbeck

20 July — 27 October 2019

Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits

Opens October 2019

Young Artists’ Summer Show

Online exhibition now open

New courses and classes

Browse the 2019 autumn programme

Young people's programme

Events for students aged 15 – 19

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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Alexa Chung in the Summer Exhibition

Join presenter and fashion designer Alexa Chung for a (very) private view of this year’s Summer Exhibition, as she picks out some of her favourite works.

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