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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ExhibitionsDaily 10am–6pmFriday 10am–10pmCafés and shopsOpen early and late; hours vary.
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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
Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits
Now open
From youthful self-portraits to sombre self-reflections, this emotive exhibition reveals Freud’s personal and artistic development.
Eco-Visionaries
Now open
Picasso and Paper
Opens 25 January 2020
Léon Spilliaert
Opens 23 February 2020
New courses and classes
Browse and book our 2020 courses and classes
RA Schools Postgraduate Programme
Applications close 16 December
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
Now accepting applications
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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
Introducing Lucian Freud
More art, more ideas
Looking for more? Well art-lover, we have just the thing...
Read our latest storiesSome thoughts on painting, by Lucian Freud
Quick read
Read Freud in his own words; a painter driven by obsession who found the process of painting "infectious".
Hope is powerful. Let’s not squander it
Quick read
Dr Jane Goodall lays down five reasons why we should remain optimistic about the future.
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