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Inside The Show

RA Exhibitions

3 years ago

Oceania Live! Catch up on our video tour of the exhibition

Take a look inside our Oceania exhibition in this video tour, hosted by the RA’s Artistic Director Tim Marlow, which features a very special musical performance in the galleries.

Installation view of The Great Spectacle exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (12 June — 19 August 2018)

RA Exhibitions

> 3 years ago

Inside the show: The Great Spectacle

From the work of “friendly rivals” Reynolds and Gainsborough to the rebellious Pre-Raphaelites, our exhibition The Great Spectacle brings together some of the highlights of 250 years of the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. Take a look inside in these videos.

Installation view of the Matisse in the Studio exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (5 August - 12 November 2017)

RA Exhibitions

< 4 years ago

Inside the show: Matisse in the Studio

From African masks to ornate furniture, the objects that Henri Matisse collected throughout his life played a key role in his art. Learn more in these videos with curator Ann Dumas.

Wassily Kandinsky, Murnau The Garden II (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 5 years ago

Video: Kandinsky and the avant-gardeners

For Matisse, Kandinsky and Munch, the garden provided inspiration as they worked towards new styles of painting.
Installation view of 'Jean-Etienne Liotard'

RA Exhibitions

< 6 years ago

Jean-Etienne Liotard: inside the show

In this video series, curator MaryAnne Stevens takes us inside the Sackler Wing exhibition devoted to the 18th century Swiss master, Jean-Etienne Liotard, and picks out a few highlights.