Friends membership
Friends membership
We can’t wait to welcome Friends of the RA back with exclusive access to our ‘Picasso and Paper’ exhibition, ‘Gauguin and the Impressionists’ and of course, the 2020 Summer Exhibition.
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Become a Friend
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What you need to know about our reopening
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Dates and opening hours
The RA is open four days a week with slightly reduced hours. Please note that only Burlington House will be open.
Mon–Weds: closed
Thurs–Sun: 11am–4pm
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What’s on and pre-booking
We will have a reduced programme on offer: tickets are available for Picasso and Paper.
Our Courtyard Café will be open and there will be an edited range from the RA Shop in the Vestibule. Toilets will be available.
Pre-booking is essential for all visitors, including Friends of the RA (free).
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3. New safety measures
The health and safety of our visitors and staff is paramount. We will be following government advice on health and safety as a minimum, with additional measures and standards also in place. Among these measures will be a limited number of visitors at any one time, and asking that all visitors wear a face covering while at the RA. Find out more.
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Visit these exhibitions in 2020
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Picasso and Paper
9 July – 2 August 2020
Pablo Picasso rewrote the rules of painting, but he also tore up the rulebook for paper. Bringing together more than 300 of the artist’s works, both on and with paper, this exhibition spans his entire prolific career and represents a significant chapter in modern art. -
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Gauguin and the Impressionists
7 August – 18 October 2020
This August, the RA brings together 60 works from Denmark’s Ordrupgaard Collection by painters such as Manet, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Morisot, Degas and Gauguin – many of which have never been seen in the UK. -
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The Summer Exhibition
6 October 2020 – 3 January 2021
For the first time in history, the Summer Exhibition will fall in winter. But at the RA, summer is a state of mind, not a time of year. Discover a myriad of works by household names and emerging artists inside our joyous festival of art.
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![Friends of the RA Summer Exhibition preview]()
More reasons to join the RA
★ Bring a family member and up to four children under 16 to all exhibitions.
★ Enjoy Friends preview days for all exhibitions.
★ Relax in the Fine Rooms – a gilded, 18th-century room only available to Friends where tea, filter coffee, drinks and snacks will be available.
★ Delve deeper with RA magazine four times a year.
★ Receive weekly e-newsletters with first access to online exhibition tours, in-depth documentaries and creative activities.
★ Splurge at the RA Shop with 10% off instore and online.**Some exclusions apply, see terms and conditions.
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Looking for a great gift?
All our gift memberships come in a beautiful, limited edition gift box designed by Rebecca Salter PRA.
Each pack has everything you’ll need to get started, including a welcome card with space to personalise your message, a membership card, welcome brochure explaining all the benefits, a handy what’s on guide for Friends and a limited edition postcard.
![Friends of the RA gift membership]()
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Got a question about becoming a Friend of the RA?
Read our frequently asked questions or drop us a line:
Email friends@royalacademy.org.uk
Phone 020 7300 8090
The Membership Office phone lines are open Monday to Sunday, between 11am – 4pm. The RA is operating with reduced staff during this period so our response times may be a little longer than normal.