Press
Welcome to the RA Press Office
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Contact us
Email press.office@royalacademy.org.uk or call +44 20 7300 5615.
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Press team is working remotely. During this time, please email us and a member of the team will respond to your enquiry. The RA Press Office hours are 9.30am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
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Press Information
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Press images and press releases
Links to exhibition press images can be found in the relevant press release or contact the Press Office.
Please view or download press releases in advance of your visit (see below) or contact the Press Office.
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Press access
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we currently have a reduced capacity for access to the RA with safety measures in place. All visitors, including press, must contact us and have a pre-booked exhibition ticket slot in order to access the RA. Please email Press.office@royalacademy.org.uk.
For information on new press access measures and how to book: Press Access Guidance
We hold dedicated Press Views for every exhibition, please contact the Press Office for information. If you are unable to attend a Press View, please contact the Press Office in advance to request press access to an exhibition. Gallery staff are only able to admit those who have pre-arranged a press pass. Please note, during the final two weeks of an exhibition we are unable to offer press passes.
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Filming and photography
The Press Office will always try to accommodate filming and photography at the Royal Academy where possible.
To enquire about conducting news filming or photography outside of our Press Views, please contact the Press Office with details of your request. Filming will need to be arranged outside of public opening hours.
If you would like to enquire about using the Royal Academy as a film or commercial photoshoot location (e.g. for a film or TV show), contact the Press Office.
All filming and photography must be arranged with the Press Office in advance.
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News from the RA
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2022 Exhibitions
Find out more about our upcoming exhibitions.
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An apology from the Royal Academy
Media statement, 23 June 2021
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The Royal Academy of Arts announces the 253rd Summer Exhibition committee with Yinka Shonibare RA as co-ordinator
Renowned British artist Yinka Shonibare RA will co-ordinate the 253rd Summer Exhibition in 2021. The Summer Exhibition Committee members are Royal Academicians Tony Bevan, Vanessa Jackson, Mali Morris, Humphrey Ocean, Eva Rothschild, Bob and Roberta Smith and Emma Stibbon. David Adjaye will curate the Architecture Gallery. The committee will be chaired by the President of the Royal Academy, Rebecca Salter.
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News from the Academy
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Forthcoming and current exhibition press packs
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Summer Exhibition 2021
The Royal Academy is delighted to present this year’s Summer Exhibition, which has been delayed until the autumn for the second time in its long history due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The 253rd Summer Exhibition will be a unique celebration of contemporary art and architecture, providing a vital platform and support for the artistic community.
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Late Constable
The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries
In October 2021, the Royal Academy will present the first survey of the late work of John Constable (1776-1837). Late Constable will explore the last twelve years of the artist’s career, from 1825 until his unexpected death in 1837. Characterised by the expressive brushwork that came to define Constable’s late career, the exhibition will bring together over 50 works including paintings and oil sketches as well as watercolours, drawings and prints, taking an in-depth look at the development of the artist’s late style.
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Light Lines: The Architectural Photographs of Hélène Binet
The Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing of Galleries
In October 2021, the Royal Academy of Arts will present Light Lines: The Architectural Photographs of Hélène Binet, an intimate unveiling of architecture through the lens of the renowned Swiss-French photographer Hélène Binet. Over the past 30 years, Binet has travelled the world to photograph works by architects including Le Corbusier, Zaha Hadid RA, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Daniel Libeskind, Jørn Utzon and Peter Zumthor Hon RA. The exhibition will span Binet’s career, showcasing around 90 images of more than 20 projects by 12 architects.
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Forthcoming and current exhibition press packs
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David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries
In March 2021, the Royal Academy of Arts will present David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 comprising a new body of work created by David Hockney RA during a period of intense activity at his home in Normandy, charting the unfolding and progression of spring. The period in which these works were made coincided with the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, where Hockney, along with the rest of Europe and much of the world, was in a state of lockdown. Faced with an unprecedented and perplexing period, Hockney’s focus on the emergence of spring instead celebrates the natural world and urges people, as he does himself in one of his frequently used phrases, to ‘love life’. This will be the first time the works will be exhibited, opening exactly a year after the works were made.
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