Teachers’ Private View
Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
Wednesday 17 January 2024
6.30 — 8.30pm
Free for
Teachers & Schools
Teachers and schools
We offer a range of free activities and resources to support teachers, students and young people to engage with art and artists, both at the RA, in the classroom, and at home.
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Student groups
We welcome self-guided visits and we have a range of resources to support you and your students engage with our free Collection Gallery and displays.
Some of our exhibitions include artworks which deal with sensitive themes and may not be suitable for all age groups. Please visit the relevant exhibition page or contact us for more information.
Book a self-guided visit to the following exhibitions:
Marina Abramović: 11 October 2023 – 21 December 2023 Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec: 13 December 2023 – 22 February 2024 Entangled Pasts, 1768-now: Art, Colonialism and Change: 21 February 2024 – 11 April 2024 Angelica Kauffman: 20 March 2024 –13 June 2024 In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s: 17 July 2024 – 26 September 2024 Michael Craig-Martin: 09 October 2024 – 21 November 2024
Free for all students under 16’s Free for state-maintained school and college students aged 18 and under £7/£11.50 for fee-paying students aged 16+ and teachers
Dates and Times: Temporary exhibitions are bookable for schools on Wednesdays and Thursdays during term-time at the following times:
Morning slot: 11.00, 11.20, 11.40 – 60 spaces total (reduced capacity of 30 spaces for Impressionists on Paper) Afternoon slot: 13.20, 13.40, 14.00– 60 spaces total (reduced capacity of 30 spaces for Impressionists on Paper)
Key stage 2: please allow for a ratio of 1 adult to every 6 students (1:6) Key stage 3, 4 & 5: please allow for a ratio of 1 adult to every 15 students (1:15)
Please fill out the booking form with your desired dates and size of group. Group bookings are dependent on availability so please add an alternative date if known.
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Primary school workshops
Sign up for our free, artist-led workshops for state school students in Key Stages 1 and 2. The half-day sessions are designed to develop their creativity and transferable skills, including independent thinking and communication.
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Teaching and learning activities
Explore the connections between art and curriculum subjects with your class, discover the hidden secrets of art in our collection with close looking articles, and warm up with our speedy sketching suggestions.
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Teaching primary
Use our cross-curricular teaching resources to teach your students about the climate, citizenship, emotions, and more.
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Teaching secondary
Teach your students about the wide variety of sculptures in the RA Collection.
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Learning for young people
Explore the art of storytelling, self-portraiture, and found objects with our learning materials for young people.
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Events for teachers
We warmly welcome teachers to the RA, to experience and engage with our Collection and exhibitions, explore their own creativity and connect and share ideas with other teachers. Upcoming activities including private views of our exhibitions and creative workshops will be listed below. We particularly welcome state school teachers to attend. To stay up to date on event releases, please join our mailing list.
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Aged 15 – 19?
From our series of free online workshops for people aged 15-19, to our at-home activities for young people, and our annual Young Artists’ Summer Show, there are lots of ways for young people to get involved with activities at the RA.
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attRAct
Online programme for ages 15 – 19
Applications are open
attRAct is a series of free online workshops for people aged 15-19. If you’re interested in learning more about art, architecture, and other creative industries alongside like-minded young people, then you’re in the right place.
The monthly workshops are led by professional artists, architects, and other creatives. In practical sessions, group discussions, tutorials, career advice, and portfolio reviews, you’ll be supported to develop your creative thinking, artistic practice and learn about what it means to pursue further education and a career in the cultural sector.
The whole series lasts a year. You can come to as many events as you like. The more sessions you join, the more likely you are to benefit from the programme! See examples of work by previous attRAct cohorts on our Instagram @attract_ra.
Apply now for the 2024 programme.
Applications will close on October 29th at 5pm.
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Young Artists' Summer Show
The Young Artists’ Summer Show is a free, open submission exhibition for students aged 4–19 studying in the UK. Artworks are judged by a panel of artists and arts professionals, with selected artworks displayed online and on-site at the Royal Academy of Arts.
View this year’s exhibition online.
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Get in touch
To ask a question, or tell us about your visit get in touch by emailing us at: learning@royalacademy.org.uk