Meet the Royal Academy
London’s Royal Academy of Arts has been championing artists and architects for more than 250 years, and doesn’t intend to stop now. Explore their Collection, stories and spaces.
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The RA opens its doors
An art haven for over 250 years now available to explore from your home
Grayson Perry takes you round
See artworks by Banksy, David Hockney, David Shrigley, and more
Go inside, from anywhere
Explore the spaces around the RA
The bits you don't normally get to see
The hidden spaces of the RA
Explore all the artworks by color
From the stormy grey skies of Turner to the burnt orange of Frith
Listen and look
Go on a guided tour of RA artworks set to music
10 Academicians you should know
From founding members to the leading artists and architects who run the RA
London's biggest art show
The world's longest-running open-submission exhibition
Spotlight on: The Last Supper
The most complete surviving replica of Da Vinci's masterpiece
Step a little closer
Take a guided tour of the brush strokes
The contemporary collection
Explore work from some of the multi-disciplinary artists who have joined the RA ranks
Inside Britain’s oldest art school
Discover the inner workings of the RA Schools
The RA’s leading artists and architects
Meet the artists who give the RA its energy
Spotlight on: John Constable
One of the greatest landscape painters
Feuds and fiery debates
What happens when art gets argumentative
Women and the RA
The first female Academicians and their legacy
Looking back
The history of one of the UK's most important galleries
Keep exploring
Take a virtual tour around the RA
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