Royal Academy of Arts

Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
Greater London
W1J 0BD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

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www.royalacademy.org.uk/

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020 7300 8000

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The Royal Academy of Arts was founded by George III in 1768. Governed by artists to 'promote the arts of design' and was the first institution in Great Britain devoted solely to the promotion of the visual arts. The Royal Academy raised the standing of art, artists and architecture. It has held an annual selling exhibition since its formation and held its first loan exhibition in 1870 of 'Ancient Masters'. It now enjoys an unrivalled reputation as a venue for exhibitions of international importance.

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Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
Greater London
W1J 0BD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Telephone

020 7300 8000

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Design, Fine Art, Architecture

Collections services

  • Specialist publications on collections available

Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
Greater London
W1J 0BD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Telephone

020 7300 8000

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Driven to Draw: Twentieth-century Drawings and Sketchbooks from the Royal Academy’s Collection

3 November 2011 — 12 February 2012 *on now

Drawing is almost as natural a human activity as breathing the air around us. However, only in the twentieth century have artists drawn more often from inner compulsion than out of practical necessity.

This exhibition has been selected from the Academy’s own rarely seen collection of twentieth-century drawings and sketchbooks, in the belief that this compulsion can be sensed in drawings of many different kinds.

By including a wide range of styles, techniques, and modes of draughtsmanship in works by both Royal Academicians and students alike - everything in fact from doodles to diploma works - the exhibition aims to capture the magic of drawing done for its own sake.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Where

In the Tennant Gallery

Admission

Complimentary entry with a valid Royal Academy exhibition ticket. £3 without. RA Friends go free.

Website

http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/the-tennant-gallery/

David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture

21 January — 9 April 2012 *on now

In January 2012 the Royal Academy of Arts will showcase the first major exhibition of new landscape works by David Hockney RA.

Featuring vivid paintings inspired by the East Yorkshire landscape, these large-scale works have been created especially for the galleries at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Spanning a 50-year period to demonstrate Hockney’s long exploration and fascination with the depiction of landscape, the exhibition will include a display of his iPad drawings and a series of new films produced using 18 cameras, which will be displayed on multiple screens to provide a spellbinding visual journey through the eyes of David Hockney.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Booking is highly recommended (see RA booking website below).
Adults: £14
Concessions (seniors, disabled, NADFAS, Art Fund): £13
Students (NUS): £9
Children 12-18 years/Income Support/unwaged: £4
Children 8-11 years: £3
Under 7 years:Free

Price includes £2.50 gallery guide. For full details of tickets and for availability check the RA website link below.

Website

http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/hockney/tickets/

Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
Greater London
W1J 0BD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Telephone

020 7300 8000

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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