Explore art works, paint-smeared palettes, scribbled letters and more... Artists and architects have run the RA for 250 years. Our Collection is a record of them.

Drawings & studies in pencil, chalk and other mediums / by Lord Leighton of Stretton ; facsimiled after the originals ; with a preface by S. Pepys Cockerell. - London,: 1898.

This display focuses on the idea of work in progress, looking ‘behind the scenes’ at what goes into creating a work of art. From first ideas jotted down in tiny sketchbooks to compositional plans and ...

Discover a new collection of works by Rana Begum RA. This display showcases sculpture and installation by Rana Begum RA, highlighting the artist’s ongoing investigation into the interaction between ...

The Burlington House choir and everyone at the Royal Academy wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Season’s ...

Sir Michael Craig-Martin RA fills our Main Galleries with colour at this retrospective of his 60-year career. A key figure in British art, Michael Craig-Martin is one of the most influential artists ...

For over 250 years, the RA has existed to champion art and artists. Enjoy our expanded campus with free displays, new spots to eat, drink and shop, and much more. We're run by the Royal Academicians, ...

The RA Architecture Prize and The RA Dorfman Prize celebrate outstanding international contributions to design and uncover fresh new talent. Hear from leading architects from the UK and around the ...

Stop off for a fresh coffee and light refreshment at the RA Café and Poster Bar by José or experience the taste of Spain at José Pizarro’s restaurant in Burlington Gardens. The RA Café is a decadent ...

The Shakespeare Head Press was a Private Press established in Stratford-up-Avon in 1904 by Arthur Henry Bullen (1857–1920), known as A.H. Bullen. His original aim was to produce a good edition of ...

The rape of the lock : an heroi-comical poem in five cantos / written by Alexander Pope ; embroidered with eleven drawings by Aubrey Beardsley. - London: [1897] ...