The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.

Victorian artist Richard Dadd constructed fairytale worlds and highly original works of art. His creativity never ceased – rather, it flourished from within the confines of Bethlem and Broadmoor.

How to: make tempera paint By Anna Smallman Published on 24 May 2021 Have a go at making your own paint with eggs, make-up, spices and chalk.

Explore the first ever winter Summer Exhibition like never before and discover a myriad of works by household names and emerging artists inside this virtual tour.

Ai Weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across Ai's ...

As our 'From Life' exhibition explores the past, present and future of representing bodies in art, we look back at the Royal Academy's 250-year tradition of drawing nude models.

Printmaker, painter and sculptor Joe Tilson RA has won the 2019 Charles Wollaston award for the “most distinguished work” in the Summer Exhibition.

Discover the next generation of architects, designers and curators in this changing display in the McAulay Gallery. The Architecture Window is a space for new voices in architecture at the heart of ...

A "female invasion" 250 years in the making By Annette Wickham Published on 12 May 2018 The RA started out with two female Academicians, then took over a century to elect any more. As we celebrate our ...

Explore the dark territories and raw emotions distilled in the artworks of Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch in this virtual tour of our landmark exhibition.

Wartime water lilies: how Monet created his garden at Giverny By Ann Dumas Published on 12 November 2015 Curator Ann Dumas sets the scene for our major exhibition of garden painters, revealing how ...

Family how-to: make a recycled sculpture By Amelia Prett and Zoë Smith Published on 9 May 2019 Be inspired by the work of Phyllida Barlow RA and create a sustainable sculpture from reusable household ...