Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a leading public figure in 19th-century France. His books Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame were printed worldwide. As both a poet and a politician, during his ...

Are you 25 or under? Go halves with us. See great art for less with half-price tickets to all RA exhibitions. All you need to do is sign up using the form below. The scheme is available to anyone who ...

See new work by graduating RA Schools students in their historic studios. At the heart of the Royal Academy's mission since its foundation, the RA Schools provides a postgraduate programme in ...

In 1890 Vincent van Gogh painted his final works. Seventy-two years later an eighteen-year-old Anselm Kiefer received a travel grant to follow in the footsteps of Van Gogh, starting in the Netherlands ...

Exhibition is the perfect opportunity to build your art collection, whether it's household names or rising stars. Here's what ...

Join us to hear Anselm Kiefer and Simon Schama discuss Kiefer / Van Gogh, an exhibition that places work by the two artists side by side. Ever since the eighteen-year-old Kiefer travelled from the ...

Alice Channer tells us about her sculpture suspended in the central hall for the Summer Exhibition 2025. Alice Channer ...

Join RA Schools tutor Brian Griffiths RA for a guided tour of the RA Schools Show 2025. The RA Schools accepts fewer than 20 students each year onto a free postgraduate programme in contemporary art.