Royal Academy of Arts

What it is

Museum tags: Art; Contemporary art

One of London’s most historic and prestigious art institutions, founded 1768, housed in the beautiful Burlington House. Nowadays it’s most famous for the Summer Exhibition, where anyone can enter their art to be shown (which if you’re in London during, is REALLY worth visiting, at least once). Throughout the rest of the year it hosts some of the best temporary art exhibitions in the city, covering a wide range of styles and topics, but almost always worth visiting.

About this guide

Curated by Jamie George, creator of What’s Down That Street.
Jamie has personally visited 65+ London museums so far and regularly updates this guide with practical, first-hand information.

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