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The interior of the Print Room of the Royal Library at Windsor, with Hans Holbein's chalk drawing 'Sir John More' (c. 1526–27) on display

RA Exhibitions

5 years ago

Video: a close-up look at Charles I’s Holbein drawings

As the RA prepares to show the great works of Charles I’s art collection, we go behind the scenes at Windsor Castle to see some rarely-shown Holbein drawings that are coming to the exhibition.
Screenshot from 'Facade and statues'

Inside the Academy

6 years ago

RA250 stories: how to restore a façade

How do you repair historic stone when that stone is no longer quarried? This video series reveals the ideas, people and challenges behind transforming the RA ahead of our 250th anniversary in 2018, and in this episode we come to the restoration of 6 Burlington Gardens and its historic statues.
The Royal Academy's Digitisation Coordinator, Liz Dewar

Inside the Academy

< 7 years ago

RA250 stories: Digitising the Collection

This video series reveals the ideas and people behind the transformation of the Royal Academy ahead of our 250th anniversary in 2018. In the second episode, we take a look at what’s involved in bringing artworks and documents from the past into the 21st century.
Installation view of Gallery III of the Royal Academy, showing the "room within a room" created by designer Robert Carsen

RA Exhibitions

< 7 years ago

The director who designs blockbuster exhibitions

Meet Robert Carsen, the leading opera and theatre director who designed our exhibition Painting the Modern Garden.
Prim Khaoroptham, Night at Prom

Inside the Academy

> 7 years ago

Curating artists of the future: the A-level Summer Exhibition Online

Each year the RA’s Learning team puts together an online exhibition of outstanding work by A-level students. Ann Gilmore explains how this year’s show came together.
Installation view of 'Premiums: Interim Projects 2015' at the Royal Academy of Arts

Inside the Academy

8 years ago

Behind the scenes of ‘Premiums: Interim Projects’

We went behind the scenes in the RA Schools to follow the progress of second-year students putting together their interim exhibition.
Members of the Summer Exhibition 2014 Selection and Hanging Committee inspect a work submitted for the exhibition

RA Exhibitions

< 9 years ago

Summer Exhibition 2014: Judging

In the second of our behind-the-scenes videos about the RA Summer Exhibition 2014, we take a look at the judging process and speak to the exhibition’s coordinator Hughie O‘Donoghue RA.
Artists submit their work

RA Exhibitions

< 9 years ago

Artists submit their work for the Summer Exhibition

In the first of our behind-the-scenes videos about the RA Summer Exhibition 2014, we speak to some of the artists submitting their work.