Inside the show: The Great Spectacle
Inside the show: The Great Spectacle
By Amy Macpherson
Published 5 July 2018
From the work of “friendly rivals” Reynolds and Gainsborough to the rebellious Pre-Raphaelites, our exhibition The Great Spectacle brings together some of the highlights of 250 years of the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. Take a look inside in these videos.
-
-
Visit The Great Spectacle
Until 19 August 2018
Journey through the story of 250 years of the Summer Exhibition, the world’s longest running annual display of contemporary art.
The Great Spectacle is an innovative, illuminating and visually stunning celebration of the Academy’s first 250 years and demonstrates the impact of the Summer Exhibition on art in Britain and internationally.
-
-
-
250 years of the Summer Exhibition online
The Chronicle
In celebration of the Royal Academy’s 250th birthday and coinciding with The Great Spectacle exhibition, a new open access publication by the Paul Mellon Centre looks back at 250 years of the Summer Exhibition. Explore 250 years of stories, artworks and data, alongside lively year-by-year essays and a complete set of digitised and searchable Summer Exhibition catalogues.
-