John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour >> Special Event
times: 26 Aug 2006 - 29 Dec 2012 Sat 11:30 AM

John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Talk >> Special Event
times: Every Thu 1:00 PM; Sat 11:30 AM; Fri 1:00 PM; Tue 1:00 PM; Wed 3:00 PM

Royal Academy of Arts >> Exhibition Event
times: Open all year Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

American Associates 2008 >> Exhibition Event
times: Open all year Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Free Gallery Talks >> Special Event
times: Every Sun 2:00 PM

From All Walks of Life: Genre paintings >> Exhibition Event
times: 01 Jan - 07 Dec 2008 Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; 01 Jun - 07 Dec 2008 Tue - Fri 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

School Workshops >> Special Event
times: Daily 10:15 AM - 1:00 PM, 10:15 AM - 2:30 PM
prices: 200.00

The Young Lion: Early Drawings by John Frederick Lewis RA (1804 - 1876) >> Exhibition Event
times: 30 May - 26 Oct 2008 Tue - Fri 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM; Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

John Frederick Lewis RA Public Gallery Talks >> Special Event
times: 01 Jun 2008 - 26 Oct 2008 Sun 2:00 PM

William Bowyer RA: Watercolours >> Exhibition Event
times: 01 Aug - 24 Oct 2008 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM; Fri 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
prices: 0

Lisa Wright: The Histories >> Exhibition Event
times: 07 Aug - 23 Oct 2008 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Diverse Minds: Photographic Portraits from the Architecture Programme >> Exhibition Event
times: 15 Aug 2008 - 09 Jan 2009 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Dame Laura Knight: The Magic of a Line: Drawings >> Exhibition Event
times: 18 Aug - 31 Oct 2008 Tue - Fri 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Aime Maeght: Miro, Calder, Giacometti, Braque >> Exhibition Event
times: 04 Oct 2008 - 02 Jan 2009 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Zoo Art Fair 2008 >> Special Event
times: 17 Oct 2008 12:00 PM
prices: 10.00

Byzantium 330-1453 >> Exhibition Event
times: 25 Oct 2008 - 22 Mar 2009 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

GSK Contemporary Season >> Movie
times: 31 Oct 2008 - 19 Jan 2009 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

From All Walks of Life: Genre Paintings >> Event Event
times: 01 - 07 Dec 2008 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Sara said on 07th April ... "Beautiful story behind every painting. Very moving and inspiring"
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Matthew Turtle said on 14th August ... "Do dinosaurs roam free at the Royal Academy of Arts? This seems to be the sentiment expressed by Jake and Dinos Chapman in the giant 2D dinosaur sculpture made for this year’s Summer Exhibition and the relics of this can be found in the permanent collection.

The collection focuses on British art and artists and predominantly ranges from the 18th century to the present day. Highlights in the collection of paintings and sculpture include major works by Reynolds, Gainsborough, Turner and Constable.

It's fairly educational in places offering a look into an art world of old dominated by commisions, social presitge and manners and the habits of the old aristocracy. Of course, unless your an art historian or student your interest probably won't go any further then this as the portraiture and bronze quickly becomes repetitive pretty quickly.

Nevertheless, the fine rooms aren't very big so it doesn't take you very long to get through them This is probably for the best as the Academy, for some completely unknown reason, only decides to open it for a of couple hours a day leaving many tourists confused and older people even grumpier."
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