Friends of RA – Design your own puppets and put on a show
Get theatrical with shadow puppets
We’re so pleased to be opening up the RA, slowly but surely. From all of us here, thank you for your patience and support as we navigate this challenging time.
We know many of you aren’t able to make it here just yet so we’ll continue to share our favourite art and architecture-inspired activities and articles each week.
If you’re looking for something to keep the kids entertained as the summer holidays begin, why not follow our latest family how-to guide to design your own shadow puppets. Explore all our art activities over on the family resources page.
Get the how-to guide
Visiting our Collection Gallery
From 5 August our Collection Gallery and free displays will open once again! You will need to book a ticket to see these unless you already have a ticket for one of our exhibitions.
Why not book a visit to see treasures from our Collection — including works by Michelangelo, Constable and Turner — take in a free display or two, and enjoy our cafés and shops. Find out more about the safety measures we’re following to keep all our visitors safe here.
More to enjoy at home
Uncover the story behind Manet’s painting
Delve into Édouard Manet’s painting, Woman with Jug, on display in the Gauguin and the Impressionists exhibition.
More tickets to the exhibition will be released in August – keep an eye on your inbox for updates.
In case you missed it: Ai Weiwei 360 exhibition tour
Revisit Ai Weiwei’s monumental 2015 exhibition with our 360 degree immersive tour of the galleries.
Explore Ai Weiwei’s works with commentary from the exhibitions’ curators and interviews with the artist himself.
Sculptural symbols
The perfect pick me up from the RA Shop
Our jewellery collection showcases pieces made by shaping stones, glass, metal, shells and found objects. Shop our newest edit inspired by sculptural fragments, symbols and meaning in three dimensional adornments.
