Skip to navigation |

Event Index

Viewing events occurring on 17 May 2009

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The warrior Morozumi Masakiyo kills himself in battle, c.1848. American Friends of the British Museum (The Arthur R. Miller Collection) 21402. Photo © Trustees of the British Museum, London

Kuniyoshi

From the Arthur R. Miller Collection

21 March—7 June 2009

Exhibitions - In The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House

2009-13 Season supported by JTI
Supported by Canon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists who, alongside Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, dominated...

Read more about Kuniyoshi

Berg

Adrian Berg RA

19 March—11 June 2009

Exhibitions - In the Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends of the Royal Academy

Free

This exhibition presents a group of panoramic watercolours by Adrian Berg RA primarily from the 1980s and 1990s.

Read more about Adrian Berg RA

Benjamin West

'Death on the Pale Horse' and other works by Benjamin West PRA

27 February—24 May 2009

Free

Benjamin West’s first version of Death on the Pale Horse is the focus of this display. Drawn in 1783, his striking portrayal of the Apocalypse was part of a commission from George III but the King eventually...

Read more about 'Death on the Pale Horse' and other works by Benjamin West PRA

Fine Rooms promo

The Permanent Collection on display in the John Madejski Fine Rooms

20 December 2008—29 November 2009

Free

A little-known national treasure, the Royal Academy's Collection focuses predominantly on British art and architecture from the 18th century to the present day.

Read more about The Permanent Collection on display in the John Madejski Fine Rooms

RA Friends Logo

Glasgow Long Weekend

15—18 May 2009

Friends Only

Glasgow is packed with treasures to offer Friends this spring.

Read more about Glasgow Long Weekend

Fine Rooms Logo 1

Every Sunday until 28 November 2010

Free

A free guided tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms.

Read more about John Madejski Fine Rooms Gallery Tour