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2016 Exhibitions

The new Design Museum

Artists

8 years ago

The great art quiz of 2016

Call yourself an art-lover? Let’s see if you’re a true art addict or a part-time peruser in our big fat quiz of the year. No cheating, now…
James Ensor in his studio, c. 1935

RA Exhibitions

9 years ago

James Ensor: a beginner’s guide

In 2016 the RA celebrates the life and work of James Ensor, whose macabre paintings of crowds and carnivals made him one of Belgium’s most prominent artists of the early twentieth century.

Giorgione, Il Tramonto

RA Exhibitions

9 years ago

Giorgione’s Venice: a beginner’s guide

Coming to the RA this spring are iconic works by Giorgione, Dürer, Bellini, Titian and more, in a celebration of Venetian painting in the early 16th century. Here are six key insights into one of the most influential moments in art history.

Claude Monet in the garden of his house at Giverny, 1926

RA Exhibitions

9 years ago

Six of the best: artist-gardeners

In 2016, the Royal Academy explores the influence that gardens exerted on the evolution of art from the 1860s to the 1920s. Here we pick out six of the greatest artist-gardeners from ‘Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse’.
The façade of Burlington House

RA Exhibitions

9 years ago

From Monet to Hockney: 2016 at the Royal Academy

The Royal Academy’s Artistic Director explains what’s in store in for the next year as we launch our 2016 exhibition programme.