Rebecca Salter PRA: “Do not tell young people they can’t do things”

Meet Rebecca Salter PRA – the first female President in the RA’s 251-year history. Speaking in 2017 upon her election as Keeper of our Schools, she talks art and the next generation, trying a new culture and swimming in the winter.

, Photographs of procedures for the Summer Exhibition, 1930

Our Collection

> 6 years ago

Quiz: which great British artwork are you?

To celebrate our 250th birthday, we’re finally putting the treasures of our Collection on free display all across the RA. Each artwork has its own unique character, so which one matches yours?

Anthony van Dyck, Charles I and Henrietta Maria Holding a Laurel Wreath (detail)

RA Exhibitions

< 7 years ago

Princes and painters: a who’s who of Charles I’s court

Before you visit our blockbuster ‘Charles I’ exhibition, refresh your knowledge of Stuart history with our introduction to all the major players surrounding the King, matching up big names with impeccably painted faces.