Join the art party
Explore the new RA at our free weekend-long opening party
19 May 2018 10am - 10pm20 May 2018 10am - 6pm
Royal Academy of Arts
Free, no booking required.
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Celebrate the opening of the new RA at our free weekend-long art party with workshops, tours, displays and late-night performances and DJs.
This weekend of creativity marks the opening of a transformed RA, with free displays of art and architecture all across our new cultural campus, designed by David Chipperfield RA.
Take a look at some of the highlights of the programme below:
Free, no booking required.
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Creative activities
Drop-in 11am – 3pm, all weekend
Architectural model making
Create your own paper model with artist Seb Harding. Seb will be leading a hands-on 3D workshop celebrating the iconic architecture of the Royal Academy.
Flying flags
Celebrate 250 years of the Royal Academy of Arts by designing your own flag to fly in our Courtyard.
Art party hats
Make your own bright and glittery party hat to wear throughout the day and join the art party celebrations.
Printmaking
Have a go at relief printing in our new Clore Learning Centre. Design a print inspired by artworks in our Collection and take home your own original artwork.
Materials kindly provided by Cass Art
Performances and music
Between 2pm – 6pm, all weekend
Pop-up poetry and spoken word | Apples and Snakes
Poets Sumia Jaama and Joshua Judson perform new works inspired by the RA’s Collection.
Performances at 3pm and 5pm, both days
Decorative Movement | The Uncollective
Site-responsive performance piece about queer bodies and decoration in architecture.
30-minute performances between 2pm – 5pm, both days
'Rainbows' by Sarah Kate Wilson
Interactive piece, performed on this occasion with Beata viscera iridis, an arrangement of Pérotin’s Beata viscera for London based choir Musarc by Piper Haywood and Toby O’Connor.
15 minute performances between 2pm - 5pm, Saturday only
Rachael Plays Disco
Chill out to spangly disco, soul and funk from Rachael Plays Disco
3pm – 6pm, Saturday only
Tours
Between 12pm and 4pm, all weekend
Collections display tours
20-minute tours at midday, 2pm and 4pm, both days
Invisible Landscapes exhibition tours
20-minute tours at 3pm and 4pm, Sunday only
BORN N BREAD presents 'The Art AftaParty'
Saturday, 6pm – 10pm
Peckham-based creative collective BORN N BREAD take over the RA for an art-filled after party, featuring DJs, live performances, installations and zine-making. Get your photo taken at their immersive installation to show your love of London and art. Don't miss this extra special after-party.
