In 1768, the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) was founded. Its mission was to ‘promote the arts of design in Britain through education and exhibition’. The painter Joshua Reynolds was the RA’s first president, and a statue of Reynolds can be seen in front of the entrance to Burlington House. The statue was erected in 1931 and is Grade II listed.
The RA was initially based in a small building in Pall Mall. Following several moves, the RA moved to this location in 1868 – 100 years after the Academy’s foundation. Burlington House is owned by the British Government.
One of London’s major annual events is the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
Image: Photographer unknown (1930s)
An unchanged view of Burlington House in May 2019.
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