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Michaelina Wautier

The Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing of Galleries
27 March - 21 June 2026

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Gallery view of the Summer Exhibition 2025, at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 17 June - 17 August 2025. — Photo: © Royal Academy of Arts, London / David Parry.

Summer Exhibition 2026

Main Galleries
16 June - 23 August 2026

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Richard Dadd, The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke (detail) — Oil on canvas. 54 x 39.4 cm
Tate. Presented by Siegfried Sassoon in memory of his friend and fellow officer Julian Dadd, a great-nephew of the artist, and of his two brothers who gave their lives in the First World War 1963. Photo: Tate.

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam

The Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing of Galleries
25 July - 25 October 2026

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News from the RA

Royal Academy announces new Artistic Director, Commercial Director, and Director of Brand & Audiences
The Royal Academy has announced that Helen Legg has been appointed as the new Artistic Director. She is currently Director of Tate Liverpool and will start her new role in June 2026. She will be joined by Livia Evans as Commercial Director, bringing over a decade of senior commercial leadership experience from The John Lewis Partnership, and Lamia Dabboussy as Director of Brand & Audiences, having been Director of Engagement at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

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