Royal Academy news

Social wellness company &Soul has unveiled a new wellness and cultural hub called Shoreditch &Soul in Shoreditch, London. &Soul is an urban hospitality operator focused ... More

Immersive performance and hospitality company The Lost Estate has appointed former Merlin chief development officer Mark Fisher as non-executive director, with a view to supporting ... More

BBC news reader and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Angela Rippon, has launched a UK campaign, backed by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, which aims ... More

London's Design Museum has named Tim Marlow – currently artistic director at the Royal Academy of Arts – as its new chief executive and director. ... More

The shortlist has been revealed for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2019 Awards and leisure projects are represented across the majority of the 33 categories ... More

Visitor numbers to UK attractions grew by 8.7 per cent in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). ... More

Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, has been given a knighthood for services to cultural education. With a portfolio that ... More

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) will open its new campus, designed by David Chipperfield, to the public on Saturday (19 May). To celebrate its ... More

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has announced it has hired David Chipperfield Architects to create a master plan for its expansion ambitions, following “a ... More

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has launched a Silver Swans pilot project featuring ballet classes created specifically for the over-55s and taught by licensed ... More

Britain’s vote to pull out of the European Union has been branded “stupid” and “one of the worst decisions ever made” by renowned architect David ... More

The popularity of attractions across the UK continues to rise, according to the annual report from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), with 130m ... More

The top 10 most-visited attractions in the UK are all based in London, according to new figures from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), ... More

Two major exhibitions open in London this week exploring how architects can change the world in different ways. Creation from Catastrophe, which opens on 27 ... More

Bjarke Ingels has unveiled plans to turn the chimneys at Battersea Power Station into giant sparkling Tesla coils, powered by passing pedestrians. Ingels’ architectural practice, ... More

Regular architecture exhibitions will take place in dedicated new spaces after the £50m (US$78.3m, €69.7m) redevelopment of London's Royal Academy (RA) in 2018. Plans by ... More

Wellness space is at a premium in any modern day city and Studio Octopi, a London based architecture firm, is diving head first into making ... More

A research team at Loughborough University has gained funding from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to investigate the health and safety impact ... More

The Royal Academy of Arts has moved a step closer to beginning its £36m (US$57.5m, €42.9m) Burlington Gardens redevelopment project, with designs created by David ... More

Contemporary arts space Modern Art Oxford has appointed Paul Hobson its new gallery director. Hobson will bring more than 20 years experience in the visual ... More

Image: Pace Gallery will open at 6 Burlington Gardens The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has announced that New York, US-based Pace Gallery is to ... More

Image: The V&A at Dundee received initial support Eight projects throughout the UK have been handed a boost after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced ... More

Families want less technology and more simple hands-on experiences in museums, according to the new 2010 Kids In Museums manifesto. The manifesto, launched by independent ... More

Leisure trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has unveiled a new community facility in Plumstead, London, designed to offer local residents access to a range of arts ... More