The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Summer Exhibition
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Held every year since 1769, the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition is the world's longest running annual display of contemporary art. Staged to coincide with the 250th Summer Exhibition, The Great Spectacle tells the story of the annual show by featuring highlights from the past 250 years, on display in the RA's The John Madejski Fine Rooms. The exhibition includes works by the Royal Academy's first president, Joshua Reynolds, rival Thomas Gainsborough and fellow artist John Constable. Everyone from J.M.W. Turner to John Singer Sargent, Peter Blake to Zaha Hadid is included in the review.
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VENUE Royal Academy of Arts
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Hotels Near The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Summer Exhibition What's On Today Near The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition  The Renaissance Nude Exhibitions | Until 2nd June 2019 Showing some skin, the Royal Academy of Arts presents The Renaissance Nude, an exhibition examining the origins of the nude. ...More  Phyllida Barlow Exhibitions | Until 23rd June 2019 Using cardboard, cement and plaster British sculptor Phyllida Barlow, who was awarded a CBE for services to art in the ...More  The Lehman Trilogy Theatre | Until 3rd August 2019 Piccadilly Theatre 4 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, the critically acclaimed The Lehman Trilogy transfers to the Piccadilly Theatre in ...More  The Mayfair Flower Show Exhibitions | Until 27th May 2019 Sketch London 5 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition Running concurrently with this year's Chelsea Flower Show, The Mayfair Flower Show is sketch's edgier, more stylish offering. Taking over ...More Georg Baselitz Exhibitions | Until 22nd June 2019 Alan Cristea Gallery 5 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition Portraits of artists that Baselitz identifies with through expressionist painting and printmaking....More  John Smedley: 235 Exhibitions | Until 2nd October 2019 St James's Market 5 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition Launching at London Craft Week on 1st May, luxury knitwear brand John Smedley marks its 235th year with a free ...More The Simon & Garfunkel Story Theatre | Until 24th June 2019 Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue 6 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition Award-winning actor Dean Elliott writes and directs a 50th anniversary celebration of the musical duo featuring original photos and film ...More  Crystal Maze LIVE Experience West End Exhibitions | Until 30th June 2019 The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience West End 6 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition From spring 2019 the Crystal Maze LIVE Experience comes to the West End. After three successful years in Angel, Islington ...More  Everybody's Talking About Jamie Theatre | Until 28th September 2019 Apollo Theatre 6 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition Tom MacRae's musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie transfers to London's Apollo Theatre after an acclaimed run at the Sheffield Theatre. ...More The Comedy Store 40th Birthday Gala Comedy | On 20th May 2019 Comedy Store 6 minutes walk from The Great Spectacle: 250 Years Of The Summer Exhibition A night of laughter in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, with Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Paul Merton, Omid Djalili, Alexei ...More New on LondonTown Summer Safari Foodie Events | From 4th June Mr Fogg's Society of Exploration Take a trip to Africa via Covent Garden this summer with the Summer Safari at Mr Fogg's Society of Exploration. Just as the weather starts to, hopefully, get a little warmer, the theatrical cocktail bar ...More London Events 2019 Feature Cate Blanchett comes to the National Theatre in 2019, the Spice Girls reunite and Christian Dior is the Designer of Dreams at the V&A. New musicals are dedicated to Dolly Parton, Pirates and Mary Poppins, ...More  Feria De Londres Kids Events | From 24th May Bringing a taste of Andalusian carnival spirit to London, Spanish festival Feria De Londres returns ...More  NT's Drinking A buzzing late night bar with a rooftop terrace, NT's is found within Netil House ...More  Ham Dining Brunch favourites at West Hampstead restaurant Ham - which means 'home' in Old English - ...More  Peckham Levels Open Studio Weekend Exhibitions | From 31st May Peckham Levels is inviting the public into its ...More  A Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre | From 28th June Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park Get fully immersed in Shakespeare's mythical forest this summer with A Midsummer Night's Dream at ...More  Victoria: A Royal Childhood Exhibitions Kensington Palace State Apartments Running concurrently with Victoria: Woman and Crown, Victoria: ...More  Victoria: Woman and Crown Exhibitions Kensington Palace State Apartments A major new exhibition at Kensington Palace, Victoria: Woman and Crown delves into the Queen's ...More  Baba G's Dining Baba G's is the first permanent restaurant from the veteran Indian street food traders and ...More  The Royal Exchange Shopping The Royal Exchange, a high-end shopping arcade in the City that originally launched in 1568 ...More  The Wolf of Wall Street: The Immersive Experience Theatre | From 5th September For anyone who watched Martin Scorsese's The Wolf ...More  Prom 63: Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninov Concerts | On 5th September The "technically brilliant and entertaining" (The Economist) 32-year-old ...More  Prom 26: Mozart's Requiem Concerts | On 7th August Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, with soprano Fatma Said, ...More  Proms at... Cadogan Hall 4: Aris Quartet Concerts | On 12th August Aris Quartet performs Schubert's String Quarter No 1, ...More 
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