Arts and society Archives

Fellowship events

Artwashing the Past: Context Matters

25 Feb 2026 Online via Zoom

RSA Fellows and guests are warmly invited for this Fellow-led event based on David Gill’s book of the same title, “Artwashing the Past: Context Matters”

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Herd instinct: life-size puppets tell a climate story

10 Dec 2025 Amir Nizar Zuabi

In 2025, the life-size puppets of art project THE HERDS traversed the globe, revealing the fragility of our world – and the urgent need for actions to preserve it.

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Creating tomorrow

10 Dec 2025 Nicholas Wroe

From memorial sculptures to planting schemes to ‘impossible’ structures, Nichola Wroe speaks to the seven newly appointed Royal Designers for Industry, each set to bring a unique perspective to the prestigious title.

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RSA celebrates UK-Japan ties at Expo 2025

5 Dec 2025 Devlyn Lalonde

From regional development to sustainable futures, the RSA’s final week at Expo 2025 Osaka brought together UK and Japanese leaders to tackle shared global challenges and strengthen bilateral partnerships.

Fellowship events

Arts hour

10 Dec 2025 The Steps, RSA House, 8 John Adam Street WC2N 6EZ

Join us for Arts Power Hour on Wednesday, 10 December on The Steps at the RSA, an arts community gathering, an informal meet-up, a chance for us all to meet, network, talk about the arts, and connect.

Archive lates

Discover magical stories hidden in the archive

03 Dec 2025 At the House

Take a tour through our beautiful Georgian home fully decorated for the festive season, and enjoy a rare access to our archive.

Fellowship events

Using Storytelling as a Strategy for Systemic Change

20 Nov 2025 Online via Zoom

Join Christabel Nsiah-Buadi FRSA and Esther Armah for a powerful virtual conversation on how storytelling can drive healing and systemic change.

Archive lates

Explore the Adam Brother’s Georgian architecture

07 Jan 2026 At the House

Join our archivist for an after hours tour of RSA House, the jewel of Robert and John Adam’s Georgian Adelphi complex on the banks of Central London.

Archive lates

Meet the influential women who shaped the RSA’s history

04 Mar 2026 At the House

Discover how women and girls have been instrumental to the work of the RSA from its beginnings in this after-hours tour, led by our archive team.

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Minding the gaps

23 Sep 2025 Abby Matthews

The RSA’s newly appointed senior archivist, Abby Matthews, reflects on archives, missing identities and the artefacts that connect us.