Blue plaque
RSA House tour

We are the RSA, where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions.

The scheme of affixing plaques to the homes of notable people.

We proudly promoted British contemporary art for almost three centuries.

The RSA has been leading innovation and design since our inception.

This room has previously exhibited our collection of art, textiles, and machines – originals and models.

The Great Room was originally designed by Scottish architects the Adam Brothers.

Named after William Shipley, our founder and first secretary.

Henry Cole was arguably our re-founder. transforming it to align with his priorities.

The Great Exhibition of 1851 was chiefly and proudly instigated by The Society of Arts.

This is our homage to the coffee house culture from which the Society was born.

Ronald Gerard OBE was a property developer and philanthropist.

This room displays prints from our archive which works to preserve our past, record our present and inspire our future.

The Steps are a modest, but ingeniously contrived, lecture and meeting space at RSA House.

Part of our Coffee House, this room is named after a distinguished Fellow.

The main space in The Coffee House, this room was named after Dr Neil Earl Cross in 2018.

Holding over 6,000 books and journals, the Library is key to both our Fellowship and our work.

The Tim Eyles Room was originally part of the RSA Library, created in 2003.

An extended space for reflection and collaboration.

Visitors can see a contemporary portrait of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

These spaces are used for conferences, meetings, press launches and weddings.

The 18th-century brickwork houses built-in theatre seating and audio-visual equipment.

Prince Albert had a profound influence on Victorian society that continues to be felt today.

One of only two female founder members of the Royal Academy, Mary Moser was a highly celebrated artist.

This was where our first members dined in 1772 after laying the first foundation stones in the original building.

Patricia Randall Tindale was an architect and civil servant who developed prototypes for prefabricated school buildings.

Prince Philip was our longest-serving President from 1952 to 2011.

We used this room as an exhibition space before it became a meeting room. It now is a hospitality space.

The room contains a bronze bust of the late Queen and photographs from our archive depicting her long association with the RSA.

The Design Studio was launched in 2024 to provide a flexible space for those working in all manner of industries.

The RSA has been instrumental in spreading secondary education for girls.