What is the Royal Society of Arts and what do we do?

The Royal Society of Arts is the home of creativity for the common good. Born in the Enlightenment and reshaped for each new era, we have spent more than 270 years bringing together bold thinkers and doers to turn ideas into action. Our mission is simple: to bring people and ideas together, and turn shared imagination into real progress.

Our Patron is Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal. Our CEO is David Joseph.

RSA House in London is the venue for a year-round programme of events and talks from world-renowned thinkers and is home to thousands of artefacts and artworks of huge historical significance.


For non-press enquiries, including about Fellowship, your own projects, speaking requests or using archive materials and copyright, please consult our contact us page.

Our media team

For media enquiries and to speak to one of our experts, please contact: 

Ben Oliver
Head of External Relations
[email protected]

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Meet our experts

Interested in having an RSA voice in your story? Our staff regularly speak about our work in the media, in front of select committees and elsewhere.

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About the RSA

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