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Stones, songs and secrets 

9 Jul 2025 Richard Hale
From a laundry list on limestone to Lear’s vibrant parrots, the RSA’s role in the birth of lithography is a tale of invention, intrigue and the elusive Madame Gleissner
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King Cole’s blue-sky thinking

21 Mar 2024 Mike Thatcher
Sir Henry Cole’s list of achievements is long and varied — from the first director of the V&A to helping to establish the Great Exhibition. So it is only right that ‘King Cole’ is commemorated by a blue plaque where he lived and worked in London’s South Kensington.
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50 Famous Fellows

15 Mar 2024 Dan Matthews
RSA Fellows include globally renowned and historically significant individuals across all industries. Here, we cast a spotlight on just 50 of them, ranging from lions of the Enlightenment to contemporary campaigners for justice.
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Take it slow

13 Sep 2023 Cristyn Bevan
One Fellow’s quest to transform global clothing production.
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