RSA200: Celebrating Together

  • In 2026, the Royal Scottish Academy will celebrate its 200th anniversary, and we’re marking the occasion with a nationwide celebration....

    The Hunterian, University of Glasgow; V&A Dundee; Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Rachel Maclean RSA (Elect), The Lion and the Unicorn 

     

    In 2026, the Royal Scottish Academy will celebrate its 200th anniversary, and we’re marking the occasion with a nationwide celebration. From the Highlands and Islands to the Borders, more than 70 cultural organisations across Scotland and beyond are coming together to celebrate Scottish art and architecture as we look ahead to our third century.

     

    Celebrating Together will include exhibitions, performances, talks and special events led by our partners in museums, galleries, universities and community spaces. Whether it’s new work by exciting emerging artists, or a fresh looks at historic collections, the celebrations will highlight the artists and architects who we’ve supported throughout our history.
  • Our website will be the main hub for the project and you’ll be able to explore an interactive map that...

    Glasgow Life, GoMA; Peacock & the Worm; OnFife; Laing Art Gallery - Samuel John Peploe RSA, Yellow Tulips and Statuette 

    Our website will be the main hub for the project and you’ll be able to explore an interactive map that includes updates on all the partner events happening throughout the year. We’ll be teaming up with national and local partners to bring art into public spaces, onto digital platforms and into hospitals, making sure everyone has a chance to join in. Our collection will be freely available to all partners and we’re putting together a series of programmes showcasing moving image work by Academicians and RSA award winners for screening in venues far and wide. 

     

    Our bicentenary is not just about looking back, it’s a celebration of the people and creativity that continue to shape the RSA. From exhibitions and residencies to life drawing classes and an investigation of our built environment, we’ll be sharing as many Academy related stories as we can - and there’s still time to get involved! If you're part of an organisation interested in joining the programme, we’d love to hear from you.

     

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  • RSA200 partners include: ART UK | JackARTs | The Skinny | Aberdeen Art Gallery | An Ealdhain Arts Trust |...

    The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum; Leon Morrocco RSA, The Cyclist Via Giolotti; Pier Arts Centre; Fruitmarket

    RSA200 partners include: ART UK | JackARTs | The Skinny | Aberdeen Art Gallery | An Ealdhain Arts Trust | An Lanntair | An Talla Solais | Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum | Angus Alive | Callendar House | Culture Heritage and Arts Assembly, Argyll and Isles (CHARTS) / The Argyll Collection | City Art Centre | Cromarty Arts Trust | Culture Perth & Kinross and Perth Art Gallery | Dalkeith Palace | Dovecot Studios | Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design | Dundee Heritage Trust | East Ayrshire Leisure / Dick Institute | Edinburgh College of Art | Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop | Elgin Museum | Fire Station Creative | Fleming Collection | Fruitmarket | Gairloch Museum | Glasgow Life, GoMA and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | Glasgow Print Studio | Glasgow Sculpture Studios | Glasgow Women’s Library | Gordon Highlanders Museum | Gracefield Arts Centre | Glasgow School of Art | Hawick Museum | Hugo Burge Foundation | The Hunterian | University of Glasgow | Inverness Museum & Art Gallery | John Gray Centre | Kirkcudbright Galleries | Laing Art Gallery | Lillie Art Gallery | Linlithgow Burgh Halls – West Lothian Council | Lyon & Turnbull | Maclaurin Art Gallery | The Maltings (Berwick) Trust's Granary Gallery | The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum | Museums Galleries Scotland | National Galleries Of Scotland | National Library of Scotland | National Trust for Scotland | OnFife | Outer Spaces
  • Paisley Museum & Art Gallery - ONE REN | Peacock & the Worm | Pier Arts Centre | Robert Gordon...

    Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum; Scottish NHS Arts Collective; Street Level Photoworks – Craig Easton; Kirkcudbright Galleries 

     

    Paisley Museum & Art Gallery - ONE REN | Peacock & the Worm | Pier Arts Centre | Robert Gordon University and Gray's School of Art | R&A World Golf Museum | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) | Royal West of England Academy (RWA) | Sabhal Mòr Ostaig | Scottish Fisheries Museum | Scottish Maritime Museum | Scottish NHS Arts Collective - Tonic Arts (NHS Lothian Charity), Artlink Central (NHS Forth Valley), NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, OutPost Arts (NHS Dumfries & Galloway), Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust (NHS Tayside), Grampian Hospitals Art Trust (NHS Grampian) and Art in Healthcare (Scotland) | Scottish Sculpture Workshop | Scottish Society for Art History (SSAH) | Scottish Women in the Arts Research Network (SWARN) | Shetland Arts | Shetland Museum and Archives | Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) | South Lanarkshire Leisure & Culture (Low Parks Museum) | South Ayrshire Council – Rozelle House Museum & Galleries | Stills Centre for Photography | Street Level Photoworks | Studies in Photography | Summerhall Arts | Surgeons' Hall Museum | Taigh Chearsabhagh | Travelling Gallery | Timespan | Traquair House | University of Aberdeen | University of Dundee Museums | University of St Andrews |  University of Stirling | University of the Highlands & Islands | V&A Dundee | The Wyllieum | Watt Institution (the old McLean Museum and Art Gallery) | West Dunbartonshire Council (Clydebank Museum & Art Gallery) | Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust

     

    Banner image: Images from Celebrating Together venues and work from the RSA Collection.