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Current Exhibitions
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Origin Stories
24 January - 8 March 2026 Origin Stories will explore the web of artistic relationships that have manifested through the evolution of art teaching in Scotland over the last 200 years. -
Modern Miniatures
17 January - 8 March 2026 Small scale works by Royal Scottish Academicians. -
Generation
24 January - 8 March 2026 Curated by Richard Murphy RSA OBE, Generation will explore the idea of the architectural family tree, bringing together the work of seventeen architects, all of whom formerly worked at the...
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Upcoming Exhibitions
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RSA New Contemporaries 2026
28 March - 22 April 2026 Now in its seventeenth year, RSA New Contemporaries offers a unique opportunity to see some of the most promising emerging talent in Scotland in one single, large-scale exhibition in the... -
Our 2026 Exhibitions
Celebrating 200 Years of Scottish Art and Architecture Find out more about our bicentenary exhibitions programme We’re marking our bicentenary with our biggest exhibitions programme ever. Expect major solo shows with RSA members past and present, a bumper Annual Exhibition and fresh takes on our collection.
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Events
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Origin Stories: Curator’s Tour
11 February 2026 Join RSA's Head of Collections Sandy Wood for a tour Origin Stories. -
Origin Stories: Jessica Harrison, Jake Harvey and Stuart Mackenzie
19 February 2026 Join RSA's Head of Collections Sandy Wood in the RSA galleries as he hosts a dicussion with Academicians Jessica Harrison, Jake Harvey and Stuart Mackenzie. -
Origin Stories: Lennox Dunbar, Rosalind Lawless and Gray's School of Art
26 February 2026 Join RSA's Head of Collections Sandy Wood in the RSA galleries as he hosts a discussion with Lennox Dunbar RSA and Rosalind Lawless. Book now The artists will both delve... -
Lineage
4 March 2026 Richard Murphy RSA convenes a group of architects who all previously worked in his studio and have since gone on to establish their own practices.
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Past Exhibitions
Explore our recent exhibitions programme-
Nature turns
6 December 2025 - 18 January 2026 Bringing together works in painting, print, drawing, photography and sculpture, Nature turns explores calm and solace in the natural world, inviting viewers to contemplate the quiet beauty of the season... -
The Christmas Show
29 November - 22 December 2025 We are delighted to once again present our annual Christmas Show. Featuring works by our Royal Scottish Academicians, many at affordable prices, the exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to peruse... -
Toby Paterson
A Short Guide to Towns Without a Past 24 October - 23 November 2025 The Academicians’ Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Glasgow-based artist Toby Paterson RSA, spanning a range of projects from the last two decades, including some never... -
George Macpherson
Ceòl na Tìr-dhàimh | The Music of Home 13 September - 15 October 2025 The Academicians’ Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of selected works by the renowned Scottish artist George Macpherson RSA (1935 - 2018). -
So Many Summers
2 August - 7 September 2025 Borrowing its title from a poem by Norman MacCaig, So Many Summers invites viewers into a season of visual reflection, celebrating the many moods of a Scottish summer. -
Paul Furneaux
旅路 | TABIJI 21 June - 27 July 2025 Our upcoming exhibition in the Academicians’ Gallery will present new work by Paul Furneaux RSA inspired by his time undertaking the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage on the island of Shikoku,... -
RSA Schools Art Award 2025
18 June - 27 July 2025 The RSA Schools Art Award, established in 1986, is a celebration of student creativity in Scotland. This online exhibition is the culmination of a competition which invites entries from all... -
199th RSA Annual Exhibition
3 May - 8 June 2025 The RSA Annual Exhibition is the largest and longest-running annual exhibition of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland.
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