Royal Academy of Arts
- proper noun
- UK
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Real Academia de Artes
- The painting was unveiled at the Royal Academy of Arts during the annual summer exhibition.
- the Royal Academy of Arts in London
Examples
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"The Impressionist Masters" exhibit is currently featured at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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"Africa: The Art of a Continent," which opened on October 4, 1995, at London's Royal Academy of Arts, was the principal exhibition of africa95.
Academic text (1996) -
The Royal Academy of Arts helped with the early initiation of Africa95, supporting the idea of a parallel series of events alongside "Africa: The Art of a Continent" that would offer a complementary focus on contemporary arts from Africa.
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The first president of Britain's Royal Academy of Arts, Joshua Reynolds, was described by contemporaries as a dangerously misguided chemist.
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Visitors to the Royal Academy of Arts can explore a variety of exhibitions throughout the year.
Synonyms
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A London group that promotes painting, sculpture, and architecture
Surface Forms
Morphology
Each component contributes transparently: 'royal' signals royal patronage or charter, 'academy' denotes an institutional society for scholarship or practice, and 'arts' specifies the domain. This straightforward compositional noun phrase follows regular patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer it denotes an honorary institution for the arts.
Etymology
Royal Academy of Arts began in 1768 when the king and a group of top artists set up a royal 'school' and 'club' to help painting, sculpture, and architecture in Britain. That's why today the Royal Academy of Arts is a place where important artists are chosen, teach, and show their work.