The project integrates the grade I-listed Royal Academy of Art on Piccadilly to 6 Burlington Gardens, a grade II*-listed building to the north designed in the 1860s as a Senate House for the ...

The Royal Academy of Arts has almost 250 years of history to its credit. It is a leading London exhibition space and is famed for the world’s largest open art show, the annual Summer Exhibition.

Rising costs and shifting visitor behaviours have placed financial strain on the Academy, the charity stated ... turn lead to a reduction in access to art for members of the public.