The Royal Academy of Arts is a London arts institution located within the main building of Burlington House.

Its foundation dates back to 10 December 1768.

The idea came from a group of forty architects who found the support of the then King George III of the United Kingdom.

Indeed, a convinced supporter of art as an educational tool, he supported the project and gave his approval.

The Royal Academy of Arts has therefore always been an active center for art and is known in London and internationally for the high-profile exhibitions that it organizes periodically.

The Royal Academy of Arts is also home to a remarkable permanent collection spanning some 250 years of British history from artists such as Constable and Turner to contemporaries Hockney and Emin. Among the major artists on display, one cannot fail to mention Michelangelo with his Tondo Taddei, a bas-relief made by the Italian master between 1504 and 1506.

Overall, the collection contains approximately 935 paintings, 350 sculptures, 700 plaster casts, 25,000 prints and drawings and 5,000 historical photographs.

The Royal Academy of Arts is considered a true home of art and for art. Thanks also to the art institute it includes, it is renowned for the support it gives to new generation artists.