Families
From artist-led workshops to galleries full of art and architecture, and at-home art activities, we have a lot on offer for families – and kids under 16 go free to all RA exhibitions.
Plan your visit to the RA
Visiting with young children? We have baby changing facilities in Burlington House and Burlington Gardens, highchairs are available in all our restaurants and cafés and you can breastfeed wherever you feel most comfortable. Bring pushchairs and buggies into exhibitions or, if you’d rather, store them in either cloakroom.
To help you plan your visit, explore our visual story, a guide to navigating the RA, and our sensory map, which highlights bright areas, quiet spaces, and more.
Family activities
Look around our free Collections displays across the RA to find the chameleon. The chameleon introduces you to the artworks on display, with questions to encourage you to look closely at art as a family.
Pick up an Art Detectives pack and explore the art you encounter in a brand new way. Look, discuss and make your own mind up about what you see around you.
Family events
Workshop
WorkshopEarly years studio: people and portraits
19 March 2025
WorkshopFamily studio: modernist collage
23 March 2025
Art activities
Family how-to: make a colour wheel
15 July 2022
How to: make a character house
19 May 2022
How to: paint with words like Patrick Moses
14 December 2021
Programmes for young people
attRAct is a year-long series of free online creative workshops for people aged 15-19.
Applications for the 2025 programme opened in September 2024.
The Young Artists’ Summer Show is a free, open-submission exhibition for students aged 4–19 living and studying in the UK.
Are you 25 or under? Go halves with us. See great art for less with half-price tickets to all RA exhibitions.
Contact us
We're here to help. If you have any questions, you can contact the learning team by email.