Royal Academy

American  

noun

1. a society founded in 1768 by George III of England for the establishment of a school of design and the holding of an annual exhibition of the works of living artists.

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Royal Academy British  

noun

1. Full name: Royal Academy of Arts.  a society founded by George III in 1768 to foster a national school of painting, sculpture, and design in England

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the Houses of Parliament saw a 47% increase, attracting 823,000 visitors, while the Royal Academy of the Arts had their most successful Summer Exhibition since Covid, resulting in a 20% increase to 740,000 visitors.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Jenkins was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 17.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1964, she quickly found her footing as a working actor, appearing on the West End and becoming an associate artist at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Ms. Kilpatrick, a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, treats both Ravel’s music and his underlying strength of character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

If you had to select the least convivial scientific field trip of all time, you could certainly do worse than the French Royal Academy of Sciences’ Peruvian expedition of 1735.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson