Royal Academy of Arts

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A Historic Art Gallery and Venue in the heart of the West End

An iconic setting for parties, dinners, wedding receptions and corporate events. Situated at the heart of London’s West End, it boasts lavish rooms, intimate spaces and a world-renowned collection – the perfect setting for any special occasion.

Key Venue Features

Venue Capacity
	Standing Capacity	Seated Capacity
All the John Madejski Fine Rooms – Burlington House	350 Guests	350 Guests
Reynolds Room	120 Guests	100 Guests
General Assembly Room	50 Guests	40 Guests
Summer Exhibition – Burlington House	750 Guests	N/A
Gallery 3	450 Guests	250 Guests
Burlington Gardens	350 Guests	N/A
Collections Gallery – Burlington Gardens	250 Guests	120 Guests

Venue Attributes
Wedding Licence	Yes
Alcohol Licence	Yes
Late Licence	No
Built in Bar	Only in Keeper’s House
Indoor/Outdoor Hire	Indoor/outdoor
Overnight Stay Hire	No

Royal Academy of Arts: a drink table at the base of the staircase with server pouring glasses of drinks in stem glasses

View of a red and blue tablescape set for dinner with small vases of red plant displays

Close-up of white candle with a tall carved candlestick on a white table set for dinner

Royal Academy of Arts stairway view of an event with people on the stairs, second floor balcony and in the lower area

Venue Ideal For

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London Location

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Weddings

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Corporate Events

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Private Parties

Christmas Events

Historic Building

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Museum/Art Gallery

Testimonials

“Lettice Events have provided catering at a variety of our events, always to an extremely high standard. They have an excellent team, and the quality of catering and service is always above expectations. They are a pleasure to work with and I cannot recommend them highly enough.”

Patrick Frazier Wood – Head of Events, Royal Academy of Arts

“Thanks again to you and your team for all your help on Wednesday at the Royal Academy. We thoroughly enjoyed working with you and I hope to work with Lettice Events again in the future.”

Carla Dowling - Project Manager, ITV Experiences Event at Royal Academy of Arts

“Just wanted to say thank you both so much for all of your support leading up to the event and at the event yesterday. The setup looked amazing and food was unreal, we were super impressed with everything. Apologies about all the back and fourth with guest numbers and payments, really appreciate your patience and help. Big thank you to your team as well, they were great!”

KPMG Event at Royal Academy of Arts