About

The Royal West of England Academy is Bristol’s first art gallery. The RWA exists for everyone with an interest in art and design.

One of only five Royal academies of art in the UK, and the only one in England outside London, the RWA is a registered charity which has been self-supporting for over 150 years and possesses an outstanding Grade II* listed building, galleries and permanent fine art collection. The Academy is situated in the academic heart of Bristol at the Clifton Triangle, where Queens Road meets Whiteladies Road, next to Habitat and opposite the Victoria Rooms.