The Royal Academy of Arts in London will release additional preview tickets on 2 September for its autumn exhibition 'Painting the French Riviera', giving Friends of the RA priority access before the show opens to the public on 2 October. The preview period runs from 29 September to 1 October, and the academy says membership starts at £72 for those seeking early booking access.
The announcement positions 'Painting the French Riviera' as one of the Royal Academy’s major autumn exhibitions. The institution describes the presentation as a blockbuster show and says it will feature works by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir and many more. The exhibition is being organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London in collaboration with the Cleveland Museum of Art.
A work reproduced in the academy’s announcement is Raoul Dufy’s 'Golfe Juan' from 1927, described as oil on canvas mounted on board and part of the collection of the McNay Art Museum. The image caption notes that the picture is included in the exhibition material as a detail, offering one example of the French Riviera focus that will shape the broader display.
The Royal Academy’s email frames the exhibition as part of a busy late-summer and early-autumn programme, alongside reminders about the current Summer Exhibition, extended Saturday opening hours, and an RA Shop sale. Those items were presented separately from the main exhibition announcement, which centered on the upcoming preview release and public opening dates.
According to the academy, the preview tickets will be released on Wednesday 2 September. Friends of the RA are offered first-look priority access, and the email says the membership route is intended to secure places on the preview days before the exhibition opens. The academy’s public-facing message repeats the same key dates: preview days on 29 September, 30 September and 1 October, with public opening on 2 October.
Support for 'Painting the French Riviera' is credited to Kenneth C. Griffin and Griffin Catalyst, The Idan & Batia Ofer Family Foundation, the Huo Family Foundation, Christie’s, and David and Molly Lowell Borthwick. The exhibition will be shown at the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD, where the academy directs visitors to check its website for the latest opening times and planning information.
