Royal West of England Academy (RWA)

I visit this place often. They put on regular exhibitions of contemporary art, historic works and retrospectives. I can recommend the current Togetherness and In Partnership exhibitions, particularly Barbara Hepworth's piece and Laura Knight's paintings. There is also a retrospective exhibition by local artist, Robert Hurdle which I can highly recommend. I love his views of Bristol waterways. They also offer training through the nearby drawing school.

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Completing brilliant 'blue plaque' walk

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Free entry if you have a nus card, currently an amazing exhibition about collaboration between artists with some rarely exhibited pieces.

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Have been in Bristol for a while and luckily someone recommended visiting! The current exhibitions are worth the visit and all staff are incredibly helpful providing useful information. And no better way to finish the visit than having a nice coffee in the charming cafe.

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There are several galleries and exhibitions going on. The second floor is usually thematic. When I went, there’s an exhibition about African art, renewal and refugee. There are works of Monet, Pissarro, Heartfield etc. Downstairs there’s a gallery on Brexit and illustrations of Brexit for children’s books. The admission is free for students. There’s also an academician gallery. Definitely worth a visit. Since the exhibition changes, it may be worth it to get a membership at the RWA.

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