I went twice to see the Manet exhibition. Such a lot of care and effort was put into the curation of the exhibition and so it was excellent from that perspective but the lighting combined with small font made it really hard to read the narrative even with excellent eyesight ant it was just too busy to be comfortable. There... More

We're Friends of the Royal Academy and so go quite frequently. The exhibitions are fantastic and also they do very informative audio guides that give fascinating background and guide you round the exhibition in about an hour. For a quick visit the Sackler Gallery upstairs usually has an interesting collection.

This was our first visit to the Royal Academy. The George Bellows exhibit was excellent - well laid out (although no seating so a little tiring after a while - although the gallery isn't large enough to house seats). The accompanying gallery guide (included in the price of the ticket) was very useful, and the associated goods for sale in... More

Manet was great; the exhibit was badly done. Even given appointments at half-hour intervals to see the exhibit, so many people crowded in, one could not find the energy to push to the front to examine the works. Disappointed. On the other hand, upstairs was a comparatively under-attended exhibit which satisfied our art-ration for the day

We visited the ' Manet' Exhibition on the last weekend of show and spent some time looking around. Truthfully it was rather overcrowded and entry control could have been better. The building itself is quite spectacular in some ways and previously we have been able to appreciate it in peace and quiet when there have been less important exhibitions on.... More

I was lucky, I went to the exhibition with a member of the RA. We were able to escape the queues and enter the exhibition without any wait. There was a long queue, very long. It was quite crowded, but the rooms at the RA are quite large and one is able to escape the crowds briefly in the centre... More

Try this exhibition to blow away all misconceptions about Manet and 19thC French/european art. He really was the greatest. Do book tickets! have a cup of coffee and read the notes before seeing the pictures.

It is years since I last went to the RA to see the Monet exhibition which was excellent and seeing this advertised in the paper lead to the decision to have an late Easter holiday break to London with the children.We booked the tickets on line ( under 10 year olds go free) and were given a half an hour... More

We pre-booked timed tickets for the Manet exhibition and visited last week. The gallery was so overcrowded it was virtually impossible to stand back and really appreciate the works. I will think twice before booking tickets for future exhibitions here as this seems to be a common complaint.