Royal Academy (disambiguation)
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Language and literature
- Real Academia EspañolaReal Academia EspañolaThe Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...
("Royal Spanish Academy" or "RAE"), the institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language - Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtRoyal Academy of Dramatic ArtThe Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a drama school located in London, United Kingdom. It is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1904.RADA is an affiliate school of the...
, a British drama school
Civilian education
- Royal Academy of Turku, founded 1640, now the University of Helsinki
- Royal Irish AcademyRoyal Irish AcademyThe Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
, one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions - Royal West of England AcademyRoyal West of England AcademyThe Royal West of England Academy is an art gallery where Queens Road meets Whiteladies Road, in Bristol, England.- History :The Academy was the first art gallery in Bristol. Its foundation was financed by a bequest of £2000 in the will of Ellen Sharples in 1849, and a group of artists in...
or RWA, an institution (founded 1844) based in Bristol, England, UK - Mount Royal Academy (New Hampshire)Mount Royal Academy (New Hampshire)Mount Royal Academy is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Sunapee, New Hampshire. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester.-Background:...
, a Roman Catholic high school - Royal Academy of CambodiaRoyal Academy of CambodiaThe Royal Academy of Cambodia is the national academy and university of Cambodia. RAC was originally established by a Royal Decree of 25 August 1965 and placed under the Office of the Council of Ministers...
, a Cambodian educational institution - Irvine Royal AcademyIrvine Royal AcademyIrvine Royal Academy is a six-year non-denominational secondary school in Kilwinning Road, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.-History:In 1572, King James VI provided funds to found the King's School of Irvine at Kirkgatehead...
, Scottish educational institution - Inverness Royal AcademyInverness Royal AcademyInverness Royal Academy is a secondary school located in the Culduthel area of Inverness, Highland, Scotland.- Catchment area :...
, a Scottish educational institution - Belfast Royal AcademyBelfast Royal AcademyThe Belfast Royal Academy is the oldest school in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a co-educational, non-denominational voluntary grammar school situated in north Belfast. The Academy is one of eight Northern Irish schools whose Headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and...
, an educational institution
Art and architecture
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, an art institution and group of art schools in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Royal AcademyRoyal AcademyThe Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
, also known as the Royal Academy of Arts, an art institution (founded 1768) based in London, England, UK - Royal Academy of Fine Arts AntwerpRoyal Academy of Fine Arts AntwerpThe Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp is an art academy located in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. It was founded in 1663 by David Teniers the Younger, painter to the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and Don Juan of Austria...
(Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen), an art and design academy based in Antwerp, Belgium - Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent)Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent)The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent is one of the oldest art schools in Belgium, now part of the Hogeschool Gent.The Academy was founded in 1741 as a private school in the home of Philippe Karel Marissal, and provided a royal charter in 1771 by empress Maria Theresa of Austria...
, (founded 1741), in Ghent - Royal Academy of Art (The Hague)Royal Academy of Art (The Hague)The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague is an art academy in the Netherlands. It is the oldest art academy in Europe. Known in Dutch as "Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag" it was founded on 29 September 1682 when its predecessor, the Haagsche Teekenakademie was dissolved.- External...
, (founded 1682), an art academy based in The Hague - Académie de peinture et de sculptureAcadémie de peinture et de sculptureThe Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Paris already had the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was a city artist guild like any other Guild of Saint Luke...
, (founded 1648), in Paris - Académie Royale des Beaux-ArtsAcadémie Royale des Beaux-ArtsThe Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels is an art school, founded in 1711.The faculty and alumni of ARBA include some of the most famous names in Belgian painting, sculpture, and architecture: James Ensor, Rene Magritte, and Paul Delvaux...
, (founded 1711), in Brussels - Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San FernandoReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San FernandoThe Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando , located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery....
("Royal Academy of Fine Art of San Fernando"), Spain's most prestigious fine arts institution - Swedish Royal AcademiesSwedish Royal AcademiesThe Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responsible for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in...
, a group of independent organisations that promote arts and culture in Sweden - Royal Scottish AcademyRoyal Scottish AcademyThe Royal Scottish Academy is a Scottish organisation that promotes contemporary Scottish art. Founded in 1826, as the Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, the RSA maintains a unique position in Scotland as an independently funded institution led by eminent artists and...
, an art institution in Scotland - Academy of Fine Arts Munich, originally founded as the "Royal Academy of Fine Arts"
- Royal Hibernian AcademyRoyal Hibernian AcademyThe Royal Hibernian Academy is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823.-History:The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation...
, an Irish arts academy - Royal Swedish Academy of ArtsRoyal Swedish Academy of ArtsThe Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
- Royal Academy summer exhibitionRoyal Academy summer exhibitionThe Summer Exhibition is an open art exhibition held annually by the Royal Academy in Burlington House, Piccadilly in central London, England, during the summer months of June, July, and August...
, a London art exhibit
Music and dance
- Royal Academy of DanceRoyal Academy of DanceThe Royal Academy of Dance is an international dance education and training organization, and examination board that specialises in the teaching and technique of Ballet. The RAD was established in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, and received its...
, a dance institution specialising in Classical Ballet, founded in London, England in 1920. - Royal Academy of MusicRoyal Academy of MusicThe Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
, a music conservatoire based in London - Royal Danish Academy of Music
- Royal Academy of Music in AarhusRoyal Academy of Music in AarhusThe Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark, is a conservatoire under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture...
- Royal Academy of Music Museum, a British music museum
- Royal Swedish Academy of MusicRoyal Swedish Academy of MusicThe Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
- Royal Academy (China)Royal Academy (China)The Royal Academy is the official school for music, dance, and theater in China between the Tang Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, lasting more than 1000 years.-History:...
, a historical institution for music, dance and theatre in China
Science
- Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
, the Academy of Sciences of the United Kingdom - Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
, a national engineering institution based in London - The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of BelgiumThe Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of BelgiumThere are two Royal Academies for Science and the Arts in Belgium, corresponding to the two main languages of the country, Dutch and French . The Academies are located in the Palace of Academies in Brussels....
- The Royal Academy of SciencesFrench Academy of SciencesThe French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
, one of the names of the French Academy of Sciences (founded 1666), which is now part of the French Institute - Royal Academy of Overseas SciencesRoyal Academy of Overseas SciencesThe Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences is a Belgian institute and part of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office . The academy was founded in 1928 in order to promote scientific knowledge in overseas regions...
, a Belgian scientific academy - Spanish Royal Academy of SciencesSpanish Royal Academy of SciencesThe Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences was founded in 1847.-History:...
- Spanish Royal Academy of Naval Engineers
- Royal Academy of ItalyRoyal Academy of ItalyThe Royal Academy of Italy was an organization of Italian academians, intellectuals, and cultural figures created on 7 January 1926 by the Fascist government of the Kingdom of Italy by a royal decree, and effectively dissolved in 1943....
- Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
Military
- Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, a British academy for engineers and artillery, now closed
- Royal Military AcademyRoyal Military AcademyThe Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, in south-east London, was a British Army military academy for the training of commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers...
- Royal Military Academy SandhurstRoyal Military Academy SandhurstThe Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
, British - Royal Naval AcademyRoyal Naval AcademyThe Royal Naval Academy was established at Portsmouth Dockyard as a facility to train officers for the Royal Navy. The founders' intentions were to provide an alternative means to recruit officers and to provide standardised training, education and admission.-Training:In 1773, a shore side...
, British - Chulachomklao Royal Military AcademyChulachomklao Royal Military AcademyChulachomklao Royal Military Academy or CRMA is the military academy of Royal Thai Army. Established in 1887 it has graduated the vast majority of Thailand's military leaders and many of them become Thai Prime Ministers.-History:...
, Thai military academy