RSA

About RSA

Located within strolling distance of Trafalgar Square, this Georgian town house is one of the great secret treasures of London. Designed and built by the Adams brothers in the 1750's, it features a series of allegorical paintings by James Barry in the Great room and vast sub-terranean vaults that used to lead out to the Thames.

RSA Facilities

Opening Times Only open for lectures and special events - variable opening times.

RSA Address

Address:
8 John Adam Street
Charring Cross
London
WC2N 6EZ
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7930 5115

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Location Information for RSA

Address:
8 John Adam Street
Charring Cross
London
WC2N 6EZ
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7930 5115
Public transport: Charing Cross: Turn right into the Strand, take the first right into Villiers Street and left into John Adam Street.Embankment: Take the Villiers Street exit and then first

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Events at RSA

  • Polly Higgins: Eradicating Ecocide at Royal Society Of Arts

    Special Event

    22 Feb 2012

    Barrister and author Polly Higgins represents the biggest client of all - the Earth. She believes Ecocide is the fifth missing 'Crime Against Peace' and proposes that it sit alongside genocide as an international crime around the world. In her new book Eradicating Ecocide, Polly Higgins sets out to demonstrate how our planet is fast being destroyed by the activities of corporations and governments, facilitated by 'compromise' laws that offer insufficient deterrence. She offers a solution that is radical but, she feels, absolutely necessary. The recent Mexican Gulf oil spill is a compelling reminder of the consequences of unchecked ecocide. At the RSA, Polly Higgins demonstrates how the introduction of a new legally binding mechanisms in national and international law would hold to account heads of corporate bodies that are found guilty of acts of long-term severe damage to the environment.

  • Roman Krznaric: The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People at Royal Society Of Arts

    Special Event

    16 Feb 2012

    Drawing on his new book, 'The Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live', cultural thinker Roman Krznaric reveals how empathy - the art of stepping into the shoes of another person and seeing the world from their perspective - can not only enrich your own life but also help create social change by helping us challenge prejudices and overcome social divides. Drawing on everything from the empathy experiments of George Orwell to developments in industrial design, from the struggle against slavery in the eighteenth century to the Middle East crisis today, Roman explores six different ways we can expand our empathic potential.

  • Stefan Collini: What Are Universities For? at Royal Society Of Arts

    Special Event

    5 Mar 2012

    A talk with Stefan Collini.

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