The iconic Great Room at RSA House is one of the most spectacular and inspiring rooms in London, playing host to conferences, dinners, awards and weddings. The room was designed by the Adam Brothers in 1774 and was originally used as an assembly room for the Society Members' discussions and debates and as a venue for the presentation of awards and prizes.
Dominating the room is the epic series of six individual paintings named ‘The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture’, by James Barry. In 1774, ten artists including Barry, were invited to decorate the Great Room and all declined, but Barry. 24 years later the impressive sequence of six paintings were completed to display the images we still house today.
The venue is fully air conditioned, with natural daylight streaming in from the glass domed ceiling. With full high spec AV and lighting built in, the room offers the ability to host both hybrid events is ideal for most event types, accommodating 180 theatre, 80 cabaret, 130 dining and 200 standing.
Did you know that if you host an event in the Great Room, you will be sitting within the four walls of where one of the first demonstrations of the telephone took place, by Sir Alexander Graham Bell.
RSA House is a Grade II* listed Georgian Townhouse in London’s W2, featuring 11 unique and versatile event spaces, combining historical period features with modern and chic facilities including the funky brick exposed Vaults.
The venue is home to The RSA (The Royal Society of Arts), a charitable organisation in London that consists of a global community of proactive problem solvers, uniting people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time. By hosting an event at RSA House, you will be directly contributing to charity and it programmes of work, currently including Sustainability, The Future of Work and Education and Learning.
For information on hosting your event at RSA House, please contact the events team: House@rsa.org.uk