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Annual open art exhibition in England

The Summer Exhibition is an open art exhibition held annually by the Royal Academy in Burlington House, Piccadilly in central London, England, during the months of June, July, and August.

The exhibition includes paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, architectural designs and models, and is the largest and most popular open exhibition in the United Kingdom.^[1] It is also "the longest continuously staged exhibition of contemporary art in the world".^[2]

When the Royal Academy was founded in 1768 one of its key objectives was to establish an annual exhibition, open to all artists of merit, which could be visited by the public.

The first Summer Exhibition took place in 1769; it has been held every year since without exception.^[1]

History

In 1768, a group of artists visited King George III and sought his permission to establish a society for Arts and Design.

They proposed the idea of an annual exhibition and a school design. King George III approved of the idea and

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