Campus tours - White City campus

Campus tours - White City campus

Join one of our student ambassadors on a tour of our campus and facilities and get a feel for what studying at the RCA is like.

By Royal College of Art

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Location

Royal College of Art

Dorando Close London W12 7FN United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

This student-led tour will take you through the RCA's main spaces and facilities, as well as key programme areas and studios.

Our White City campus tour will take you through our:

  • Spatial Sound workshop
  • 3D Making workshop
  • Motion Capture workshop
  • Digital Print Lab
  • Visual Communication studios
  • Animation studios
  • Information Experience Design studios
  • Digital Direction studios
  • Editing suites
  • RCA Resource store
  • RCA Cafeteria
  • MFA and MPhil/PhD Communication studios

Please note: this tour does not include our Graduate Diploma spaces. If you'd like to visit our Graduate Diploma spaces, please join for one of our Graduate Diploma Open Days.

Who is this event for

  • Those interested in postgraduate study at the Royal College of Art
  • Current RCA applicants and offer holders
  • Friends and family are also welcome to join, though please ensure they have a ticket

Need to know

The tour will take approximately 30-45 minutes and will accommodate a small group. If you wish to bring a +1, please book a separate ticket for them too, as places are limited.

This tour is led by a student who is happy to answer any questions you might have about their experience studying at the RCA.

If you wish to speak to a member of staff or have any questions regarding applications, please visit one of our (online) Open Events, or contact recruitment@rca.ac.uk

Hoping to visit with a group?

If you are hoping to visit one of our campuses with a larger group of people, please email us at recruitment@rca.ac.uk. Requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Depending on availability of resources and activity in the building, we might not be able to offer your group a visit.

Other opportunities to visit campus

We host large on-campus Open Days in October, November, and January, as well as other events throughout the year, which all give you the opportunity to explore our studios and facilities. For a full overview of these events, please visit our Open Days and Evenings page.

Can't make it to our tours?

If you can't make it to our public campus tours, we might be able to arrange a private 1:1 visit. Please email us on recruitment@rca.ac.uk at least one week prior to your visit and we will do our best to arrange a visit for you.

Accessibility

All of our buildings are wheelchair accessible and we welcome visitors with guide dogs. You are also welcome to arrive a bit earlier and sit in our reception areas ahead of the tour starting. If you have any access requirements, or would like us to be aware of your personal circumstances, please email us on recruitment@rca.ac.uk

Other events at the RCA

We are continually adding to our diverse programme of events: conversations on key topics such as funding advice and portfolio development, symposia, exhibitions, open days and more. Many are free and open to the public.

Organised by

Ranked the world's number one university of art & design for ten consecutive years (2015-2024) by the influential QS World University Subject Rankings, the Royal College of Art offers 40 highly specialised postgraduate programmes in Art & Design. These sit within four Schools: Architecture, Design, Communication and Arts & Humanities.

Founded in 1837, the RCA is the world’s oldest art & design institution. Based in the heart of London, the College is an international university, with artists and designers from over 80 countries making up our diverse student body. 

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Dec 5 · 10:00 GMT