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Two coloured photographs of the damaged library ceiling in RSA House, part of the conservation through the RSA House Appeal c1990-2001

Photograph in Colour of Dame Judi Dench launching a special fundraising draw to name the RSA's new Fellows Reading Room.

Dame Judy Dench opened the draw to all RSA Fellows by posting the very first entry to the competition.

The draw offered one lucky Fellow the chance of having the new Fellows Reading Room named after him or her (or in honour or memory of someone else for three years).

Donations were made on copies of the lottery ticket produced by the Adam Brothers

Photograph in Colour of Dame Judi Dench launching a special fundraising draw to name the RSA's new Fellows Reading Room.

Dame Judy Dench opening the Fellows Draw for the renaming of the new Reading Room.

RSA Lottery ticket attached, copy of the original Adams lottery ticket

Dean Clough boasts one of the UK’s largest private galleries and a nationally acclaimed contemporary arts programme. It sustains a score of bursary studios, initiates festivals and performance events, supports several community and arts charities and enables a plethora of courses and educational initiatives.

The RSA had a Partnership with Dean Clough and ran a programme of courses and presentations. These included: Arts and Young People Initiative, Design Dimension, Making Formal Exhibitions, Thinking About Layout and Presentation, Printmaking, Printing Without a Press, Relief Painting, Open Sesame! Fine Arts Media An Extract from Art in Context by Jack A Hobbs and Programmes of Study.

The Dean Clough Programme ran from 1996

Coloured image on photographic card of a decorative motif on an Adams ceiling in RSA House

Coloured image on photographic card of a Adams ceiling decoration in RSA House.

This was part of Phase II of the RSA House Appeal. The aim of Phase II was to retore and redecorate the ceilings. The work was commenced in 2003. In addition to the severe cracks on the ceilings, years of previous repair work and redecorated resulted in a startling loss of detail in the plasterwork. By careful cleaning the conservators restored the clarity of the plaster relief work and they also reinstated the original Adam decorative Scheme.

Coloured image on photographic card of a decorative motif on an Adams ceiling being repaired in RSA House

Coloured image on photographic card of a decorative motif on an Adams ceiling in RSA House being repaired

Adopt a Lion donation form printed with detail of partially restored lion heads in the RSA Research Room.

The RSA aimed to raise over £500,000 to repair, restore and redecorate the Adam ceilings and decorative schemes of two room within the House.
The RSA offered Fellows to option of ""adopting"" one of the 40 miniature lions which adore the Adam frieze in the Research room. For donations of £1000 and above you can name your lion for the duration of three years. The donations were put toward the cost of carefully cleaning the plasterwork, and reinstating the original paint scheme.

Donations started at £1000, to £5000 and up to £10,000

Floppy Disk of RSA House Photos with the Front of House, Ceiling Overview and Plasterwork Detail
Mini Disc of RSA Fundraising 10.12.02
Cassette Tape of RSA Fundraising 10.12.02

General correspondence about the RSAs Fourth Plinth project in Trafalgar Square including correspondence from 10 Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, Arup Associates and other sponsors and partners.

Drawings and plans from Arup Associates.

Image on colour on photographic card of a lion head from the Adam frieze in the Research Room. Part of the conservation efforts of RSA House as part of the RSA House Appeal