Organisation
Royal Society of Arts
- Slug
- royal-society-of-arts-165
- Alternative names
- RSA, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
- Organisation type
- Academic society
- Founding date
- 1754-01-01
- Dissolution date
- Unknown
- Location
- london-1
- Languages
- Unknown
Founded in 1754 by William Shipley, and granted Royal Charter in 1847, the RSA is a society which aims to promote and encourage innovation and progress across all sectors, particularly in the intersection between arts, industry, and societal well-being. It was famously involved in the Great Exhibition.