Individual Friend: €50
• Exclusive invitation to Varnishing Day, a preview of the RHA Annual Exhibition at which artworks can be purchased
• Invitation to the Exclusive Preview of the RHA Christmas Show at which artworks can be purchased
• Invitation to all exhibition openings in the Academy’s Gallagher and Ashford Galleries
• Invitations to lectures and tours of the exhibitions, including the Director’s Choice tour of the Annual Exhibition
• Visits to artists’ studios
• Opportunity to participate in the Annual Cultural Trip. Previous tours have been to Vienna, Madrid and London
• Opportunity to avail of special offers from time to time with promotional partners
Subscription to the quarterly newsletter from the Academy
 
Family Friend: €75
All of the benefits listed for an Individual Friend, extended to include a second person at the same address and additionally:
• Priority booking on children’s events (4 workshops per year)
• Two Membership Cards
 
Patron: €150
All benefits listed for an Individual Friend and additionally:
• Listing in the RHA Annual Exhibition Catalogue unless otherwise instructed
• Invitations to special evenings with the director and artists
• Two Membership Cards


The following categories include listing in all RHA Exhibition publications unless otherwise instructed.
 
Benefactor: €350
Tax Relief Available
All benefits listed previously and additionally:
• Exclusive Invitation to Prizegiving Night at the RHA Annual Exhibition
• Four Membership Cards
 
Corporate Friend: €1,500
All benefits listed previously and additionally:
• Priority booking of the Academy’s prestigious rooms for corporate events
• Opportunity to organise employee programmes at the Academy
• Six Membership Cards
 
Corporate Benefactor: €3,500
All benefits listed previously and additionally:
• Complimentary Catalogues
• 10% discount on rentals
• Six Membership Cards

 
CHRISTMAS GIFT MEMBERSHIP OFFER DETAILS!!!
10% Discount on Friends of the Royal Hibernian Academy Gift Memberships for Friends of the RHA
Take this opportunity to give a friend a gift membership to the Friends of the RHA and they will be able to take part and enjoy the Friends events, trips and tours with you. It’s the perfect gift for Christmas or indeed any special occasion.

Please email Michelle at friends@rhagallery.ie or call (01) 661 2558 if you would like to set up a gift membership for someone special. It is a quick and easy way to set up over the phone or alternatively you can email your details and the details of the recipient.
Friends forms are also available to download here

 
FREE RHA Lecture Series for Friends of the RHA
As one of the major perks of being a Friend of the RHA we are glad to announce that all Friends will gain free access to the RHA lecture series. This special discount is a huge benefit for the Friends as each lecture will have a submission fee of €10 to the general public. Please show Friends membership card on entry.

 
Renewal discounts for Friends
Friends who switch to payment by direct debit benefit from a 10% discount on their annual subscription for that year. Friends paying by direct debit are entered into a monthly draw to win a copy of Amelia Stein’s Photographs RHA 2009 and a copy of one RHA exhibition publication.

Click here to download a Direct Debit form

Here are the monthly draw winners from November 2010 – January 2011
The winner of the November draw was Mr. John Kelly, Co Wicklow
The winner of the December draw was Mr. Gerry Costello, Co Dublin
The winner of the January draw was Ms. Deirdre Irvine, Dublin 4

 
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR FRIENDS OF THE RHA
We are delighted to announce that RHA Friends can also benefit from the following:
- Free access to the RHA lecture series with Friends membership card
- 20% discount in the Unicorn Restaurant at the RHA
- 10% discount in the RHA bookshop
- 33% discount on an annual subscription to the Irish Arts Review
- 10% discount on membership subscription to join the Friends of The National Concert Hall. 

Please show your Friends membership card to avail of the discount in the RHA Unicorn café, bookshop and lecture series. Please quote your membership number if you wish to subscribe to the Irish Arts Review. Ph: 01 679 3525 or email: subscriptions@irishartsreview.com or join the Friends of the National Concert Hall Ph: 01 417 0067 or email: friends@nch.ie.

 
20% Discount for Friends in the Unicorn restaurant, at the RHA.
The Unicorn are delighted to offer Friends of the RHA a very generous 20% discount in the restaurant at Ely place, at all times! The restaurant is open from 11am – 7pm Monday – Saturday and 2 – 5pm Sunday. Please show your membership card to avail of this offer.