Object Gift Friends Membership by Royal Academy of Arts

£148

Sometimes the best gifts are less about objects and more about what they make possible. For fathers who like their weekends with a dose of artistic inspiration, a Gift Friends Membership to the Royal Academy of Arts is a brilliant way to turn Father’s Day into an artful day out. The membership includes free exhibition entry, invitations to preview days, all-day access to the main floor of the members’ restaurant The Keeper’s House as well as the hidden cocktail bar, shop discounts and more. And with the RA’s Summer Exhibition opening this month, it is also perfectly timed for a first visit to one of the great fixtures of the British art summer, bringing together painting, photography, sculpture, architecture, film and digital art by emerging artists, public entrants, Royal Academicians and household names. A membership admits one adult cardholder and one family member, so you can make a day of it together: take him to an exhibition, stay for lunch and linger a little longer. After all, whether for a father, stepfather, grandfather or father figure, the most meaningful gift is often simply time well spent together.