Dulwich Picture Gallery

Gallery Road
Dulwich Village
London
Greater London
SE21 7AD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

E-mail

info@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Telephone

020 8693 5254

Fax

020 8299 8710

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Dulwich Picture Gallery, founded in 1811, was England's very first public gallery. The stunning collection houses masterpieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, Watteau, Gainsborough and Van Dyck amongst many others. The gallery also runs a world class exhibition programme.

The entire collection of this gallery is a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Gallery

Opening hours

Tues-Fri 1000-1700
Sat-Sun 1100-1700
Bank Holiday Mon 1100-1700

Admission charges

Permanent Collection Only

• Adults £5.00
• Senior citizens £4.00
• Free for unemployed, disabled, students (valid student card must be available)
• Free for Art Fund members
• Free entry for children under 18
• Free entry for Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery

(£30 Single, £40 Joint and £15 Young Person annual membership entitles you to free admission to the permanent collection and all temporary exhibitions and displays including Director-led Private Views). Please click here for more information on becoming a Friend of the Gallery)

Temporary Exhibition (includes viewing of the Permanent Collection)

• Adults £9.00
• Senior Citizens £8.00
• Unemployed, disabled and students £4 (valid student card must be available)
• Art Fund members £4.00
• Free entry for children under 18
• Free entry for Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery:-

(£30 Single, £40 Joint and £15 Young Person annual membership entitles you to free admission to the permanent collection and all temporary exhibitions and displays including Director-led Private Views. Please click here for more information on becoming a Friend of the Gallery)

Free Guided Tour on Saturday and Sunday

Visit Dulwich Picture Gallery on a Saturday or a Sunday and you can have a free guided tour of the permanent collection at 3.00pm.

(You will need to pay the appropriate entrance charge to take advantage of this free guided tour).

The entire collection of Dulwich Picture Gallery is a Designated Collection of national importance.

The paintings in this collection are housed in England's first purpose-built art gallery, designed by Sir John Soane in 1811. The remarkable story of the Gallery's foundation adds another dimension to its special charm. The collection was put together by two art dealers, Noel Desenfans and Sir Francis Bourgeois, for the King of Poland. When the King was forced to abdicate in 1795 it was left in their hands and subsequently bequeathed to Dulwich College 'for the inspection of the public'. In this way England's first public art gallery was founded. The founders are still buried on site in the Mausoleum and the collection is still here to enjoy.

A new wing, designed by Rick Mather, was completed in 2000, providing spaces for education, lectures and for a café. The collection is unmatched for a gallery of this size: three Rembrants, seven Poussins, eleven Rubenses, seven Gainsboroughs, four Murillos, two Claudes, two Canalettos and a Watteau.

Collection details

Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington, Bomberg: A Crisis of Brilliance

12 June — 22 September 2013

The Gallery’s summer exhibition (12 June – 22 Sept) will bring together the best and most innovative works by these six young artists for the first time.

This major exhibition will examine the evolution of the infl uential group
who became some of the most well-known and distinctive British artists of the early 20th century.

Students together at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, Paul Nash, C.R.W. Nevinson, Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, Dora Carrington and David Bomberg were known for their rebellious, often controversial, behaviour in London and the show will also bring to life the complex dramas of the group, including a fractious love triangle, a murder and multiple suicides.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

Normal admission applies.

Website

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/exhibitions/coming_soon/a_crisis_of_brilliance.aspx

Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington, Bomberg: A Crisis of Brilliance, 1908-1922

12 June — 22 September 2013

C.R.W. Nevinson, Stanley Spencer, Mark Gertler, Dora Carrington,David Bomberg and Paul Nash became some of the most well-known and distinctive British artists of the twentieth century. Students together at the Slade School of Art in London between 1908 and 1912, they formed part of what their esteemed drawing teacher Henry Tonks described as the school’s last ‘crisis of brilliance’. As their talents evolved they became Futurists, Vorticists and ‘Bloomsberries’, and befriended the leading writers and intellectuals of their day.

This exhibition will feature over 70 original works by the group and explore the artists’ development culminating with a selection of their paintings made during and after the Great War of 1914-18 generating some of the most provoking visual records of that epochal event.

Suitable for

Admission

Adult £ 11.00
Senior (over 60) £ 10.00
Concession £ 6.00
Audiovisual Guide £ 3.00

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Drawing Architecture: An Introduction

16 April — 21 May 2013 *on now

Master the basic techniques required to depict 3D buildings in pencil, ink, graphite and colour. This course will include tutorials on the vanishing point, aerial and linear perspective as well as positive and negative space
With artist Peter Astwood

Suitable for

Admission

£75 (Concessions and Friends £70)

Drawing: Upside Down and Side to Side

24 April — 22 May 2013 *on now

Be inspired by the Gallery’s architecture and explore colour, line and geometric shape through drawing, collage and craft. Learn how to draw with a variety of unusual objects and make realistic and abstract drawings
With artist Deborah Andrews

Suitable for

Admission

£55

Weaving Wonders

25 April — 23 May 2013 *on now

An after school introduction to the art of tapestry and jacquard weaving
this fun course offers an opportunity to learn from an experienced weaver and create your own designs on graph paper before transforming them into beautiful woven pieces

Suitable for

Admission

£60

The Angel Factory

27 May 2013

Visit the Pop Up Factory in the Gallery grounds and become a guardian angel for the day.  Create angel wings to wear and delicate angel feathers to take home in this art installation With contemporary artist Davina Drummond

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

When

2-4pm

Admission

£3 per child

Art of the Garden

23 April — 28 May 2013 *on now

Use a different medium each week to explore a variety of horticultural forms. Experiment with graphite and charcoal to consider different ways of expressing form and tone before venturing out into the local area to draw and paint from life (weather permitting). Use watercolour and oil pastel to depict the changing colours of the seasons from winter to spring
With artist Liz Charsley-Jory

Suitable for

Admission

£55 (Concessions and Friends £50)

Pencil to Press

5 June — 10 July 2013

Exploring the relationship between drawing and printing create a range of observational drawings of natural forms and translate them into a range of relief prints including polyblock, collage and lino
With artist Erica Parrett

Suitable for

Admission

£55

Mark Makers

6 June — 7 July 2013

Explore mark making free from the constraints of drawing pictures and learn about surface patterns and texture in this fun and experimental course. Make cyantope photographic images and heat transfer prints
With artist Jo Veevers

Suitable for

Admission

£60

Abstract Watercolour

9 — 16 June 2013

Sunday 9 and 16 June
10.30am – 4pm
Explore the properties of this extraordinary medium in a completely new way. Master techniques such as scumbling and wet on wet to create abstract pieces inspired by landscape. Experiment with the natural translucence and fluidity using pipettes, bamboo sticks, fingers and no brushes!
With watercolour painter Jo Lewis

Suitable for

Admission

£70 (Concessions and Friends £65)

Crisis of Brilliance: Experimental Media

18 June — 16 July 2013

Take inspiration from artists in our current exhibition A Crisis of Brilliance, and work in a variety of media, styles and subject matter. Create your own landscapes, self-portraits or interiors in different media, to strengthen and extend your skills
With artist Liz Charsley-Jory

Suitable for

Admission

£55 (Concessions and Friends £50)

Introduction to the Face and Figure

18 June — 27 July 2013

This course is perfect for beginners, those wishing to brush up on old skills and master the basics of figurative drawing. Learn how to draw individual facial features and self-portraits before moving on to drawing the full figure from life models. Experiment with different media and gain confidence in your ability to represent the human form
With artist Peter Astwood

Suitable for

Admission

£90 (Concessions and Friends £85)

Picturing the Artist

6 July 2013

Topics to be explored will include self-portraiture, mark-making and the identification of the artist’s hand within a work.

With art historian Aliki Braine

When

10:30am-1pm

Admission

£16 (Concessions and Friends £15)

Website

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/

The Emergence of Landscape: From Setting to Stand Alone

26 October 2013

Landscapes were used as metaphors, place settings, imaginary locations and as a means for showcasing an artists’ skill. This talk places landscape painting in its western art historical context.

With art historian Ben Street.

Suitable for

  • Any age

When

10:30am-1pm

Admission

£16 (Concessions and Friends £15)

Website

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/

Rubens Unravelled: Mars, Venus and Cupid

23 November 2013

The talk explores the relationship between these paintings, the artist’s own family life, his diplomatic ole and the broader context of the Thirty Years’ War
With Dr Margit Thofner, Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia

Suitable for

  • Not suitable for children

When

10:30am-1pm

Admission

£16 (Concessions and Friends £15)

Website

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/

'Ideas that Changed The World' Lecture Series

15 January — 10 December 2013 *on now

Dulwich Picture Gallery will explore some of the most significant ideas that have changed the world in the Contextual Lecture Series 2013. Inspired by Professor A. C. Grayling’s book Ideas That Matter, the 2013 lecture series, convened by Dr Kenneth Wolfe, will review ideas from Plato to Multiculturalism; Psychoanalysis to European Law and more.

The range of fascinating topics will be presented by eminent authorities, including Baroness Mary Warnock on Plato, Sir Francis Jacobs on European Law and British Sovereignty and Jonathan Wolff on Communism: Theory and Practise.

Professor A. C. Grayling will open the series on the 15 January 2013 and bring it to a close on 13 December 2013 with his own profound analyses.

Date and times of event and related activities:
The series will begin with an evening drinks reception in the Sackler Studio at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

All other lectures will be from 10.30 – 11.30am on Tuesdays throughout the year, in the Linbury Room.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Admission

£200 for the full series, £180 Friends (includes the opening launch and final lecture receptions).

A limited amount of tickets will be available on the door for each event on a first come, first served basis for £10 (£9 for Friends).

Website

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/exhibitions.aspx

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
Boxes, objects and other kit

Explore Buildings

http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/education/schools/key_stage_2/explore_buildings.aspx

These interactive workshops look at the design and context of Sir John Soane's unique gallery building. Students will experiment with building materials, investigate elements of design and explore the Gallery.

How to obtain

Call the Schools and Young People Coordinator on 020 8299 8731 to book this FREE 2 hour session, available every Friday at 10:00 AM. Visit the website for more information.

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