England's first public art gallery, the Dulwich Picture Gallery is home to masterpieces by the likes of Rembrandt, Rubens, Gainsborough and Van Dyck.
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Dulwich Picture Gallery is the world’s first purpose-built public art gallery: it was founded in 1811 when Sir Francis Bourgeois RA bequeathed his collection of old masters “for the inspection of the public”. Today the Gallery is a vibrant cultural hub hosting some of the UK’s leading exhibitions alongside its Permanent Collection of Baroque masterpieces while staging a wide-ranging programme of public events, practical art and community engagement. We are open! Book now to see #Unearthed: Photography's Roots and our freshly presented collection and displays
Operating as usual
On next Friday, 18 June we have our #Journeys digital Late! Celebrate stories of migration across cultures with a make-up masterclass, learn movements from traditional Palestinian dance and enjoy music from Bradley Zero.
Book your 🆓 ticket: http://dpg.art/journeys-late
Part of #RefugeeWeek
Ever heard of a phantom bouquet or skeleton leaves? This popular victorian pursuit involved stripping the vegetable matter from plants and arranging them as semi-transparent bouquets.
Discover more curiosities like this in #unearthed: http://dpg.art/unearthed
📷 John Moffat, Still Life with Anatomised Flowers Under a Bell Jar, c.1862, stereocard, 83 x 172mm, Private collection
Ever heard of a phantom bouquet or skeleton leaves? This popular victorian pursuit involved stripping the vegetable matter from plants and arranging them as semi-transparent bouquets.
Discover more curiosities like this in #unearthed: http://dpg.art/unearthed
📷 John Moffat, Still Life with Anatomised Flowers Under a Bell Jar, c.1862, stereocard, 83 x 172mm, Private collection
As part of our recent Unearthed at Home late, we asked the Houseplants DJs (Soho Radio, NTS) to create a mix of music inspired by the natural world.
You can listen back to it here in full - ideally in a shady garden! 🌴 http://dpg.art/houseplants-mix
As part of our recent Unearthed at Home Late, we recently asked Houseplants DJs (Soho Radio, NTS) to create a mix for us exploring plants and creativity. Tune in for a mix featuring like Mort Garson's
Renowned video artist Ori Gersht uses modern technology to create dialogues between serene classicism and intensely political modern art. We interviewed him about On Reflection, the explosive installation which is being shown for the first time in the UK in our mausoleum.
Part of Unearthed: Photography's Roots
Until 30 August 2021
Find out more at https://dpg.art/unearthed
Discover more original audio-visual content from #unearthed in our guide on the free Bloomberg Connects app: dpg.art/bloomberg-connects
Join the team! Want to work at the world's first purpose-built public art gallery? We're hiring.
We're currently looking for a Digital Marketing Manager, IT and Systems Officer and Exhibition Coordinator. Find out more about these opportunities here: https://dpg.art/workwithus
Join the team! Want to work at the world's first purpose-built public art gallery? We're hiring.
We're currently looking for a Digital Marketing Manager, IT and Systems Officer and Exhibition Coordinator. Find out more about these opportunities here: https://dpg.art/workwithus
We’re delighted to announce that Bamidele Awoyemi, Farouk Agoro and Livia Wang, a collective of artists from South London, have been chosen to create a large-scale artwork for the Tessa Jowell Health Centre in East Dulwich.👏
The Collective’s winning design entitled ‘The Health Centre’s Quilt’ will use fabric patterns to celebrate different cultures and will be revealed in August 2021.
Find out more: http://dpg.art/TJHCWinner
We’re delighted to announce that Bamidele Awoyemi, Farouk Agoro and Livia Wang, a collective of artists from South London, have been chosen to create a large-scale artwork for the Tessa Jowell Health Centre in East Dulwich.👏
The Collective’s winning design entitled ‘The Health Centre’s Quilt’ will use fabric patterns to celebrate different cultures and will be revealed in August 2021.
Find out more: http://dpg.art/TJHCWinner
Tomorrow at 7pm, curator Helen Hillyard, artist Sara Shamma and activist, researcher and public speaker Sereena Abbassi will be taking part in a fascinating online talk exploring the experiences of artists that have migrated to England.
Book a free ticket: http://dpg.art/everyjourney
#refugeeweek2021
To scale his mobile phone photos up to an exhibitable size, photographer Nick Knight used a new form of AI to enhance his photos with details scoured from other images on the web.
Discover more ground-breaking photos like this as part of #unearthed this bank holiday weekend: http://dpg.art/unearthed
Nick Knight, Monday 29th May 2017, 2019, hand coated pigment print, 1525 x 1525 mm. Photo credit © Nick Knight. Courtesy of the Artist and Albion Barn
To scale his mobile phone photos up to an exhibitable size, photographer Nick Knight used a new form of AI to enhance his photos with details scoured from other images on the web.
Discover more ground-breaking photos like this as part of #unearthed this bank holiday weekend: http://dpg.art/unearthed
Nick Knight, Monday 29th May 2017, 2019, hand coated pigment print, 1525 x 1525 mm. Photo credit © Nick Knight. Courtesy of the Artist and Albion Barn
Need a creative activity to keep your kids entertained this weekend?
Why not try one of our free online #artsundays sessions? This Sunday artist Francesca Centioni-Dene will be showing you how to make your own zoetrope.
http://dpg.art/art-sundays
Need a creative activity to keep your kids entertained this weekend?
Why not try one of our free online #artsundays sessions? This Sunday artist Francesca Centioni-Dene will be showing you how to make your own zoetrope.
http://dpg.art/art-sundays
How has migration affected artists throughout history?
On Thursday 3 June, curator Helen Hillyard, artist Sara Shamma and activist Sereena Abbassi will be exploring the subject in a fascinating online talk.
Part of our #journeys events series, ahead of #RefugeeWeek2021.
Book your free ticket: http://dpg.art/everyjourney
'This is an engrossing and uplifting exhibition'. #Unearthed is reviewed (appropriately enough) in the gardening section of today's The Telegraph.
Have a read and see what the fuss is about! https://dpg.art/3yyy7Vp
This world-class exhibition reveals the historic links between pioneering photographers and the world of plants
🍾 AND WE'RE OPEN! Visitors are here enjoying #Unearthed, our freshly presented collection and displays.
Pay us a visit: http://dpg.art/opening-times
It's #InternationalMuseumsDay! The paintings collected by our founders were left for the “inspection of the public” leading to the gallery's creation in 1811.
We're so pleased that you can look at their paintings again from tomorrow: http://dpg.art/unearthed
Our Director Jennifer Scott is this Monday's muse on The Wick Culture.
Ahead of our reopening this Wednesday, read about her inspirations during a difficult year and what you can enjoy at the Gallery now and in the future.
http://dpg.art/monday-muse
The Wick meets the Sackler director of the world’s oldest purpose-built public art gallery, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Jennifer Scott for this weeks Monday Muse.
'I wanted to create a work seen and experienced through multiple viewpoints, entering and exiting the gallery'. Artist Sinta Ta**ra on her mural The Grand Tour, which adorns our new entrance hall.
Learn more about it, before we reopen in 2 days! http://dpg.art/meet-sinta
4 days to go!
#Unearthed reopens on Wednesday! Ahead of your visit, listen to the exhibition curator Alexander Moore discussing our first ever photography exhibition on BBC Front Row:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q3qw
Julia Hart on writing and directing I'm Your Woman, Benjamin Britten's opera Owen Wingrave
5 days to go...
Here's some great weekend reading: Aesthetica Magazine recently interviewed video artist Ori Gersht, whose piece On Reflection is on display in the UK for the first time as part of #unearthed.
http://dpg.art/aesthetica-ori-gersht
5 days to go...
Here's some great weekend reading: Aesthetica Magazine recently interviewed video artist Ori Gersht, whose piece On Reflection is on display in the UK for the first time as part of #unearthed.
http://dpg.art/aesthetica-ori-gersht
6 days to go! ⏳
Today we're highlighting our new British Portrait Room, which brings together our deep collection of works spanning the Tudor, Stuart, Georgian and Regency periods for the first time in years. Access to our freshly presented collection is included in your ticket.
Book now: http://dpg.art/unearthed
6 days to go! ⏳
Today we're highlighting our new British Portrait Room, which brings together our deep collection of works spanning the Tudor, Stuart, Georgian and Regency periods for the first time in years. Access to our freshly presented collection is included in your ticket.
Book now: http://dpg.art/unearthed
We reopen in exactly one week!
Ahead of that, we spoke to artist Joy Gregory, whose lumen print of a clover featured in #Unearthed was made in 2020. Her work explores the threads between nature and culture, perhaps the most urgent topic of the past year.
http://dpg.art/joy-gregory
Book your ticket for #unearthed: http://dpg.art/unearthed
We reopen in exactly one week!
Ahead of that, we spoke to artist Joy Gregory, whose lumen print of a clover featured in #Unearthed was made in 2020. Her work explores the threads between nature and culture, perhaps the most urgent topic of the past year.
http://dpg.art/joy-gregory
Book your ticket for #unearthed: http://dpg.art/unearthed
Ahead of our reopening next week (!) this Wednesday our Director Jennifer Scott will be in conversation with the curator of #unearthed, Alexander Moore as part of #virtualdulwichfestival.
Book now: http://dpg.art/unearthed-in-conversation
Following the first round of our sold-out #Unearthed event season, we’ve just launched a new series of digital and in-person talks, workshops and activities, from DIY ink and dye making, outdoor family sessions to analogue photography.
Get booking! http://dpg.art/whats-on
On Wednesday 12 May our Director Jennifer Scott and curator of #unearthed Alexander Moore will be in conversation as part of #VirtualDulwichFestival. Focusing on how photographers have been inspired by springtime, they'll be exploring the themes of the exhibition. What would you ask them?
dpg.art/unearthed-in-conversation
On Wednesday 12 May our Director Jennifer Scott and curator of #unearthed Alexander Moore will be in conversation as part of #VirtualDulwichFestival. Focusing on how photographers have been inspired by springtime, they'll be exploring the themes of the exhibition. What would you ask them?
dpg.art/unearthed-in-conversation
Richard Learoyd makes use of the oldest of photographic processes, the camera obscura, to create unprecedentedly authentic portraits, which walk a line between classicism and discomposure.
We spoke to him about his fascinating Poppies series, featured in #unearthed: http://dpg.art/learoyd
Richard Learoyd makes use of the oldest of photographic processes, the camera obscura, to create unprecedentedly authentic portraits, which walk a line between classicism and discomposure.
We spoke to him about his fascinating Poppies series, featured in #unearthed: http://dpg.art/learoyd
News just in! 📣
Earlier this year we launched a new series of commissions inviting artists to create and develop site-specific work for the Tessa Jowell Health Centre in East Dulwich. Today we announce the three shortlisted artists who are in the running to create 2D artwork for the Centre’s reception area:
Bamidele Awoyemi, Farouk Agoro & Livia Wang Collective
Adalberto Lonardi
Abigail Hunt
Stay tuned for updates and find out more about the project and DulwichPictureGallery+ here: http://dpg.art/TJHCCommission
Images: Bamidele Awoyemi, Farouk Agoro & Livia Wang Collective, Adalberto Lonardi and Abigail Hunt
While many of us will be de-weeding our overgrown gardens this weekend, it’s worth considering that the most humble plants can be beautiful.
Karl Blossfeldt’s stunning macrophotography used weeds and wildflowers found near the railway tracks by his house to reveal the intricate patterns and textures found in nature. #EarthDay
It's official, tickets to Unearthed: Photography's Roots are now on sale! 🌹 We can't wait to welcome you back to enjoy this five-star exhibition from 19 May.
Book in advance at https://dpg.art/unearthed
FRIENDS GO FREE
#Unearthed
We can’t wait to welcome visitors back to our Gallery Shop this weekend! This is Sophie, our Head of Commercial, who’s been busy getting our shelves ready for you. Shop nature-inspired gifts in our Unearthed range, quality books, art prints and much more!
Every purchase supports the Gallery.
Open weekends, 10am-5pm.
Find out more at https://dpg.art/opening-times
We can’t wait to welcome visitors back to our Gallery Shop this weekend! This is Sophie, our Head of Commercial, who’s been busy getting our shelves ready for you. Shop nature-inspired gifts in our Unearthed range, quality books, art prints and much more!
Every purchase supports the Gallery.
Open weekends, 10am-5pm.
Find out more at https://dpg.art/opening-times
Join us tomorrow for our first ever digital late.
We have a fascinating panel talk ft. #unearthed curator Alexander Moore, artist Joy Gregory, art historian Giovanni Aloi and artist Lorrenzo Vituri; a drawing masterclass from Dan Whiteson and a podcast from the great Houseplants DJs.
Book your free tickets: https://dpg.art/unearthed-late
Image: Lorenzo Vitturi, Yellow and Red Bokkom Mix #2, 2013, giclée print mounted on wooden board, 440 x 295 mm. © Lorenzo Vitturi, courtesy of Flowers Gallery.jpg
Join us tomorrow for our first ever digital late.
We have a fascinating panel talk ft. #unearthed curator Alexander Moore, artist Joy Gregory, art historian Giovanni Aloi and artist Lorrenzo Vituri; a drawing masterclass from Dan Whiteson and a podcast from the great Houseplants DJs.
Book your free tickets: https://dpg.art/unearthed-late
Image: Lorenzo Vitturi, Yellow and Red Bokkom Mix #2, 2013, giclée print mounted on wooden board, 440 x 295 mm. © Lorenzo Vitturi, courtesy of Flowers Gallery.jpg
We had a fantastic amount of entries to our #unearthedathome still life photography competition, and we were blown away by the standard of work. After much deliberation we've decided on the winners!
Hear from the winners, and what our judges had to say about them: http://dpg.art/unearthed-at-home-winners
In partnership with
Aesthetica Magazine
Did you miss out on our #unearthed curator's talk last month?
For a small fee, you can watch curator of Unearthed:Photography's Roots Alexander Moore give his fascinating insight into the story of photography and its relationship to the natural world (and get a sneaky peek of the exhibition).
dpg.art/curators-talk-on-demand
Did you miss out on our #unearthed curator's talk last month?
For a small fee, you can watch curator of Unearthed:Photography's Roots Alexander Moore give his fascinating insight into the story of photography and its relationship to the natural world (and get a sneaky peek of the exhibition).
dpg.art/curators-talk-on-demand
Our Curator Peter Kerber explores one of Poussin’s first great masterpieces, The Triumph of David.
See more stories from our collection and exhibitions on our new guide on the Bloomberg Connects app: https://www.bloombergconnects.org/
Are you an artist living, working or studying in Southwark, Lambeth or Lewisham?
There's still time to apply to our #opencall at Tessa Jowell Health Centre for artwork to adorn the Centre’s reception area.
Deadline: Friday 9 April 2021
Apply here: http://dpg.art/TJHC
#callforartists
Are you an artist living, working or studying in Southwark, Lambeth or Lewisham?
There's still time to apply to our #opencall at Tessa Jowell Health Centre for artwork to adorn the Centre’s reception area.
Deadline: Friday 9 April 2021
Apply here: http://dpg.art/TJHC
#callforartists
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No #bankholiday plans? We're open this bank holiday Monday so you can picnic in our beautiful gardens, shop unique gifts and enjoy tasty snacks at our pop-up shop and café... Every purchase supports the gallery #shoplocal #supportsmallbusinesses
Discover the fantastically imaginative storytelling of Leonora Carrington’s Pomps of the Subsoil (1947) in our latest film with director Jennifer Scott exploring our #BritishSurrealism exhibition... #MuseumFromHome #surrealism #LeonoraCarrington
It's #worldbeeday AND #creativewednesday so.... this week we're inviting you to feel the buzz(?!) and draw, paint, collage, make your own homage to this worthy pollinator - whether it's your own homemade bee house, or a picture or photo, we want to see! Share your creations with us below. We're big fans of Origami so we had a go at creating a paper bee using this simple tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4WYBitGIEY (full disclosure - it took a few attempts to make this time-lapse in one go...)
“War and all its horror is the complete opposite of the freedom of surrealist thinking” Sculptor F.E. McWilliam was born #onthisday in 1909. His ‘Spanish Head’ is the central work of our #BritishSurrealism exhibition. Learn more with our latest Behind the Curtain film bringing insight from the exhibition to you at home, presented by director Jennifer Scott. #MuseumFromHome #stayathome
This week’s #CreativeWednesday activity might have you feeling all nostalgic as we’re making salt dough sculptures! They’re really fun and easy to make with just three household ingredients: salt, flour, and water! Why not give it a go and share your creation with us @dulwichgallery ? Read on for a step by step how-to... 1️⃣ Mix a cup of plain flour with half a cup of salt 2️⃣ Gradually add half a cup of water or dye (we used acrylic paint but food colouring works well too, although add it after step 3) 3️⃣ Mix together until the dough is elastic, then pick up in your hands and knead. If the mixture is too sticky, add a little more flour. 4️⃣Now it’s time to get creative! Over a floured surface roll out your dough and begin your sculpture. We made a hand-shaped tea light holder by drawing around a hand, then creating a well for the candle by pressing it firmly into the dough. 5️⃣ Once you’re happy with your sculpture it’s time to bake it! Line a tray with baking paper and place your sculpture on top. Bake at a low heat (around 140 degrees) for 2-3 hours or until the sculpture has completely hardened. 5️⃣ Allow to cool, then decorate! If you prefer, you can leave your dough plain while baking, and decorate once cooled with poster paint. Coating with a thin layer of pva can give it a nice varnish too (we skipped this step for our tea light holder) 🕯 Enjoy! We can’t wait to see your sculptures. Share them with us @dulwichgallery #creativewednesday
These origami hearts make great decorations for your room, and they’re really easy to make too. All you need is a square piece of paper. Share your creations with us here or on Instagram! Tune in every Wednesday for a new challenge. #stayathomechallenge #CreativeWednesdays 1️⃣ Fold your piece of paper diagonally across each way so that you have a clear cross shape. 2️⃣ Fold the top point of your paper downwards to meet the centre of the cross shape. 3️⃣ Bring the lowest point of the paper up to meet the middle of the top folded edge. 4️⃣ Fold the left half of your shape up, so that the lower edge rests along the crease down the centre. 5️⃣ Press the bottom and centre lines down firmly. 6️⃣ Repeat the previous two steps with the right half of your paper. 7️⃣ Turn your piece of paper over and fold down the two top tips and two side tips. 8️⃣ Flip your paper back over – it’s the perfect heart shape!
Look Behind the Curtain of #BritishSurrealism at Marion Adnams’ enchanting painting ‘The Lost Infanta’ (1944). What do you think she might represent? Behind the Curtain is a series of short films exploring key British surrealists, with our Director Jennifer Scott. Stay tuned for more, coming soon! #MuseumFromHome #Stayathome
Today we're sharing a special moment from #RembrandtsLight - the contemplative Christ and St Mary Magdalen at the Tomb. We collaborated with award-winning cinematographer Peter Suschitzky, and used innovative lighting from ERCO to evoke a dawn and dusk over the scene.
This week's #stayathome activity is a collage - try using magazines, newspapers or even old photographs as a background for your own drawings. ✂️✏️ Share your creations with us here or on Instagram! Tune in every Wednesday for a new challenge. #CreativeWednesdays
What a difference conservation makes! Recently we conserved the portrait of one of our founders, Noel Desenfans, removing years of discoloured varnish to bring it into the light. Our Assistant Curator Helen Hillyard explains... http://dpg.art/desenfansconservation #MuseumFromHome
We’re bringing our #BritishSurrealism exhibition to you with a new series of short films exploring some of the key surrealist artists in the show, presented by our Director Jennifer Scott. First up is Conroy Maddox’s bewildering ‘The Lesson’. What do you think it could be about? #MuseumFromHome https://dpg.art/british-surrealism
This week's #stayathome activity for you to try is inspired by surrealist parlour games, so it's one for a group. Share your creative creatures with us here or on Instagram! Tune in every Wednesday for a new challenge. #CreativeWednesdays
Tune in every Wednesday for a different creative challenge - this week we're trying automatic drawing, a technique used by the surrealists to unlock their subconscious. Perfect if you need a 5 minute break, or a #stayathome activity for all the family! ✍️ Share your creation with us: #CreativeWednesdays
We produced the exhibition catalogue for #BritishSurrealism in-house with Stephen Coates and Studio Hunter. It has lots of unexpected pages like this which will make you wonder what was in your morning coffee ☕
Our latest display shines a new light on works from the Gallery's Collection and seeks to question the nature of migration from the 17th century to today. Journeys has been co-curated by a group of Community Curators, with personal experiences of migration hailing from all over the world.
Happy new year! The Gallery is closed today but we're open tomorrow as usual. We can't wait to share more about everything we have planned for 2020. https://dpg.art/whats-on
📷 Need a new photography challenge? Why not take part in our Rembrandt Lighting competition? Find out more ➡️ https://dpg.art/RembrandtLightingComp Prizes include exhibition tickets, a film-developing workshop at Bright Rooms, goodies from our shop and art supplies from our friends at Royal Talens. With thanks to Bright Rooms for generously providing equipment, filming location and a prize for the competition.
An enduring storyteller, a master of light... Discover Rembrandt's influence on the world of cinema in our latest film, featuring interviews with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky and exhibition curators Jennifer Scott and Helen Hillyard. https://dpg.art/rembrandts-light
Discover one of the greatest painters who ever lived... #RembrandtsLight is open until 2 February 2020 Book online and save at https://dpg.art/rembrandts-light
🚨Under 30s tickets are now available for #RembrandtsLight to anyone aged 18–30 for just £5!🚨 Tickets also include access to our Collection and Displays. All you have to do is sign up for free using the link below or speak to one of our team when you visit the Gallery. https://dpg.art/under30
The Colour Palace has landed. It's free to enter and is open until 22 September. ☀️🌈
Ten artists. One revolution. Discover the printmakers who captured the spirit of 1930s Britain in our summer exhibition #CuttingEdgeDPG “Boldness and graphic harmony.” ★★★★ Evening Standard ★★★★ The Observer ★★★★ Mail on Sunday https://dpg.art/cutting-edge
Dulwich Picture Gallery is the world’s first purpose-built public art gallery: it was founded in 1811 when Sir Francis Bourgeois RA bequeathed his collection of old masters “for the inspection of the public”. Today the Gallery is a vibrant cultural hub hosting some of the UK’s leading exhibitions alongside its Collection of Baroque masterpieces, while staging a wide-ranging programme of public events and community engagement.
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