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.
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If you're wondering what today's #googledoodle is about, it's the 140th birthday of architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, creator of the iconic 'K6' red phone box. Sir Giles took inspiration from the pendentive roof of our mausoleum, designed by Sir John Soane.
Our gardens are open for you to explore:
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It's hard to believe the festive period is just around the corner. It might be a little different this year, but it's more important than ever to send wishes to those we love.
Our artful range features works by artists we've exhibited in recent years like Eric Ravilious. Perfect for brightening dark days:
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In today's The Telegraph our Director, Jennifer Scott talks to Alistair Sooke about resilience, survival and creativity during COVID-19.
https://telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/meet-jennifer-scott-high-flying-gallery-chief-foiled-rembrandt/
Dulwich Picture Gallery is in lockdown, but its tenacious boss Jennifer Scott has big plans for the future
We are postponing our re-opening from 21 November due to the lockdown, but we will be ready and waiting to welcome you back as soon as restrictions are lifted.
For now, here's Gainsborough’s Mrs Moody and her Sons (and our fab install team, pre-lockdown) on their way to our new collection room exploring British Portraiture. They (and we) can’t wait to see you soon.
We are so grateful to be receiving £1.3 million from the #CulturalRecoveryFund from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, HM Treasury & Arts Council England. This vital support will get us back on our feet, ensuring our creative & inclusive work can continue https://dpg.art/news
#HereForCulture
This #WorldMentalHealthDay2020 we wanted to share news of our partnership with the pioneering Tessa Jowell Health Centre in East Dulwich. We’ll be bringing arts practices together with patient care to support wellbeing.
We look forward to sharing more soon, as plans take shape!
📸 Tessa Jowell GP Surgery. Photo by Benedict Luxmoore
We are very happy to share that our major new exhibition Unearthed: Photography’s Roots will open 21 November! 🌿
#Unearthed tells a unique story of photography from the 1840s to now, with over 100 stunning images of plants, botany and flowers from 41 leading international artists
Find out more > https://dpg.art/unearthed
Local south east London artist and illustrator, Lisa Stickley Studio
has reimagined Sir John Soane's iconic Gallery architecture in these joyful new designs for our shop, from totes to tea towels! Explore the range: http://dpg.art/shop-Lisa-Stickley
We caught up with Lisa to find out about her design process, staying creative during #lockdown and her ideal south east London day out on our blog: http://dpg.art/meet-Lisa-Stickley
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
Kazumasa Ogawa's 1890s collotypes look as though they could have been made yesterday! Read more on his fascinating process http://dpg.art/ogawa-collotypes
Dates for #Unearthed: Photography’s Roots are tbc. Sign up to hear our news at https://dpg.art/account
#worldphotographyday
Wishing we could dive into the luscious cool greens of this oil pastel drawing today! This week’s #CreativeWednesday celebrates the work of Dulwich Picture Gallery regular teaching artist Liz Charsley-Jory. Liz is a Canadian-born artist who creates intricate drawings in oil pastel, charcoal and ink, inspired by the beauty of the natural world. She’s led many fantastic workshops at the Gallery to share her skills, inspired by our exhibition programme.
Works featured:
Gallery Road Tangle, oil pastel and ink on paper (currently on display @londonbridgehotel )
Buttercup and Dandelion, ink on paper
You can see more of Liz’s work at lizcharsley-jory.com
#londonartists #moderndrawing #supportartists #londonart #londongalleries #oilpastel #modernart #nature
Producing a Shakespeare production is never without its challenges...but staging a live play in lockdown on zoom?! That must have been a whole new challenge for these dedicated thespians. This #CreativeWednesday we turn to theatre and the work of @theshowmustgoonline with whom our Gallery Assistant Simon Balcon performed in this zoom production of Henry IV. We doff our caps to you Simon, and the whole cast and crew!
You can watch these productions for free on @youtube by searching ‘the show must go online’
#londontheatre #lockdowntheatre #shakespeare #shakespeareinlockdown #creativityathome #supportthearts #supporttheatre #theshowmustgoon
See our critically acclaimed #BritishSurrealism exhibition for free online with our new virtual exhibition, produced with @thenetgallery
Championing the British artists that contributed to the surrealist movement, the exhibition features over 70 eclectic works from Leonora Carrington, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Ithell Colquhoun, Conroy Maddox and many more.
Hit the “What’s Online” link in our bio to discover British Surrealism now.
The virtual exhibition is free and open to all, but we welcome donations (standard entry was £15) to help support us at this challenging time. Thank you.
#surrealism #virtualexhibition #galleryfromhome #museumfromhome #londonart #londongalleries #supportthearts #southlondon #modernart #dulwichgallery
See our acclaimed #BritishSurrealism exhibition for free online with our new virtual exhibition, produced by The Net Gallery
https://dpg.art/VR-British-Surrealism
Championing the British artists that contributed to the surrealist movement, the exhibition features over 70 eclectic works from Leonora Carrington, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Ithell Colquhoun, Conroy Maddox, and many more.
You can help support the Gallery at this challenging time by donating the cost of your ticket (standard entry was £15). Thank you.
It’s #CreativeWednesday and time for another look at the amazing work of the Dulwich Picture Gallery family. Paloma Tendero is a Gallery Assistant and visual artist working across photography and sculpture, exploring the physical and psychological relationships that spring from inherited DNA. This photograph is taken from her series entitled ‘Flawed Beauty’. She was born in Spain, where she graduated from BA (Hons) Fine Arts at Complutense University in Madrid. Following that, she graduated from MA Photography at London College of Communication, where she won a mentorship award with her project Inside Out. Since then, she has exhibited internationally, and is currently Artist in Residence at Sarabande, The Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation. Congratulations Paloma 🙌 Check out more of her work @palomatendero or at palomatendero.com
Today is a bumper #CreativeWednesday as we celebrate the work of many of our Gallery team who have exhibited at @155a_gallery in East Dulwich. 155a is a studio space and gallery showcasing contemporary painting, run by @karen.akhtar who is also a Gallery Assistant with us.
Featured works:
• Fairy Glen, Ross-shire, by Olivia Urquhart
• Alex, by @scotchbook
• Still Life, by @lucygilesartist
• Ibiza, by @karen.akhtar
What a talented bunch! We hope you enjoy seeing their work.
You can find out more about 155a at 155agallery.com
#southlondon #southlondonart #dulwichgallery #londonartists #painting #landscape #abstract #supportlocalbusiness #supportlocalartists #eastdulwich #dulwich
Time for reflection...Adam Pynacker’s Landscape with Sportsmen and Game and Canaletto’s View of Walton Bridge take on new qualities in these contemporary reproductions. Through the reflections, it’s as if the hunter and his dogs are resting against our real life trees, whilst the wooden bridge seems to be joining two worlds together, from 18th century London to our gardens today, with families picnicking side by side with the bustle of 1750s river life.
• You can discover these works, and much more with a visit to our gardens, open Tuesday-Sunday.
• Read our FAQs (link in bio) to find out more.
#southlondon #londonart #artgallery #dulwichgallery #canaletto #dulwichpicturegallery #old masters #londonparks #supportthearts #reopening @ Dulwich Picture Gallery
Our gardens are looking glorious in the sunshine! Come and say hello 👋
The café is serving a delicious range of takeaway food and drinks, and the pop-up shop is stocked with goodies!
Open Tue - Sun, 10am-5pm
#southlondon #londonparks #supportlocalbusiness @lovewestdulwich @eastdulwichlife @arounddulwich @dulwichdaily @thisisdulwichvillage
We’re continuing to share stories of creativity from across the Dulwich Picture Gallery family for #CreativeWednesday
Today is the work of Gallery Assistant @bobbyefermie
Bobbye focusses her work on imagined intimate spaces, creating spaces and scenes where figures live, mainly using watercolours. Her work feels so apt for those contemplative lockdown moments.
Bobbye moved to London from Amsterdam in 2014 to study at the @royaldrawingschool and has lived here ever since. We hope you enjoy seeing her work!
#londonart #artinisolation #lockdownart #dulwichgallery #watercolour #drawing #supportartists
Have you perused our shop yet? We've rifled through our shelves to bring you our favourites, from new arrivals to one-of-a-kind pieces, must have jewellery and homeware.
Read our highlights https://dpg.art/shop-summer2020
Every purchase supports the Gallery in these challenging times.
Happy #CreativeWednesday everybody! Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been shining a light on the many talented artists in our family, and today we feature Gallery Assistant Nina Goodyer. Nina is an illustrator who works mainly with paint and stencils to create colourful, textured pieces. She says of her work “I enjoy taking inspiration from patterns or motifs in nature and reimagining them in block shapes and candy colours.”
You can see more from Nina on her Instagram @ninarubygoodyer or online at https://ninagoodyer.co.uk/
Our gardens, pop-up shop and café are back open today! There’s lots to discover, from rare species of trees like our Japanese Maple, to our iconic building and sculptures.
Read our highlights of what to look out for 🌳https://dpg.art/gardens-whats-on
Our online shop is back 🙌
Have a browse of unique prints, books, homeware and much more https://dpg.art/shop
Every purchase helps support the Gallery.
We can’t wait to welcome you back to our gardens, shop and café from this Saturday 4 July! We know how much visitors have missed the leafy surroundings of our gardens, offering the chance to explore the exterior of Sir John Soane’s iconic building, over twenty species of majestic trees, and our 'Walking the Dog' sculpture by Peter Randall-Page. We hope you’ll be able to enjoy a visit soon.
For more information on our social distancing measures, and plans for further reopening, please see our FAQs: https://dpg.art/coronavirus-FAQs
It's Wednesday. It's hot. But creativity knows no bounds!
Next up in our series showcasing artists in the Dulwich Picture Gallery team is work by volunteer and mixed media artist, Suzsi Corio @Studio.SE22
We love Suzsi's beautiful watercolour of the Gallery and our neighbour @hornimanmuseumgardens - reminding us how creative and green our little patch of South East London is :)
#CreativeWednesday #localartists #museumathome #greenspace #watercolour #southeastlondon #southlondon #londonlandmarks
Looking for something different to do this weekend?
Award-winning choreographer Dane Hurst's breath-taking production 'Animalis' is now available to watch for free on our website: http://ow.ly/9Vs350Ach9s
Part of our Ribera: Art of Violence exhibition in 2018, the performances took place in the the mausoleum every Sunday and gave form to the emotional tensions, psychological resonances and physical impulses captured on Ribera’s 17th-century canvases.
Photography © Stuart Leech
#Ribera #museumathome =#contemporarydance #dance #danehurst #animalis #choreography #theatreathome
To mark the start of digital #RefugeeWeek, Alison and Premila, two of the curators behind our Journeys display, met remotely to discuss their experiences of coming to the UK, using one of the display's most powerful works, A Brisk Breeze, by Willem van de Velde the younger, as a starting point. Read it now at dpg.art/news
Whilst Journeys remains closed for the time being, there are plenty of ways to engage online. Discover films and a spoken word piece that take you to the heart of the display at dpg.art/journeys
Finally, be sure to check out the amazing range of events on offer from other galleries, museums and collectives from around the country at refugeeweek.org.uk
Images: The Community Curators of Dulwich Picture Gallery's Journeys display. © Stuart Leech
Willem van de Velde the younger, A Brisk Breeze, c.1665 from Dulwich Picture Gallery's Collection
These Girl at a Window recreations are just TOO good for words.
Best use of props (that shirt is truly perfect) goes to @geertkollau
Best use of actual social distancing through a window goes to @sophieparsell29
Best sultry gaze goes to Poppy the cat!
Inspired? Create your own masterpiece using our Collection at https://dpg.art/explore-collection
#museumfromhome #tussenkunstenquarantaine 🎨
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Girl at a Window, 1645
This #CreativeWednesday marks the start of a new mini series shining a light on artists and creatives in the Dulwich Picture Gallery family. We're kicking off with a shout-out to Wells Projects, a contemporary art space managed by our Gallery Assistant, Viktoria, along with a group of emerging artists. Operating out of a disused nightclub in Battersea it is now a completely free to use and attend art space, serving the local community of artists and art-lovers.
Although closed for the time being, the team are running 'The Digital Commune', a series of creative and collaborative projects that you can get involved with. Check out @wellsprojects to find out more and get involved.
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#artists #community #battersea #londongallery #wellsprojects #emergingartists #creative #collaborativeart
This month would have been the opening of our first major photography exhibition, Unearthed: Photography’s Roots, charting the history of the artform through depictions of nature. We’re hoping to bring the show to audiences in the future, but for now, we thought we’d share this beautiful trio of photographs in honour of #worldearthday2020 🌏
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Pictured: Charles Jones, Bean Longpod c.1895-1910, from Dulwich Picture Gallery’s collection; Anna Atkins’ Plate 55 – Dictyota dichotoma, on the young state and in fruit, Photographs of British algae: cyanotype impressions, 1853, with kind permission from @hornimanmuseumgardens ; Kazumasa Ogawa, Morning Glory, from ‘Some Japanese Flowers’ c.1894, from Dulwich Picture Gallery’s collection.
#photography #blackandwhitephoto #art #artgallery #museumfromhome #japaneseart #londonart #dulwichgallery #photooftheday #nofilter #contemporaryart
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
Today we mark #LondonHistoryDay and this year's theme 'London's Resilience' with a look back at the Gallery's survival during the Second World War. The building suffered severe bomb damage but survived to tell the story - with its world class collection intact. Read more about this important period in the Gallery's history including the figures who were instrumental in its resilience - https://dpg.art/LondonHistoryDay Historic England
Photo captions: Dulwich Picture Gallery bomb damage, 1944 / Dulwich Picture Gallery 2016, © Joakim Boren
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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
Contemporary artist Mariele Neudecker talks about her new tank installation, And Then The World Changed Colour: Breathing Yellow, inspired by the evocative landscapes of #SohlbergsNorway and our own Mausoleum space. Join us on 4 April to hear Mariele in conversation with Helen Sumpter (Editor of Art Quarterly): dpg.art/2FaRpFc
We need your help to build The Colour Palace, a space for all of London to relax, create & be inspired this summer! By donating, you'll help towards our £20K target and be part of an unforgettable project... #ColourPalace #ArtHappens with Art Fund Designed by Pricegore architects and Yinka Ilori In Partnership with the London Festival of Architecture https://www.artfund.org/get-involved/art-happens/colour-palace
When Frank met Harald..."It's like going on the best trip to Norway you could have" Frank Skinner dropped by for a tour of #SohlbergsNorway with curator Kathleen Soriano - and it seems Harald's left a lasting impression! https://dpg.art/sohlberg
“Where does this country road go in the twilight?” Harald Sohlberg's Nordic landscapes come to life in our new trailer - watch it now... (sound on!) #SohlbergsNorway https://dpg.art/2DKQDOH
“Ravishing” “Hard-hitting” “Impactful” – see what our audiences think of Ribera: Art of Violence. There are just five chances left to catch the acclaimed exhibition – must end Sunday 27 Jan.
Don't miss 'the Spanish Caravaggio', Jusepe de Ribera. Visit #RiberaAoV to explore his masterfully composed works and their artistic, religious and cultural dimensions. Must end 27 Jan. Watch the trailer ►
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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