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Dorich House Museum

Dorich House Museum

A multi-story red brick building with arched windows and a large glass studio section. It stands on a green lawn with bare trees, next to a tall, buttressed brick wall.

The extraordinary 1930s studio-home of Dora Gordine and Richard Hare

Open Thursday to Saturday, 11am–5pm
FREE ENTRY

A dark reddish-brown sculpted woman's head in bronze with textured skin, prominent eyes, nose, and mouth, and sculpted hair bunched at the neck. It rests on a square, dark brown base with a marbled surface.

Welcome

Dorich House Museum is located a ‘deer’s leap’ from Richmond Park on Kingston Vale in South West London.

The house is the 1930s former studio-home of the artist Dora Gordine and her husband the Hon. Richard Hare.  They named their home Do-rich for Dora and Richard.  The museum holds the largest collection of Gordine’s work and the couple’s Russian art collection.

We are open to the public from Thursday to Saturday.  Self-guided visits are free to all and you do not need to book to visit.  Guided tours cost £5 per person and should be booked in advance.  To book, please see below.

If you are a member of our Kingston University community, please see ‘Get involved’ for information on how we support staff and students.

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A close-up of hands working on a charcoal drawing of three bottle-shaped objects. One hand holds crumpled tissue paper, and the other blends the charcoal on the paper.

What’s On

What’s On
A green-patinated bronze sculpture of a nude female figure seated on a wooden pedestal. She has one hand on her chest and the other near her shoulder.

Collections

Collections
A bright studio room with a reflective reddish-brown tiled floor and a wide, multi-paned window looking out to trees. Two large light fixtures made from rice workers hats hang from the ceiling. Various sculptures are displayed, including a dark male torso, a white female figure in a glass case, and several plaster heads, with a monitor on the right.

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A white icon of a Dorich House Museum on a dark green background. The building features a central arched entrance, a taller central section with an arched window, and two side wings each with an arched window.

Dorich House Museum & Stanley Picker Gallery
Call for New Advisory Group Members

We are looking for three new members to join our Advisory Group in December 2026 – one member of Kingston University staff and two external members. Appointments will be for an initial 4-year term.

We are keen to attract specific expertise to support our activities and ambitions in the following areas: Fundraising & Development; Diversity & Inclusion; PR & Marketing.

To arrange an informal preliminary conversation about the role with one of our current members please contact Faith McKie: f.mckie@kingston.ac.uk.

For more detailed information and to apply, please see below.  Applications close Friday 25 September.

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