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Dorich House | Living & Working from Home

LIVING & WORKING FROM HOME Whilst we are temporarily closed to the public, we are working with our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery to compile a weekly newsletter highlighting previous projects, collection items and activity suggestions to keep you inspired and creative at home. The theme for today’s newsletter, Thursday 23 April is well-being at home […]

Rescheduled: Nadia Hebson | The [Virtual] Reading Circle

NADIA HEBSON | THE [VIRTUAL] READING CIRCLE  1pm, Friday 1 May, Friday 15 & Friday 29 May Free, Limited places, RSVP via Eventbrite to receive joining instructions Following Kingston University guidelines regarding government advice on the spread of Covid-19, these events will now take place virtually.  As part of her 2020 Studio Residency, Nadia Hebson is […]

Oreet Ashery’s Revisiting Genesis & Dora Gordine’s Black Orchid

OREET ASHERY’S REVISITING GENESIS & DORA GORDINE’S BLACK ORCHID Content warning: please note, due to the nature of the subject matter, some of episodes of Oreet Ashery’s Revisiting Genesis which are mentioned below contain sensitive content relating to illness and death. Whilst we are temporarily closed to the public, we are working with our partner […]

Creatives in Kingston | Gordine, Hare & Muybridge

CREATIVES IN KINGSTON | DORA GORDINE, RICHARD HARE & EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE Whilst we are closed to the public as a result of Covid-19, Dorich House Museum and our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery are sending a weekly newsletter to the Gallery’s subscribers, highlighting previous projects, collection objects and an activity suggestion to keep you inspired […]

Bird-spotting from home | Russian porcelain plate with birds and insects

BIRD-SPOTTING FROM HOME | RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PLATE WITH BIRDS AND INSECTS (c.1840) Each week, whilst we are closed to the public due to Covid-19, we are collating a newsletter with our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery, highlighting recent projects, collection items and an activity suggestion to keep you inspired and creative at home. With the […]

Russian folk art chair, designed by Vasily Petrovich Shutov (c.1870s)

RUSSIAN FOLK ART CHAIR, C.1870s, DESIGNED BY VASILY PETROVICH SHUTOV Over the coming weeks, while both Dorich House Museum and our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery are temporarily closed, our teams will be sharing a weekly newsletter with recent projects, collection items and activity suggestions to keep you inspired and creative at home. The theme […]

Dorich House Museum & Stanley Picker Gallery Closure

DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM & STANLEY PICKER GALLERY CLOSURE Following Kingston University guidelines regarding government advice on the spread of Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Dorich House Museum and our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery are now closed with immediate effect until further notice. The Gallery and Museum teams will continue to work remotely to support our artists, […]

Kingston University Music Students | Lunch Time Concert

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS | LUNCH TIME CONCERT Dorich House Museum is delighted to announce it will be hosting a lunch time music concert at 1pm on Thursday 5 March, with vocal and instrumental performances by music students from Kingston University’s Department of Performing Arts, Kingston School of Art. The programme was purposely chosen by the […]

Nadia Hebson | ‘Meet & Greet’ at Stanley Picker Gallery

NADIA HEBSON | ‘MEET & GREET’ AT STANLEY PICKER GALLERY 1pm, Friday 21st FebruaryAll welcome, booking not requiredStanley Picker Gallery, Kingston School of Art, Grange Road, KT1 2QJ To mark the beginning of Nadia Hebson’s 2020 Studio Residency, Stanley Picker Gallery is hosting a ‘Meet & Greet’ with the artist. As part of the residency, […]

BBC Series ‘The Story of the Nude’ and Dorich House

BBC SERIES ‘THE STORY OF THE NUDE’ FILMED ON LOCATION AT DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM Episode 1 of BBC Series The Story of the Nude, filmed on location at Dorich House Museum, airs on BBC Four on Sunday 2 February at 9.00pm. The programme is available to view on BBC iPlayer until Monday 2 March –https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000f4d2/art-on-the-bbc-series-1-1-the-story-of-the-nude. In […]

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