Dorich House Museum is pleased to be participating once more in Thumbs Up It’s Thursday – a programme of free activities for primary aged children and their families which takes place across different venues in the Royal Borough of Kingston every Thursday during school holidays. For February half term, Museum Assistant Maria Val De Los Rios has […]
As part of our project ‘The Squatter Years: Recovering Dorich House Museum’s Recent Past’, we will be holding a free online talk on Saturday 30th January, at 4pm. This talk will be a unique opportunity to hear from three fascinating individuals who have approached the enigmatic life of Dora Gordine from different perspectives: Tim Harrison, […]
RUSSIAN WINTER WEEKEND | ICONS IN THE DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM COLLECTION As part of this year’s Russian Winter Weekend we have added new photography of our fascinating collection of icons to the museum’s collections pages for you to enjoy. Icons were used as devotional objects in the Orthodox Greek Church from around the seventh century […]
RUSSIAN WINTER WEEKEND | GET CREATIVE | ART AND COOKING Christmas Collection Colouring Book Museum Assistant and artist Kyle Campbell-Pope has created a bespoke Christmas Collection Colouring Book. Kyle presents a twist on artefacts from the Museum’s Russian Collection personalised with seasonal designs.Colour and illustrate the pages as you wish. This is a fully downloadable […]
Dorich House Museum is delighted to announce an exciting free online programme of Russian themed talks and activities for the whole family. Highlights will include: Online Talk by Cynthia Coleman Sparke, ‘Fabergé: Objects of Desire’ Friday 4th December The name Fabergé brings to mind exquisitely designed jewellery and decorative objects and the celebrated Easter eggs […]
OPEN HOUSE 2020 | DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM Dorich House is the 1930s former studio home of the sculptor, artist, and designer Dora Gordine and her husband the Hon. Richard Hare. The name ‘Dorich’ is an amalgam of Dora and Richard. Now Grade II listed and an exceptional example of a modern studio house created by […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
MONTAGE: DESIGN AND FILM SYMPOSIUM AT DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM Montage: Design and Film is a joint programme between Kingston University, HEAD – Genève and Parsons The New School. Dorich House Museum hosted the programme’s symposium on Wednesday 8 January 2020. The symposium was attended by students from Kingston University, HEAD – Genève and Parsons The […]
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