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Heritage Open Days 2020 Hidden Nature | The Dorich House Plot

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2020 ‘HIDDEN NATURE’ | THE DORICH HOUSE PLOT Each year, Dorich House Museum participates in Heritage Open Days, England’s largest festival of history and culture, bringing together over 2,000 organisations, 5,500 free events and 46,000 volunteers. Every year in September, places across the country throw open their doors to celebrate their heritage, […]

Paid Opportunity: Undergraduate Kingston University Student Researcher

PAID OPPORTUNITY: UNDERGRADUATE KINGSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT RESEARCHER We are looking for a Kingston University undergraduate student to help develop and deliver a research project for the university’s Dorich House Museum and Stanley Picker Gallery. Black, Asian and minority ethnicity students are currently under-represented among the students we support and our project seeks to address this […]

Culture of Food | Cooking with Dora Gordine

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 30 July, is the Culture of Food in society and […]

Onsite/Online | Virtual Tours, Twitter Exchanges and Online Workshops

ONSITE/ONLINE | VIRTUAL TOURS, TWITTER EXCHANGES AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS The theme for today’s newsletter with our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery, Thursday 16 July is Onsite/Online. As we plan to re-open our venues after the Summer, we have been reflecting upon recent digital initiatives to inform a future programme that integrates work shown physically (Onsite) with its digital presence (Online). The Museum is currently preparing for its annual involvement in Heritage […]

Exploring Our Locality | Biodiversity around the Museum

EXPLORING OUR LOCALITY | BIODIVERSITY AROUND THE MUSEUM 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 9 July, […]

Young Creatives | Masterpieces in Schools & Sculpture Around You

YOUNG CREATIVES | MASTERPIECES IN SCHOOLS & SCULPTURE AROUND YOU 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 […]

Dorich House Museum and Iconic Houses | Icons At Risk

ICONIC HOUSES | ICONS AT RISK Dorich House Museum is a member of Iconic Houses, an international network of architecturally significant modern houses that open to the public. The network supports cooperation around areas of mutual interest, such as research and conservation. Over the last two years we have worked with Natascha Drabbe (Iconic Houses), […]

Celebrating Our Students | ‘The Squatter Years’ Student Projects

CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS | MA MUSEUM AND GALLERY STUDIES STUDENTS & THE SQUATTER YEARS 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 […]

Communities | The Surbiton Yatai, Temple and Pavilion

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 5 June is Communities. In the Summer of 2018, Unit […]

Windows | Hilary Lloyd Awful Girls (2017)

WINDOWS | HILARY LLOYD AWFUL GIRLS  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 28 May, is Windows.  […]

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