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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 […]

On Display | Dora Gordine, Smiling Baby (1947-48)

DORA GORDINE, SMILING BABY (1947-8) ON DISPLAY AS PART OF JUDY PRICE’S THE END OF THE SENTENCE 6 FEBRUARY – 4 APRIL 2020 Dora Gordine’s Smiling Baby (1947-8), on temporary loan from the National Justice Museum, will be on display at Dorich House Museum for the duration of Judy Price’s new exhibition The End of the […]

Design Competition for Kingston University Students

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION | DESIGN A DECK CHAIR COVER FOR DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM Competition deadline extended to 24 February 2020 Dorich House Museum invites Kingston University students to submit a design for a deck chair cover. The winning design will then be reproduced for use on deck chair slings in the museums garden. […]

Montage: Design and Film Symposium, Wednesday 8 January 2020

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 […]

Russian Winter Weekend, 6 – 7 December 2019

DORICH HOUSE MUSEUM PRESENTS RUSSIAN WINTER WEEKEND  6 – 7 DECEMBER 2019 A Russian themed weekend of events and activities for the whole family, including our studio Café serving Tea, Coffee and a special selection of Russian inspired cakes on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 December. Friday 6 December Russian Collection tour with Dr Louise Hardiman […]

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