Dorich House Museum

Events

Exhibitions, activities and projects

2026

A piece of tin cut into the shape of a dog-like creature with an embossed surface representing fur and a face.

Saturday 5 December 2026

Mythical Beings Tin Embossing Workshop

A brown haired woman looks over her shoulder towards us while a man holding a saxophone looks towards her, shown on a dark background of the night sky.

Friday 4 December 2026

Stars, Snow & Firelight | Music Concert

The book cover of The Story of Synko-Filipko and Other Russian Folk Tales showing a child reaching up towards a white bird.

Friday 4 December 2026

Russian Folk Tales, Friendship & Performance

A room with large expansive windows along one wall with a row of tables displaying various craftworks. On the left hand side of the room is a raised platform with tall narrow windows behind it. In the corner, on the raised platform, is a decorated Christmas tree.

3 – 12 December 2026

Winter Weekends 2026

A scattering of collage workshop materials including scissors, pencils and magazine cut outs.

Saturday 21 November 2026

Mythical Beings Collage Workshop

Several light-coloured plaster heads of heads are arranged on a wooden shelf. The central bust depicts a woman with curly hair, flanked by other busts, including some of children.

20 November – 18 December 2026

November & December Guided Tours

A film poster for Dora Gordine: Ars Gratia Artis showing Dora Gordine working on a sculpture in her Paris studio home.

Friday 6 November 2026

Annaleena Piel Linnå 90th Anniversary Film Screening

A human skull sits on a black cloth on a grey table alongside a candle stick and a vase of flowers.

Saturday 31 October 2026

Halloween Craft Workshop

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.

Saturday 26 September 2026

Still Life Drawing Workshop

A close-up of an incomplete textile featuring embroidered patterns of red flowers with blue centres on an orange and yellow background.

24 September 2026 – ongoing

European Heritage Days: Learn to Cross-stitch

A large circular wooden door with brass handles is set into a white wall, flanked by two ornate red tables. A painting of a girl's head and shoulders hangs on the wall to the right. Through the open door, a dining room with a table and chairs is visible.

12 – 13 September 2026

Open House Festival

A smiling woman wearing a large straw hat and a light purple polka-dotted dress holds a black and white cat. They are in a green garden with some flowers.

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nice to know you, Dora: A talk by Tim Harrison

A sunny outdoor garden party with several people gathered on a grassy lawn. Under a black tent labelled "Kingston University London," a group of people stand with microphones, while others are seated on lounge chairs and blankets, observing the event.

Saturday 27 June 2026

2026 Summer Garden Party

A person's hands colour a drawing of a blue and pink decorative letter B, with the rest of the word 'BRAINFOG' written beside. The white table is covered with other drawings, coloured pencils, markers, and a ruler.

25 June – 24 July 2026

Mapping Change: Menopause as lived experience

A woman in a light-coloured apron works with a brown clay pot on a turntable. Their hands are inside the pot, shaping it. A spray bottle and various tools are on the table, with large windows showing green trees in the background.

7 – 16 May 2026

Anna Bingham Kingston Artists Open Studios 2026

Sunday 8 March 2026

Sculpting Her World: The art of Dora Gordine at National Gallery Singapore

A bronze sculpture of a reclining figure with a green patina, propped on its left elbow with its right arm raised, with its back to the viewer. The figure has a textured surface and rests on a black rectangular base.

7 March – 23 May 2026

Drawing Workshops with Anna Milgrom

A woman in a white shirt smiles while holding a large bundle of green and yellow flax plants over a silver table. A small sign on the table reads 'SOW TO SEW FLAX'. A brick wall and grass are in the background.

16 January – 20 March 2026

Sow to Sew: Mindful Weaving Course

2025

A musical performance takes place in a spacious room with high windows and a large bas-relief sculpture on the left wall. A violinist plays in the centre, flanked by a keyboardist and another musician playing a stringed instrument, while an audience watches. A tall, decorated Christmas tree stands to the right.

4 – 7 December 2025

2025 Winter Weekend

Three large, spherical, light-coloured ceramic vessels sit in a row on a raised wooden platform, each on a crumpled dark blue cloth. Behind them, tall windows overlook green trees, and two smaller vases are visible on stands.

Friday 14 November 2025

The Moon Jar’s Legacy. A talk by Jinsoo Park

A plaster artwork featuring two rectangular panels, one reddish-orange with abstract shapes and one off-white with lines. An arched, off-white structure resembling a tower rests on the panels, with dark twigs extending from it.

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Plaster Casting Workshop with Angela Ford

A garden party is held on a green lawn in front of a multi-story brick building with arched windows and a flat roof. Several people sit on wooden benches in the foreground, while others stand and mingle across the grassy area.

Saturday 21 June 2025

2025 Summer Garden Party

A woman with brown hair holds a green insect net with a wooden handle, looking up into the green leaves of a tree.

Thursday 22 May 2025

International Day for Biological Diversity

Four individuals are gathered around a large dining table covered with a colorful, textured knitted quilt in various pastel and earthy tones. One person with pink hair leans over the quilt, while another wearing sunglasses sits at the head of the table, with an arched window behind them.

Friday 16 May 2025

Touch Talk: The Pleasure Patchwork

Two people interact with a large installation of soft, crocheted, organic-shaped sculptures in muted colours on a light wooden floor. A person with purple hair kneels on the left, while another with blonde hair lies on their stomach in the centre, looking at the viewer. A third person in an orange jumpsuit is partially visible on the right.

15 May 2025 – 15 September 2026

The Pleasure Patchwork: Meet the Artists

Large white decorative text reading "Barang Barang" overlays a blurred image of people in patterned clothing, including blue and red floral fabrics.

Saturday 5 April 2025

Erika Tan Barang-Barang Book Launch & Talk

A coloured woodcut print shows a crowned, winged figure with a human torso and bird-like lower body. The figure holds a bouquet of flowers and a text-filled scroll, surrounded by floating text and floral motifs.

Wednesday 2 April 2025

Behind the Glass: Deconstructing the Hare-Gordine Print Collection

A woman in a black apron uses a roller to apply ink to a printing block she is holding. Various printing tools, inks, and papers are arranged on the table, with large windows behind them showing a brick wall and green lawn.

Wednesday 2 April 2025

Russian ‘Lubok’ Print Workshop

A white line drawing on a blue background depicts a bed with two figures. One figure lies under a blanket with the words "CLOSING EVENT" while another sits on the edge looking over their shoulder.

Saturday 1 March 2025

Leo Chapman and Pianka Pärna Here, Somewhere

2024

Saturday 7 December 2024

Christmas Craft Workshop

Tuesday 3 December 2024

Kanthas of Friendship

Monday 4 November 2024

Film Screening: Pioneers of the Dutch Modern House

11 June – 27 July 2024

2024 REMET Art Prize

Tuesday 21 May 2024

Kingston International Film Festival Screening

Thursday 21 March 2024

Saints, Sashes, and Ciphers: Russian Porcelain Easter eggs

Thursday 29 February 2024

Laura Grace Ford Solstice ’93

Saturday 10 February 2024

Free Drop-in Craft Workshop

18 – 19 January 2024

Blue Cornflowers: Participatory Needlework

2023

30 November – 2 December 2023

2023 Winter Weekend

Thursday 30 November 2023

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop

11 – 20 May 2023

Ariadne’s Thread and Kingston Artists Open Studios

Thursday 16 March 2023

Kendra Haste and Sinta Tantra In conversation

Wednesday 8 March 2023

Dame Darcey Bussell & Anna Meadmore In conversation

2022

1 – 3 December 2022

2022 Winter Weekend

Saturday 24 September 2022

Nadia Hebson Studio Sympathique Opening

Saturday 18 June 2022

2022 Summer Garden Party

Friday 10 June 2022

Artists’ Homes in Kingston: Gordine and Muybridge

Friday 29 April 2022

Music Concert

2021

2 – 4 December 2021

2021 Russian Winter Weekend

10 – 18 September 2021

Heritage Open Days

4 – 11 September 2021

Open House Festival

Thursday 22 April 2021

Hidden Histories. Squatting and raves at Dorich House

Saturday 30 January 2021

Dora Gordine & Dorich House: Friendship, life & legacy

2020

1 – 29 May 2020

Nadia Hebson The [Virtual] Reading Circle

Thursday 5 March 2020

Music Concert

Friday 21 February 2020

Nadia Hebson ‘Meet & Greet’ at Stanley Picker Gallery

Wednesday 8 January 2020

Montage: Design and film symposium

2019

6 – 7 December 2019

2019 Russian Winter Weekend

Saturday 20 July 2019

National Park City Rooftops with Open City

Friday 7 June 2019

2019 Summer Garden Party

Friday 10 May 2019

Russian Collection Tour with Dr Louise Hardiman

2018

6 – 8 December 2018

2018 Russian Winter Weekend

Saturday 2 June 2018

Surbiton Yatai: Building community identity

Saturday 2 June 2018

2018 Summer Garden Party

Wednesday 2 May 2018

Women’s Art Practice & Thinking: A staged event

Thursday 15 February 2018

The Roaring ’20s in Russia: Art, Design and Architecture

Saturday 3 February 2018

Russian Collection Tour with Dr Louise Hardiman

2017

7 – 9 December 2017

2017 Russian Winter Weekend

26 – 28 October 2017

Halloween. The Case of the Missing Monsters

Saturday 16 September 2017

Open House London

Saturday 22 April 2017

Russian Collection Tour with Dr Louise Hardiman

Saturday 11 March 2017

Maslenitsa and Russian Nesting Dolls Workshop

9 March – 29 April 2017

Hilary Lloyd Dorich House Fellowship & Dora Volume 1 Launch Event

Wednesday 8 March 2017

Dorich House 80th Anniversary House-Warming Celebration

Friday 17 February 2017

Dora’s Sitters, Special Tour

Saturday 28 January 2017

An Evening with Trader Faulkner

2016

15 – 17 December 2016

2016 Russian Winter Weekend

Saturday 29 October 2016

Halloween. The Case of the Missing Monsters

Saturday 30 July 2016

Origami Children’s Activity

Friday 10 June 2016

Gendered Materials: Creativity in the post-Soviet space

4 June – 30 July 2016

Seminar House Pavilion and London Festival of Architecture

24 – 26 March 2016

Easter Weekend

11 – 13 February 2016

Love Artists Valentine’s Weekend