Visit Dorich House Museum
Dorich House Museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Admission is free. We have guided tours available on some Fridays and Saturdays at 11am which must be booked in advance through Eventbrite. Email dorichhousemuseum@kingston.ac.uk or phone us on 020 8417 5515 for more information.
Our partner site Stanley Picker Gallery is open 11am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday. For more information, please see their website.
Dorich House Museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Admission is free. We have guided tours available on certain days each month depending on our Guides’ availability. To see upcoming tour dates and to book tickets, please view our Eventbrite page. For any other queries regarding guided tours please email us at dorichhousemuseum@kingston.ac.uk or call us on 020 8417 5515.
By Train & Bus: From Kingston station take bus 85 or K3 from Cromwell Road bus station. From Putney Station take bus 85 (direction Kingston). The stop for Dorich House Museum is Woodview Close.
By Car: The Museum is on Kingston Vale, close to Robin Hood Roundabout on the A3. From the A3 take the A308 exit, marked Kingston. Limited free parking onsite.
By Bicycle: Bike racks are located at the rear of the building, designed by Fabien Cappello as part of the Stanley Picker Gallery Fellowship.
The museum is located over four floors. There are 78 steps to the top floor, which is accessed via a narrow staircase. Please note that there are changes in the level of the steps, though we do have metal handrails on the steps to the first and second floors. The museum currently has no wheelchair accessible toilets. We apologise that we are unable to offer full access for all physical abilities at this time. Kingston University is working to improve access for all visitors. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions in advance of your visit. Further detailed information to help you plan your visit can be found on the AccessAble website.
The Bloomberg Connects app provides an exciting new way to discover Dorich House Museum and includes detailed room guides, additional information about many of the objects in our collection, museum trails about our Russian Collection and Dora Gordine’s Subjects and Sitters, and audio clips to help visitors picture what Dorich House would have been like during Gordine’s lifetime. If you’re planning on visiting us, we recommend downloading the app using the QR code below to make the most of your visit, but even if you’re unable to visit us in person, you can now virtually explore the museum using the app.
Our studio café is open from 11am-4:30pm on our open days and serves a selection of cakes, coffee, and teas. You do not need to book for the café – just stop by any time during your visit. Please note, the café only accepts card payments.
Our range of merchandise, which includes books, publications, postcards and tote bags, is available to purchase online via the Art UK shop and via card payment at the museum.
Dorich House Museum relies on your support for the venue to flourish. You can help us directly by contributing a donation by card payment during your visit to the museum. Please speak to a member of staff for further information or see the QR codes on site.
Director David Falkner
Curator Dr Fiona Fisher
Participation Curator Natalie Kay
Development & Events Manager Glenyss Lipscombe
Museum Coordinator Kerry Williams
Dorich House Museum & Stanley Picker Gallery Assistants 2023-24:
Ahlam Ahmadi, Farah Alali, Honey Birch, Jasmin Hosier, Max Lystor, Felix Scott, Daisy Stevens, Alex Warren, Sebastian Nissl and Jamie Young
Gallery & Museum Advisory Group
Yemi Awosile – Textile Designer & Stanley Picker Fellow (2015)
Damian Chandler – Director (Asia), Brunswick Arts
David Falkner – Gallery & Museum Director
Kath Wood (Chair) – Arts Consultant
Seoyoung Kim – Curator, Kingston Museum
Jana Scholze – Course Director, MA Curating Contemporary Design at Kingston School of Art
Mandy Ure (Deputy Chair) – Artist and Dean of Kingston School of Art
Rhoddy Voremberg – Lawyer and Stanley Picker Trustee
5 June 2020: Dorich House Museum and our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery recognise we must do more as cultural organisations to be actively anti-racist. We commit to taking immediate steps to implement a clear plan of action to address systemic racism at every level of our organisations, whilst actively seeking and welcoming critical engagement from diverse perspectives in this process.