News & blog

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lawson Crawford, a valued friend and Trustee of Dulwich Picture Gallery.

In View magazine chatted to Ayomi about her new commission on view at the Gallery, her famous legacy and career.

Our Open Art project took a significant step forward with the arrival last week of sculptures by renowned artists Yinka Shonibare CBE RA and Li Li Ren.

Many of our visitors have asked to know more about our history, so here's a neat one-minute summary of how the UK's first purpose-built gallery came to be!

A series of fun filled creative play workshops for families and children under 8 all hosted in the 'Wiggle Wonderland' pavillion.

Artist duo Rob & Nick Carter have generously created a limited edition print. Proceeds from print sale will support our Open Art project.

Watch our new film featuring three artists from Soulscapes: Phoebe Boswell, Kimathi Donkor, Alberta Whittle

Order your copy of the Soulscapes exhibition catalogue featuring a a special edition print by Kimathi Donkor.

First major exhibition of Modern British artist Tirzah Garwood among 2024 our highlights for this year.

Advanced tickets on sale!

Your last chance to take the Rubens & Women exhibition home. Books, art prints, posters and gifts now on sale.

We spoke to artist Sara Shamma about her new body of work, Bold Spirits, currently on display at the Gallery until 25 February 2024.

Opening in June 2024, Dulwich Picture Gallery will bring together artworks by the Yoshida family, a Japanese artistic dynasty including Yoshida Hiroshi, Fujio, Tōshi, Hodaka, Chizuko and Ayomi.

Rubens-inspired gifts, prints, books and more

Four contemporary female artists discuss their perception of Rubens and the concept of the Rubenesque today.

We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected to participate in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Digital Accelerator Programme.

The Gallery and shop are closed 11-26 Sep as we prepare to open Rubens & Women (27 Sep - 28 Jan 2024), a major exhibition of the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. The exhibition will be the first to challenge the popular assumption that Rubens painted only one type of woman and we will reveal the varied and important place occupied by women, both real and imagined, in his world. The Café and Gardens will be open as normal.

We're unlocking more timeslots for the final weekend of the Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism exhibition.

If you’ve been following the hugely successful Netflix drama Heartstopper, you might have clocked that our enfilade stood in as a wing of the Louvre in Paris.

It’s the last month of our five star exhibition, Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, and the gallery is buzzing. Looking ahead, we have four major exhibitions, unmissable contemporary artist displays and special events all to come in the next 12 months. So, it's a fantastic time to get involved in our annual Friends membership scheme.

In August 1875, Berthe Morisot and her husband Eugène Manet visited the Isle of Wight on her honeymoon. ‘Shaping Impressionism’ curator Dr Lois Oliver reveals more about her trip and how it influenced her.

In our latest film, The Great Women Artists founder Katy Hessel takes a tour of Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism.

We are looking for an Exhibitions Manager to manage key exhibitions in the Gallery's programme. Develop your skills and understanding of working with loans, interpretation and audiences in temporary exhibitions.

Take a closer look at the details in Mary Beale's self portrait 'In Little' and the fascinating story behind it.

A bold retelling of Morisot’s story, Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism draws on new research and previously unpublished archival material to trace the roots of her inspiration.

Curator Helen Hillyard explores one of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s most celebrated works by Antoine Watteau, an artist who had a profound influence on Berthe Morisot, herself the subject of a major exhibition at Dulwich this spring.

Čiurlionis, Morisot, Rubens AND landscape greats coming soon, discover 2023 at Dulwich Picture Gallery. Become a Friend before 12 March and enjoy 4 exhibitions with your membership.

Wassily Kandinsky has generally been seen as the forefather of abstract art. But it's been argued that M.K. Čiurlionis was pioneering this form of art a few years before. Was he correct? Watch our latest video below and find out!

We spoke to abstract painter Anthony Daley about his new body of work, currently on display in the Gallery, exploring his career-long fascination with the work of Rubens.