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Berthe Morisot and the Isle of Wight connection

IMG_0100tIn 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.

Katy Hessel on Berthe Morisot

IMG_0100tIn our latest film, The Great Women Artists founder Katy Hessel takes a tour of Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism.

Work with us: Exhibitions Manager

IMG_0100tWe 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.

For Your Pleasure

IMG_0100tCurator 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.

2023: an outstanding year for exhibitions

IMG_0100tČiurlionis, 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.

Was M.K. Čiurlionis the first abstract artist?

IMG_0100tWassily 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!

Anthony Daley interview

IMG_0100tWe 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.

Abstracting from the past: A visit to Anthony Daley’s studio

IMG_0100tA visit to Anthony Daley’s studio to see the preparations for his current exhibition at Dulwich reveals the deep love this Abstract Expressionist artist has for the works of the Old Masters and Rubens in particular. By Malcolm Cussons for In View magazine.

Part human form, part tamarisk tree: our new commission invites mindfulness and wellbeing 

IMG_0100tCommissioned as part of the creative partnership between Dulwich Picture Gallery and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board, Osiris is the vision of sculptor and mixed media artist Rafael Klein. Osiris, the Egyptian God of resurrection, life and vegetation, now accompanies you as you explore Tessa Jowell Health Centre’s garden courtyard and embodies the collaborative nature of the local community. The garden is open to the public and a pleasant walk from the Gallery through Dulwich village.

Christmas Gift Guide 2023

IMG_0100tChristmas is just around the corner and we’ve got gifts covered! We’ve rounded up a few favourites from our range of art-inspired prints, cards, textiles, jewellery, toys and products for the home.

Friends Membership Vouchers - Give the Gift of Art

IMG_0100tSupport what we do and share the gift of art this festive season. Friends membership vouchers are now available to buy online and recipients will be able to visit our exhibitions for a year free of charge.

BBC Radio 4's In Our Time: Berthe Morisot

IMG_0100tMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the influential painters at the heart of the French Impressionist movement: Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). 'Morisot Impressionism and the 18th Century' opens at Dulwich Picture Gallery 31 March - 10 September 2023.

Stuart Semple chats to In View magazine

IMG_0100tStuart Semple brings his Festival of Happiness to Dulwich Picture Gallery on Saturday 30 July. Prolific, provocative, passionate, Stuart Semple is renowned for his witty, thought-provoking and challenging artworks created in media ranging from painting, film and public art to sculpture and installation. The Festival will also be the site of a new immersive work, 'Something Else'.

Community Conversations

IMG_0100tWe invited members of the local community to share their thoughts on artworks in our exhibition.

Tom Hunter's A Woman Reading a Possession Order

IMG_0100tArtist Tom Hunter's photograph 'A Woman Reading a Possession Order' is from a series of images of a squatter's community in Hackney, East London. In this video, he caught up with the woman in the photo, 25 years later.

6 incredible facts about Dulwich Picture Gallery

IMG_0100tWhile the rest of the world is constructing false truths on April Fool's Day, we thought we'd share some fun facts about the Gallery’s history and collection, some of which are hard to believe are true.

Helen Frankenthaler's Madame Butterfly

IMG_0100tMadame Butterfly is Helen Frankenthaler’s woodcut print masterpiece. Radical Beauty Curator Jane Findlay explores the painstaking process behind this enormous work.

Canaletto's London

IMG_0100tIn November, Dulwich Picture Gallery welcomed a pair of Canaletto’s finest view paintings. Made during the artist’s visits to England from 1746 to 1755, the two works allow us to step back in time to an impression of eighteenth-century London, where beauty is privileged over gritty urban life.

Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG

IMG_0100tDulwich Picture Gallery was deeply saddened to hear of the death of the Gallery’s Patron, Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG. He was Chair of Trustees at the Gallery (1994 - 2000) during a formative period in its history.

2021 Christmas Gift Guide

IMG_0100tGet your Christmas shopping wrapped up early this year with our guide to the ultimate art-inspired gifts.

Bronze Oak Grove

IMG_0100tThis month Dulwich Picture Gallery welcomes a work by Rob and Nick Carter. The husband-and-wife artistic duo have been collaborating for over twenty years and their work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including the Frick collection in New York.