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Exhibitions

Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious
19 November 2024 - 26 May 2025

Discover the first major retrospective of the visionary British artist and designer, whose enchanting and original works will finally receive public recognition.

Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons
10 June - 19 October 2025

In summer 2025, Dulwich Picture Gallery presents Gated Canyons, an exhibition by Rachel Jones, the first ever solo contemporary show in the Gallery’s main exhibition space.

Displays

Somaya Critchlow: The Chamber
4 February - 20 July 2025

London-based painter Somaya Critchlow will create a new body of work based on our Old Master paintings

Adult courses & workshops

Paper Marbling and Bookbinding with Violeta Bravo
7 February - 10 May 2025
Saturday, 29 March 2025

Craft your own bound book and learn one of the oldest and most elegant methods of decorating paper.

Herbal Tea Remedies Workshop
Sunday, 6 April 2025

In this workshop, Bekah from Earthchild Remedies will guide you through practices that explore herbal tea as medicine.

Wild Life Drawing with Miniature Pigs
Sunday, 13 April 2025

What better way to spend a Sunday than making friends with a couple of adorable miniature pigs?

Sculptural Bouquet workshop with Filth Florists
Sunday, 27 April 2025

Learn how to make a theatrical, sculptural bouquet.

Terrarium Making Workshop
Saturday, 17 May 2025

Join us for one of London Terrariums' sell-out Tinyjohn Terrarium-making workshops, inspired by our exhibition Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious.

Family events

Storytelling through Art and Play
19 February - 28 May 2025
Thursday, 27 March 2025

Explore storytelling through art and play, collaborate, create and play together.

Under 5s Explore: Mini Masterpieces
30 January - 29 May 2025
Thursday, 27 March 2025

Playful painting for little creatives under 5, with new themes each month to keep them engaged.

Art Sundays
24 November 2023 - 1 June 2025
Sunday, 30 March 2025

Get inspired to make art together as a family in these free monthly creative activities in the Art Studio.

Under 5s Explore: Creative Tales
6 December 2024 - 6 June 2025
Friday, 4 April 2025

Spark your child’s imagination through interactive storytelling.

Wild Life Drawing for Families
Sunday, 13 April 2025

What better way to spend a Sunday than making friends with a couple of adorable miniature pigs?

Reimagining Play
Sunday, 22 June 2025

In line with the LFA2025 theme, Voices, we invite Families to collaborate in fun, family friendly participatory creative art and play sessions with an aim of amplifying and capturing diverse perspectives and experimenting with fresh ideas for transforming local spaces.

Access talks

Dementia Friendly Creative Conversations
5 December 2024 - 1 May 2025
Thursday, 3 April 2025

Guided by one of our dementia friendly guides, we invite you to take a closer look at paintings from our collection or the Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious exhibition and share your opinions, stories and impressions.

In the gardens

Li Li Ren, To Find a Way Home

A sculptural composition in five parts, whose shapes evoke sea creatures and underwater plant life.

Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, Material (SG) IV

Material (SG) IV captures the idea of harnessing the wind, freezing it in time.

Peter Randall-Page, Walking the Dog I, II & III

Carved from glacial erratic boulders by the British sculptor Peter Randall-Page, Walking the Dog I, II & III is situated permanently in the Gardens for everyone to enjoy. The sculpture was commissioned in celebration of the Gallery’s bicentenary in 2011 with support from the Art Fund and was our first piece of major contemporary sculpture.

Dulwich Picture Gallery Farmer's Market

Discover an exciting new farmers’ market in the stunning surroundings of our sculpture garden.

Lectures & talks

Film Screening and Q&A: Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War
Saturday, 29 March 2025

Watch Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War followed by a Q&A with director Margy Kinmonth, James Russell and V&A curator Ella Ravilious.

Film Screening: Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War
Saturday, 29 March 2025

Watch a screening of Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War.

Tirzah Garwood and Female Friendship with Ella Ravilious
Friday, 11 April 2025

This talk will discuss Tirzah Garwood’s artistic practice in conjunction with the careers of her female friends, uncovering their companionships and the realities they faced as artists.

Curator's Talk: Tirzah Garwood
Thursday, 22 May 2025

Join James Russell, curator of Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious for an inspiring introduction to the exhibition.

Friends

Four Paintings to Start Friday with Jennifer Scott
Friday, 16 May 2025

Begin your Friday in the Gallery. Our Director Jennifer Scott shares stories of four fascinating works from our collection.

On demand

Online Curator's Talk, Yoshida: Three Generations of Japanese Printmaking
5 August 2024 - 31 December 2025
Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Dr Monika Hinkel, curator of Yoshida: Three Generations of Japanese Printmaking gives an inspiring online introduction to the exhibition.

Online Curator's Talk: Tirzah Garwood
6 December 2024 - 31 December 2025
Available until 31 December 2026

Join James Russell, curator of Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious for an inspiring online introduction to the exhibition.