Dulwich Picture Gallery

Over het museum

Dulwich Picture Gallery opened in 1811 and is regarded as the world's first purpose-built public art gallery. Its building was designed by Sir John Soane to show a collection of paintings to visitors, and the gallery has been cared for ever since as a place where great art is shared with the public. It is now an independent charity and receives no government or local authority funding.

The collection is one of the finest groups of Old Master paintings in the world, and is especially rich in French, Italian and Spanish Baroque pictures and in British portraits from Tudor times to the nineteenth century. It includes works by Rembrandt, Poussin and Rubens, among them Rubens's Venus, Mars and Cupid.

In recent years the gallery completed its largest redevelopment in more than twenty years, known as Open Art. The project added the ArtPlay Pavilion, a play space where children under eight explore art, a free Sculpture Garden, the Lovington Sculpture Meadow and environmental improvements such as a ground-source heat pump. The gallery also shows changing exhibitions and displays and runs learning programmes with schools and communities in the neighbouring boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham.

Hoogtepunten

• Old Master paintings by Rembrandt, Poussin, Rubens and others
• Building by Sir John Soane, the world's first purpose-built public art gallery
• French, Italian and Spanish Baroque paintings and British portraits
• ArtPlay Pavilion, a play space for children under 8
• Free Sculpture Garden and grounds

Vaste collectie

• The Collection – Historic paintings, rich in French, Italian and Spanish Baroque works and British portraits from Tudor times to the nineteenth century, with works by Rembrandt, Poussin and Rubens.
• ArtPlay Pavilion – An immersive sensory play space for children under 8, inspired by paintings in the collection.

Opgericht

1811

Beheerder

Dulwich Picture Gallery (independent charity)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices shown are for the Collection ticket with the suggested donation; the price without the donation is not published. Friends of the gallery and Art Fund members enter the Collection free, and visitors receiving Universal Credit or Pension Credit enter the Collection free (£1 for exhibition tickets). The Sculpture Garden and grounds are free to explore.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie

All areas of the gallery are on one level, with level access through the main entrance on College Road and out through the shop onto Gallery Road. Wheelchairs can be borrowed and booked in advance by email. An accessible toilet with baby changing is in the glass cloister next to the Linbury Room. Induction loops operate in the Linbury Room, Art Studio, Admissions Hall and shop. Large-print guides, free sensory backpacks (booking advised), folding stools and benches are available, and the gallery is quieter on weekdays at 10:00–11:00 and 15:00–17:00. Four Blue Badge bays are on Gallery Road and more are in Dulwich Park, with free parking for Blue Badge holders. Guide, hearing and assistance dogs are welcome in all areas. The gallery is a Dementia Friendly venue with monthly sessions, and offers Picture Description Talks for blind and visually impaired visitors and occasional British Sign Language tours. Neither West Dulwich nor North Dulwich station has step-free access.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek
• Kinderfeestjes

Admission is free for under-18s. The ArtPlay Pavilion is a sensory play space for babies, toddlers and children under 8, with sessions including 0–2 year old and special-needs sessions. A free family trail for the gardens and free sensory backpacks are available. Monthly family events include Mini Masterpieces (first Friday) and Creative Tales for under-5s (last Friday), and free Art Sundays and Lates are held. Prams can be left in the glass cloister, and breastfeeding is welcome anywhere.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Entrances are on College Road and Gallery Road. The area is within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and Dulwich Village is a Low Traffic Neighbourhood with time-restricted traffic filters from Monday to Friday. Bike parking is in the gardens.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe: niet aanwezig
• Kluisjes
• Wifi

Free Wi-Fi is available in the gallery. The Gallery Café has a children's menu and high chairs, and a canteen in the Sculpture Garden sells coffee and takeaway food. The gallery shop has books and art activities for children. Free lockers are in the ticket hall; backpacks and suitcases are not permitted in the galleries.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The gallery, the Linbury Room and the gardens can be hired for civil ceremonies, wedding receptions, parties, funerals and wakes, filming and photography, private tours, away days and conferences. Children's parties are held in the ArtPlay Pavilion.

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