Dulwich Picture Gallery

www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk | Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD | 020 8693 5254 or on the grass, or to take away with you. You're welcome to bring your own picnic, but if you can, buying from the café is a great way to support the Gallery during these challenging times.

Treat yourself to an arty gift

Whether you’re looking for some creative inspiration from our brilliant range of art books, including the British Surrealism catalogue, stunning artwork prints from our leading exhibitions, or vibrant accessories to brighten up your home or wardrobe, our shop range is packed with goodies waiting for you to discover. You can shop online from 2 July or in person from 4 July, plus a new click

What’s happening in our gardens

Our outdoor spaces, pop-up shop and café have now all reopened. As the world’s first purpose built a Kentucky Coffee Tree? Some are a few hundred how many you can name.

Play ‘I Spy’

A telephone box…a statue…a clock tower…There are plenty of fascinating objects and landmarks to be seen around our gardens if you take a closer look. Bring the family and see what you can find!

Explore the local area

We are lucky to be nestled in a very green corner of South London. Why not explore other open spaces before or after your visit? Dulwich and Belair Parks are right next door and a walk through nearby

art gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery was designed for the public to enjoy – and we can’t wait to welcome you back to our gardens as they burst into life this summer. Here are some highlights of what you can enjoy on your visit.

Experience great art & architecture

A visit to Dulwich Picture Gallery's gardens provides a great opportunity to explore art and architecture in one setting. See Peter Randall Page’s outdoor sculpture Walking the Dog (pictured in the foreground above). Carved out of granite, the design echoes the frieze on the Gallery exterior. Why not also take a moment to appreciate the intricate patterns, lines and shadows of our iconic building, designed by late-Georgian architect Sir John Soane?

Picnic in the gardens

The Gallery Café is back offering a takeaway menu with friends and family at one of the picnic tables

and collect service is available.

Discover the varied species of trees in our gardens

Did you know our gardens are home to over 25 species of trees, including a Japanese Maple and years old! Take a walk around the gardens and see

of delicious food and drink which you can enjoy Dulwich Woods shouldn't be missed!

Come & try our range of beautiful pianos Playing piano is fun for all the family! Also helps your child get ahead at school. Pianolobby is in SE London & we are experts in matching people to their ideal upright piano. Please call Julian on 020 3645 3930 or email: julian@pianolobby.co.uk | www.pianolobby.co.uk

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Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 August: Crystal Palace Festival

We are so excited about bringing you, your family & friends in Crystal Palace and beyond together on the weekend of 15 and 16 August 2020 with great performances, family participation and a joyous community love-in. We are setting up a temporary television studio at the top of the Upper Norwood Library Hub and inviting some amazing artists to perform live there to stream out to you at home! Funding from the Arts Council has meant that we can bring a really high quality streamed event into your home. We will also be raising funds for the Festival charity and other local causes, to support the most vulnerable and in need. Hosted by our dynamic presenters with some famous faces popping up, there will be a truly exciting array of diverse artists from Crystal Palace and south London to enjoy – music, spoken word, theatre and dance live from one location for a truly festival atmosphere.

PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON!

So get Festival ready – we can connect & party together, at home!! crystalpalacefestival.org.

Wednesday 26 August: Cooking with Scissors – Via Zoom

An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email

sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

PREVIEW: Thursday 10th September: What’s The Big Idea

7.30pm-9pm. £150 for the course. A professional-led 10 week workshop teaching all aspects of screen-writing. www.bellhouse.co.uk

Thursday 13 - Sunday 31 August: Look Out

A solo exhibition by conceptual artist, Laura Hepworth at the Jeannie Avent Gallery. 14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9EU. Weekdays from 11:30- 5:30pm and Saturdays from 10-5pm. Sundays from 11-4pm. @lhepworth2 @LHConceptual

Community News Peckham Rye Fete: Cancellation

The uncertainties affecting large gatherings have led us to decide, very sadly, to cancel this year’s fete, usually held on the first Saturday in September.. But it will be back in 2021 with renewed vigour and all the familiar traditional attractions: the always popular dog show, children's fancy dress competition, Punch and Judy, coconut shies and sack races, lots of stalls including the Friends-run ones selling books and plants., together with the Friends-run Pimms, wine and beer marquee and tea and cakes tent, and various other food stands.

Link Age Southwark Challenge

Challenge yourself and raise funds to support the work of local charity Link Age Southwark. The Prudential Ride London is going virtual this year and is free for anyone, anywhere to take part. You can set your own personal challenge and rediscover the joy of being active in any way you choose, but on wheels – this could be on a bike, in a wheelchair or on a skateboard! The event will be held on the weekend of 15/16th August and all registered participants will be entered into a nationwide competition to win one of 25 prizes. For information contact Melissa Whittingham: info@linkagesouthwark.org

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