The gallery houses one of the world's most important collections of European Old Masters paintings of the 1600s and 1700s.
The collection is also one of the oldest in Great Britain, substantially put together in the years 1790 to 1795. The paintings are housed in the first purpose-built art gallery in England, designed by Sir John Soane in 1811.
Opening information
from Tuesday to Sundays 10:00 to 5:00pm, closed mondays
Temporary exhibitions
Van Dyck in Sicily: Painting and the Plague 1624-5
In the spring of 1624 the painter Anthony Van Dyck (1599 -1641) moved from Genoa to Palermo in Sicily.
Van Dyck in Sicily: Painting and the Plague 1624-515th February 2012 - 27th May 2012 (Add to calendar)
Andy Warhol: Life and Legends
The silk screen was the foundation for almost all of Warhol’s art making.
Andy Warhol: Life and Legends20th June 2012 - 16th September 2012 (Add to calendar)
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Contact information
- Website
- www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
- Address
- Gallery Road
London
SE21 7AD
United Kingdom - Phone
- +44 (0) 208 693 5254
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