The first major UK exhibition of Konrad Mägi is at @dulwichgallery until 12 July 2026. it’s such a special opportunity to see more than 60 of his landscapes and portraits, alongside an installation by contemporary Estonian artist Kristina Õllek.
if you’re under 30, tickets for the exhibition are just £10 (and you can enjoy the permanent collection while you’re at it as well)
‘’Turning to nature as a form of his expression was his way of finding more joy in this world.”
Watch how floral artist Hamish Powell brought his Konrad Mägi–inspired installation to life at Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Created with cuttings from our Sculpture Garden and seasonal blooms, this living installation continues to evolve. On view until early next week, don’t miss it this bank holiday weekend.
📹 @aetia.studio
Step into a world where colour blazes and light dances.
Experience the visionary brilliance of Konrad Mägi, Estonia’s greatest Modernist, in the first ever UK exhibition.
From glowing skies to psychologically charged portraits, Mägi’s paintings pulse with energy and emotion.
Curated by @kathleen.soriano
24 March until 12 Jul 2026.
Don’t miss it. Book now.
Sun, rain, and everything in between, our Sculpture Garden doesn't mind. 🌦️
Three new sculptures have just been installed and they're well worth braving the weather for.
Laura Ellen Bacon's 'The Assembled' sees her trademark woven natural forms inspired by Sir Peter Lely's 'Nymphs by a Fountain'. Laura Ford's 'My Little Marini' brings her signature mix of tenderness and quiet unease to our Gallery Road entrance. And Conrad Shawcross's lanterns carry the geometric precision and philosophical wonder that has makes his work so compelling.
They join a garden already full of extraordinary sculptures and entry is free!
@lauraellenbacon@laura_ford_sculpture@conradshawcross
Happy birthday, Thomas Gainsborough, born 14 May 1727. 🎂
This portrait holds one of the most moving stories in our collection. Swipe to find out what Gainsborough hid in the paint.
Currently on loan to Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture at @FrickCollection , New York.
We have a host more @DulwichFestival events at the Gallery this week. Will we see you there?
🎨 Youth VIP Showcase
Sat 16 May, 11am - 1pm
Meet members of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s Youth Volunteer Interpretation Programme and discover their original artworks
👀 Free Open Day
Sat 16 & 17 May 2026, 11am - 4pm
Join us for a special free weekend at the Gallery. Explore the Gallery’s world-famous Collection and contemporary Sculpture Garden, with free creative activities for the whole family. PLUS enjoy 50% off our stunning Konrad Mägi exhibition
📽️ Kwesi Awotwi: Tree of Roots, Screening and talk
Sat 17 May, 11.30am & 2.30pm
A British-Ghanaian artist returns to Ghana following the death of his maternal grandfather. This deeply personal journey reconnects him with his roots and inspires a new artwork, shaped by memory, loss, and a renewed sense of identity.
It's the perfect excuse to explore, create and discover something new this May.
🔗 Full programme in our bio and on the Dulwich Festival website.
Your photo could hang on our walls. 📸
We're officially open for entries for Your City, our photography competition inspired by our upcoming exhibition, Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography (28 Jul – 4 Oct 2026).
However you see your city, its energy, its people, its beauty, its chaos, its quiet corners, we want to see it too. Any city. Anywhere in the world.
🏆 Two winning photographs will be professionally printed, framed by @kingandmcgaw and exhibited right here in the Gallery
🥂 Both winners will receive an invitation to the opening reception
🎟️ Plus four complimentary exhibition tickets each
There are two ways to win:
📷 Judge's Winner — selected by our expert panel
❤️ People's Choice Winner — decided by public vote
Entries are open now until 11:59pm on 8 June 2026.
Ready to share your city? Full details and T&Cs via the link in bio. We can't wait to see the world through your lens. 🌍
📸 Lewis Hine, Riding the Ball High up on Empire State, c.1930. Courtesy of The Savings Bank Foundation DNB Collection, on deposit at Lillehammer Art Museum.
There’s more to this painting than meets the eye. 👁️
In this portrait from 1916/17, Konrad Mägi wasn’t just painting a person, he was in conversation with an entire artistic movement. Our curator Kathleen Soriano reveals how Japonisme quietly shaped his Portrait of a Lady.
It’s the kind of detail you could easily walk past. Which is exactly why you need to see it in person!
Konrad Mägi is open until 12 July, don’t leave it too late. Link in bio or on the website for tickets.
We need your opinions.
We're putting together a focus group for two very exciting projects in our upcoming exhibition programme, and we'd love for you to be part of it. 🎨
This is your chance to help shape how our exhibitions come to life, sharing your thoughts on what interests you and how the stories we tell can resonate most with our audience.
As a little thank you for your time, every participant will receive:
🎁 A £20 online gift voucher
🎟️ A pair of free tickets to our current exhibition: Konrad Mägi
📅 Tuesday 26 May 2026 | 6.30pm – 8.00pm | Online
Complete the sign-up form via the link in the bio.
Entries close at midnight on 20 May.
EXTENDED VERSION: We met up with contemporary artist Marcelle Hanselaar for an in-depth conversation about the two self-portraits she has on display in Painting Time: Art and Ageing.
In this extended interview, she reflects on her portraits, the passage of time, and what it means for an artist to witness themselves age through their own work.
Painting Time: Art and Ageing brings together historic and contemporary works exploring age, identity and the passage of time and there’s just days left to see it!
📍 Dulwich Picture Gallery
🗓 Last chance — exhibition closes this Sunday 10 May🎨
Look closely at the water in this painting. Those ripples? They're not just painted. Aelbert Cuyp used the natural grain of the wood panel to create the shimmer of a river surface.
Our 'River Landscape' by Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691) is currently on loan to @compton_verney for their exhibition Bruegel to Rembrandt: Drawing Life, Sketching Wonder and it's a painting full of fascinating details.
Cuyp had an extraordinary gift for atmosphere. His tonal blending of colour to capture light, air and water would go on to influence Constable, Turner, and the French Impressionists.
The painting has its own intriguing history too. It once featured additions - extra sky, extra ground, and a group of cows, likely added by Francis Bourgeois, one of the collectors whose bequest founded Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Bruegel to Rembrandt: Drawing Life, Sketching Wonder runs until 28 June
📍 Compton Verney, Warwickshire
For more info head over to ptonverney.org.uk
Art, theatre, queerness and history 🎭
Curator and writer @gemmarollsbentley joins our curator Lucy West, her collaborator on the upcoming display Curtain Up!, for an evening pulling back the curtain on the secret theatrical life of historic art.
From Shakespeare's stage to queer artists today, this talk dives into the themes at the heart of Curtain Up!, opening on 19 May.
Gemma's book 'Queer Art: From Canvas to Club and the Spaces Between' has been named a Lambda Literary Award finalist and a must-read by The Guardian and the FT. Gemma has also recently launched 'Art Essentials: Queer Art' together with Mollie E. Barnes.
📅 Fri 22 May, 12.30 - 1.30pm
🎟️ Tickets via link in bio.
Complimentary tickets are available for those who live, work or study in Southwark thanks to funding from Southwark Council's Culture Together Fund. Click 'Book Now' and select the ticket type 'Southwark Resident comp' to secure your free ticket. Please note you may be asked for proof of connection on admission.
🖼️ Attributed to Claude Lefebvre, A Man, called Michel Baron, c.1670s, Oil on canvas, DPG188, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London.
