Excellent experience at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, which is free to access their permanent exhibition, and a very reasonable £16 to book into their exhibition (pre-booking online is worth while just to skip all the queues at the gallery front entrance). The Berthe Morisot ‘Shaping Impressionism’ exhibition, which runs until 10th September 2023, is a beautiful and very insightful exhibition, and well worth the visit. It is recommended to download the ‘Connects’ beforehand, which has the audio guide for the gallery, including audio content for the Berthe Morisot exhibition.

Beautiful gallery art mainly 16th to 18th century. Interesting stories in the paintings l are probably the Rembrandt and the Poussin, a couple of very small Raphael and an unmissable portrait of young queen Victoria.

I really enjoyed the Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beauty exhibition. The gallery wasn't too busy which made it comfortable to use during the pandemic. The rest of the paintings in the gallery were well curated and stunning.

Wonderful gallery, the exhibition changes every few months. There's permanent portraits on display dating from tudor times to 19th century. Toilets are very clean and the shop has a nice selection of things perfect for getting a gift for someone or yourself. Great outdoor space with seating areas.

Lovely gallery with some amazing paintings on display from Gainsborough, Turner, Rembrandt and the exhibition of Berthe Morisot. The gift shop is great too appealing to both young and old. It has toilet facilities for the weary traveller and a good cafe.

The Soulscapes exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery provides a captivating artistic experience, delving into various dimensions of creativity. However, the ticket price of £17.50 appears disproportionately high for the relatively small scale of the exhibition. Despite this, the visual and emotional journey offered is worthwhile for avid art enthusiasts.

A lovely small gallery with an interesting permanent collection and well chosen exhibitions. The Berthe Morisot show was an excellent opportunity to see a selection of important work in a well curated and interpreted exhibition which also references pieces from the collection. Highly recommended!

This gallery has a long and interesting history, as I am sure it will tell you. I will not repeat all here. I believe it is the oldest gallery in England. The story goes that the college was rich and the masters enjoyed spending the money as much on entertainment as education. So when an art collection needed a home all the entertainment paid a dividend. The gallery is not too large, and really worth a visit. Many galleries are too large to see even a small amount of that they offer. This is a nice size for some good, if not exceptional works. As the gallery is private, there maybe a small entrance fee. It has a pleasant coffee shop with nice nibbles, and equally pleasant small garden. Much more pleasant for a coffee than a shop in the road. Afterwards ... You can also either venture across College Road (east) to Dulwich Park, listed, and has about everything a park should have; or literally on the other side Gallery Road (west) Belair Park. I prefer Dulwich Park. There is also a great coffee shop in the park near the lake. Fab food too. See end. I write this because of comments below about getting there. You can get there via West Dulwich (from Victoria) overground station and walk along Gallery Road. It is a leafy walk as you stroll past Belair Park. You may even be able to walk through the park. You can also travel to Herne Hill from Victoria, or Thameslink. A taxi from the front of the station, a 3O minute walk, a 37 bus (below). You can also catch train to North Dulwich Station (from London Bridge) and walk through Dulwich Village. From Brixton (Victoria underground every few minutes) from where you can walk (30 minutes, not too interesting) or catch either the: P4 (single decker) that will stop outside the gallery, or you can get off a little earlier and walk through Dulwich Village; or 37 (double decker, direction Peckham) that will take you to North Dulwich station again. Both buses run every 15 or so minutes. 42 (double decker), same stop ag 37. 12,49,176,185. Get off at Dulwich Library. Walk through park or down Court Lane. Park more pleasant. If you do walk through Dulwich Park you can exit Court Gate, walk down Court Lane, past the old graveyard, back through the Dulwich Village to return to Brixton (bus) or London Bridge (train). If you Google first you will be able to locate where the village stocks one stood the bottom of Court Lane. The sign is still there. There is also another fabulous coffee shop in the park near the boating lake. Does other things like nice food too! Usually quite busy, especially if weather is nice. You can even buy wine and beer if you wish to just laze on the grass and watch the world go by ....

Wonderful permanent collection, nice cafe and garden, currently has a great exhibition of the impressionist artist Berthe Morisot

Absolutely loved this exhibition and gallery. Not sure about the Sara shamma lady, her work is not for me. I'm surprised she got her work on the wall.

The gallery is set in a great location with an excellent cafe, nice grounds and interesting visiting collections. M.K Ciurlionis Between Worlds collection was excellent and well presented. Great little gallery!

Nice little gallery with some Dutch masters. I can confirm what others said about the staff: they are considering themselves a bit too important, rushing through and you better make way. Their security guard should maybe be uniformed - the attire should go with the venue. The ticket price for the permanent exhibition is £8 without the donation. £15 is a bit too much for the special exhibition. It is understood they are a private charity, and maybe they need to charge this much, but then the staff at least needs some proper training. Rather cut staff numbers (seven seems a high number to be present at the same time for a small gallery).

Current exhibition: M.K. Čiurlionis: Between Worlds Highly recommended. Glad I finally paid a visit, beautiful architecture, well organized outdoor space, good exhibition will detailed information. FABULOUS.

Great gallery, hosting interesting exhibitions, needs to cut ties with Sackler family. Really loved the Helen Frankenthaler exhibition and it was my first visit here. Building, permanent collection and staff all very highly rated. Personally I don't think the entrance fee was too high, the comparison with the "free" London museums misses the point about funding. I was, however, disappointed to see a sign for the Sackler family as I left and to discover how closely this institution is tied to the Sacklers. My mistake for not researching first but I won't be visiting again until they cut their association with that family, given their catastrophic impact on society.

Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, South London. The gallery, designed by Regency architect Sir John Soane using an innovative and influential method of illumination, opened to the public in 1817. It is the oldest public art gallery in England and was made an independent charitable trust in 1994. Until this time the gallery was part of Alleyn's College of God's Gift, a charitable foundation established by the actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Edward Alleyn in the early-17th century. The acquisition of artworks by its founders and bequests from its many patrons resulted in Dulwich Picture Gallery housing one of the country's finest collections of Old Masters, especially rich in French, Italian and Spanish Baroque paintings and in British portraits from Tudor times to the 19th century. The Dulwich Picture Gallery and its mausoleum are listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England.

This place is my little corner reminding me of Helsinki Kumpula. I love the whole atmosphere here. Last year almost every day i visited this place and worked there. Staff are amazing and so lovely service! Quality food and coffee and pastry!

A note about the restaurant at the gate. In hot sunny weather, people used to be able to sit around at tables in the shade of the trees on the right side of the central path leading to the Gallery. These tables are now no longer in the shade but are bunched into a rectangle up against the cafe and fully in the sun. Apart from the discomfort of this, the change also takes away from the attraction of tables spread across that part of the lawn. This made the area more inviting and conversation easier. Talking to staff, it seems this change has been made by the cafe who don't want to serve customers too far away from the cafe itself. I think this is laziness on the café's part and makes one wonder who they run the cafe for - their staff or their customers?

Always a wonderful escape and the chance to enjoy some wonderful portraits by some of the world's greatest painters including Rembrandt and Murillo

Really lovely lesser known gallery in a quaint part of London. Would recommend visiting here on a spring or summers day to take in the art, followed by a relaxing trip to the cafe, and a stroll around the village.

I keep coming back here for the quality of the exhibitions they put together. The latest one is Rembrandt and Light which is spectacular and very intimate show. I’ve seen shows of Rembrandt all over the world and this one is special. Visit with the audio guide and get lost in this world

I didn't go inside the gallery as I'd done so before. Lovely inside and a lovely park outside in which to have dinner.

Second visit to this gallery this year. The current exhibition is Reframed inspired by Girl at the Window by Rembrandt. And inspiring collection on show. The gallery is very spacious inside & the day i visited had special activities on for children. It is set in beautiful grounds with a separate cafe. Dulwich Park is across the road so you can come spend half a day in the area bring a picnic. A beautiful gallery worth the visit.

First visit and absolutely worth it. Went to see the Soulscapes exhibition and took in some of the old masters too. A great gallery, well laid out and with good facilities in the heart of vibrant West Dulwich (convenient for restraunts, cafés and pubs).

It is an excellent small gallery, well worth a visit, but prices have increased exponentially. When I visited in 2016 entry cost £5, then £8 in 2019. Now it costs £16.50. Hurry while you can still afford it!

We are a couple who are signed up to the Art Fund pass scheme. When we arrived, although we showed both membership cards to the ticket clerk who was located outside under the wooden childrens' play park(!) she tried to charge us £16.50 for entry! Obviously if we'd wished to see the special exhibition we'd expect to pay a supplement, but we only wanted to view the permanent collection. Anyway, we were advised to show our cards to the gallery assistants inside, but then we did that, we were told to go back outside and obtain a printed ticket. To cut a boring story short, we managed to gain entry and it was a nice place for a visit, the building especially so, but hey, what a palaver! The grounds were verdant and there was a busy cafe, which we didn't partonise, but the cakes looked scrumptious!. It is located in the middle of nowhere, London-wise, so will necessitate a special journey.

This review relates to the cafe only. Very slow Service, lots of staff standing around. Not clear if it was waitress service or order at the counter. Also - not one single cake was suitable for vegans. In this day and age that is not good enough! Not asking for an entire vegan menu - but just to be able to have something would be good. Get with it Dulwich Gallery Cafe!

Currently between exhibitions (next exhibition 5th May) the gallery was quiet, giving a great opportunity to study the art collection without interruption. The staff welcomed us warmly and said goodbye as we left: always a good sign.

Great Gallery with super friendly staff and great exhibitions

Beautiful gallery with some great pieces of art mainly 16th to 18th century. Interesting stories in the paintings tag, most beautiful pieces are probably the Rembrandt and the Poussin, a couple of Guido Reni and Rubens, plus some Gainsborough and Reynolds, a couple of very small Raphael and an unmissable portrait of young queen Victoria. The garden and the rest of the complex are worth a visit too!

Lovely old beautiful location between Brixton and Pekham with permanent collection and also a beautiful garden. Very interesting artistic exhibition. Just a short walk from the underground. The staff is not very gentle and ready to smile. That is a pity but after all i tell you to go because the nice sensation by all the artwork and also the building. Step-access and disabile parking

Went to visit the Sargent Watercolour exhibition. Very nice and doesn't take too long. Took some pictures in the garden, where there are several places to buy some refreshments.

Excellent place to meet friends or go for some me time. The permanent collection is worthwhile and there are regular exhibitions. A wonderful cafe and gift shop. And outside tables for the summer. One of my favourite intimate galleries.

Die Berthe Morisot Ausstellung ist etwas ganz besonderes. Man konnte ihr Leben wie einen Film schauen nur durch ihre Bilder. Ihre Tochter wurde förmlich zum Leben erweckt. Es war eine tolle Auswahl an Bildern und Vergleichen. Ihre Inspirationen wurden auch aufgezeigt. Leider ist es die letzte Woche der Ausstellung.

A hidden gem in the midst of the South London suburbia. Designed and built by Sir Soane as the world's first purpose-built public art gallery in 1830s boasting an important permanent collection of Italian, Dutch, French and English Old Masters. In addition, temporary visiting exhibitions are of the highest quality and explore modern topics with rigour and imagination. Highly recommended to any disconcerting art lover

A beautiful gallery, with polite friendly staff set in my favourite part of south London. Just saw a brilliant exhibition of Helen Frankenthaler The reason for the 1 star review is I was absolutely astounded to see they have still got the Sackler family branding. In 2022 it’s inexcusable. 500,000 dead and many times that lives ruined in no small part due to their greed I will happily change this to a 5* review when Dulwich joins the other great galleries that have rightly removed their name

(Translated by Google) We arrived at bus P4 from Brixton underground station in about 20 minutes. It was 8 £ for the permanent exhibition only. There was also a special exhibition at extra cost. It's not a big museum. There were few people and it was quiet and I could see every painting slowly, such as a famous painter and a small but last supper. The cafe is also nice. (Original) 地下鉄ブリクストン駅からP4番のバス約20分にて着きました。常設展示のみで8￡でした。別料金で特別展もありました。大きな美術館ではないです。人が少なくて静かで一つ一つの絵をゆっくりと有名な画家や小さいけど最後の晩餐などゆっくりと見ごたえありました。カフェも素敵です。

All images and drawings were so nice to the extent will can write out stories or makes Singing out of the things in the gallery thanks

Love this gallery!!! As soon as I could afford it I became a friend so that I could see exhibitions as often as I liked. Just seen the beautiful abstract woodcut prints by Helen Frankenthaler a second time today. Always interesting and informative shows at this so civilised and delightful location. Cafe is very nice, and there is a great choice outside in the village too. The P4 bus pulls up outside so one can whizz there from Brixton tube station, and back. It's a must visit.

Loved the exhibition of how women have been depicted, looking out themselves or being looked at. V well done. Cafe not so good. Kitchen closed and service poor.

Very interesting well curated exhibition as we have come to expect from Dulwich. Nice brunch in the cafe as well. Shout out to the shop which is always well stocked.

Thought provoking exhibition of 'The Woman in the window' which can be seen until 4th Sept, well worth a visit to see this and the permanent European masterpieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, Gainsborough and Canaletto. A good cafe with light lunches and refreshments, afternoon teas, ice creams & sorbets. Seating inside and out overlooking the beautiful expansive lawns.

I visited the Dulwich Picture Gallery in May this year and was a beautiful sunny day. The place is stunning and I had a nice coffee and a lemon cake outside in the bar , staff was very polite. The building is superb and the garden very well kept. I saw beautiful paintings.The only reason I give this place a 2 star review is because they don't accept cash. I also visited the gift shop and if they would have accepted cash I was prepare to spend more money. Every single individual has the right to spend his own money how he/she prefer and people should have the choice of two different methods of payment.

Small carefully curated exhibition showing what a brilliant portrait artist (paint and preparatory sketches in other mediums) Ruben's was. This leads onto a sample of his myth based works with several sensual nudes many with the face of his ( much younger) second wife.

I have the profound privilege of living within walking distance of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. My husband and I are members of the gallery and frequently visit. Their amazing exhibitions, most recently the expertly curated Rubens exhibition, are breathtaking in their presentations and also the pieces on view. This truly is the gem of Dulwich.

Beautiful pictures, and two gorgeous exhibitions. Grab your tickets quickly for the last few days of the Reubens women exhibition and then enjoy a stroll in the gorgeous tree stump gardens. A very peaceful retreat from the central hubbub of busy London.

This is a lovelly place with a lovelly cafe and great gallery and some top notch exhibitions ,I HV been going for years and it's great to HV such a good gallery so local

OK but shockingly expensive admission.

Small but attractive gallery in a nice building and grounds, with friendly staff. Well worth a visit if you're in the area, or a longer detour if there's a particularly good exhibition on.

It is always a pleasure to visit here (probably my 8th or 9th visit today). The paid-for exhibitions are always done well and have unusual and thoughtful themes. The staff are friendly and helpful. A walk afterwards in the park rounds off the trip nicely.

Highly recommended! This gallery is my favourite in London. Especially, Rembrandt’s Light exhibition, that is unlike any other Rembrandt exhibition I ve ever seen! After seeing it once I could not get it out of my head and have visited this enchanting exhibition three times by now! Well curated, expertly lit by Peter Suschitzky- it is a treasure! If you appreciate art- you still have a chance to see it by 2 Feb 2020!

I'm impressed with this place

Amazing and breathless the Rembrandt exhibition... Something I could not loose to see.. I hope there will be another occasion in the future.... The organisation and all the stuff was amazing. Also the neighborhood is absolutely fantastic

A great place to spend a hour or rwo

So many cows!

Nice museum focusing on European painting up to the 18th century. Excellent staff, nice cafeteria.

Great place

Free entry, access to Gallery Road and College Road and a great café. Really nice people, always things for children to do and I really recommend it.

Wonderful Gallery, They have a number of outstanding exhibitions every year, the current one examining aspects of Edward Bawdens illustrations and watercolours. The gallery is privately financed so help them by eating in their lovely restaurant or visiting their shop. A day at this gallery is always a day well spent due to the fabulous exhibitions and overall ambience. If you love art, you will love this gallery. lectures, and films are part of the galleries experience as well as a host of well orchestrated special events.

Very much enjoyed the Rembrandt exhibition. Have an Art Pass so £8 entry. Nice collection of old master paintings. Beautiful John Soanes designed building. Lovely area never been to Dulwich before.

In the summer, the gardens and cafe make great meeting spots. The gallery itself is pretty decent too! Instagram: @daps.photographic

Wonderful atmosphere in a lovely village setting with pictures well presented and lighting mostly well done although sometimes the glare prevents viewing from certain angles. The descriptions are small and often the alarms go off if you lean in to read them or look at the painting details. There was a notice that they are reevaluating their method of presentation so hopefully these will be fixed soon. Very good temporary exhibit of Rembrandt's works.

The building contains a mausoleum tomb for the founders of the gallery. However, this room is effectively behind a "paywall" in the special exhibition area - there is one currently. So you have to pay to enter all the galleries including the mausoleum.

DPG will charge you £15 for adults at the door. This gallery is NOT like most galleries in London where entrance fee is free and you only need to pay if you wanna see the exhibitions.

friendly staff, good coffee. Nice food but maybe slightly more expensive than some places.

Being the oldest public art gallery in the UK makes it the most Wonderful environment for art lovers,and the perfect place to admire Rembrandt,Gainsborough or Rubens art. Plus the beautiful garden outside 😍 for me it is a must to see in Dulwich.

Good exhibition. Would be happy to return

Great exhibition of plant photography

Dulwich Picture Gallery has a great collection and puts on some wonderful temporary exhibitions. However, I remember the days when the staff and volunteers were friendly and welcoming, which is no longer the case

This is the oldest public art gallery in the UK. Wonderful environs, including their own garden area. If you like Rembrandt, Canaletto, Gainsborough or Rubens you will be thrilled. This is a large collection in a wonderful building that often has temporary exhibitions Entry, I believe is 7.00 for adults, 6.00 for concessions. Well worth it!

Nice gallery with great pictures !

Baffled as to why what seemed to be a tin of cheap vegetable broth was described as "Thai curry"

Very interesting exhibition. Some surprises too, such as Charles Jones, many of whose works look as though they were taken yesterday.

Current show is amazing!

Small but intimate gallery. Rembrandt's light exhibition is for every filmmakers.

It used to be free for visiting permanent gallery but now we have to pay fee even for local residents... So now just enjoy the outdoors green ground..

Significant collection of British and European old masters. Possibly too many for the space, there are some wonderful exhibits. Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Lely, Canaletto, Poussin, Rubens, Murillo, the list goes on. Also a brilliant Sohlberg exhibition Q2 2019 and Rembrandt Q4 2019 among others. Good facilities, very pleasing shop and café. Opposite the park and 10 mins walk from the railway station.

Stunning architecturally but ticket for entry is not the cheapest. Have occasionally great exhibitions that can justify the price of admission and a decent gallery overall if you’re a fan of the art displayed.

(Translated by Google) 👍In this 📷 super wonderful London museum, the largest part of the collection is occupied by paintings from the 17th and 19th centuries, but paintings from other eras are also presented. When visiting, you can see the works of great artists like Rembrandt, Antoine Watteau, Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Paul Rubens, Rafael and others ... 👍👍👍 (Original) 👍В этом 📷 супер замечательном лондонском музее наибольшую часть коллекции занимают картины XVII и XIX веков, но также представлены картины и других эпох. При посещении можно увидеть произведения великих художников, как Рембрандт, Антуана Ватто, Бартоломе Эстебана Мурильо, Пауль Рубенс, Рафаэль и другие...👍👍👍

Good experience here