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Dorich House Open Days

Saturday 21 February - Sunday 26 July 2015

Enjoy a visit to this rare, art-deco-inspired, artist's studio home and take a guided tour at one of the open days. Guided tours last about an hour and begin with a 10-minute film of Dora Gordine's life, before exploring the studios, gallery and private apartments, and the roof terrace. Family workshops are held at the Dorich House Museum in the half-term and Easter holidays. Bookings for family workshops are essential.

Keeping the memory alive through art

Thursday 26 March - Thursday 23 April 2015

Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames

We invited young people living or studying in the Kingston area to submit a piece of art to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and help keep the memory of those killed in Holocaust alive. Come and see selected artwork displayed around various locations in the Borough.

The Absence of War by David Hare

Monday 13 April - Saturday 25 April 2015

Plagued by a hostile media, beset by divisions in his party and haunted by his own demons, George has three weeks to convince the Great British Public that he's their man. But how much compromise is he prepared to make? How can you truly appeal to the man in the street from the House of Commons? And which tie should he wear for Prime Minister's Questions?

Treasures from our collection: Mr Marsh's Martinware

Thursday 16 April - Saturday 11 July 2015

When the Museum opened in In 1904, Ernest Marsh, an affluent art collector and connoisseur from a wealthy Kingston family, organised the very first exhibition in the art gallery. A collector of fine and decorative arts, Marsh was particularly passionate about ceramics produced by the Martin Brothers – known as Martinware.

Fabien Cappello: Streetscape

Wednesday 22 April - Saturday 13 June 2015

Streetscape seeks to explore how street furniture inhabits and relates to its surroundings. Designer Fabien Cappello is inspired by the everyday and how we negotiate our urban spaces. From bollards, bike stands to public benches these generally anonymously designed, often unnoticed, objects are the workhorses of the built environment.

The School of Social Work annual conference: Great thinkers, great ideas, great impact

Thursday 23 April 2015, 8.15am - 3.00pm

Kingston Hill campus

The conference, chaired by visiting Professor Malcolm Payne, will provide a forum to debate social work's progress and discuss opportunities for its development. This is an opportunity to update your knowledge of best practice by attending workshops on current social work themes encouraging discussion among social work practitioners, service users, lecturers and students. You will also discover the latest research from the School of Social Work.

Dorich House evening tour

Thursday 23 April 2015, 6.30pm

Join us for a special evening tour of the house and a complimentary glass of wine.

Keeping the memory alive through art

Thursday 23 April - Tuesday 28 April 2015

Creative Industries Centre, 55 Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames

We invited young people living or studying in the Kingston area to submit a piece of art to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and help keep the memory of those killed in Holocaust alive. Come and see selected artwork displayed around various locations in the Borough.