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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.

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.

International Youth Arts Festival

Thursday 2 July - Sunday 19 July 2015

Kingston will come alive with events showcasing the most avant-garde, experimental and even renegade youth arts from the UK and around the world. The 6,000 participants involved in all art forms, including theatre, music, dance, film, visual arts, comedy, circus, workshops, design and technology, fill every available venue – theatres, pubs, parks, streets, galleries – with two weeks of dynamic atmosphere, not to be missed.

An introduction to Post-Keynesian economics and political economy

Sunday 12 July - Tuesday 14 July 2015

Penrhyn Road campus

This workshop will introduce two of the main alternatives to orthodoxy - Post-Keynesian economics and Marxist political economy.