Author Archives: Steve Slack

Steve Slack is a writer and researcher based in East Dulwich. He’s most often to be found either in a museum or in the bar. Or even museums which have bars. Steve blogs about museums, galleries and all sorts of things at steveslack.co.uk.

Searching for Love in Dulwich

Thinking about this weekend’s forthcoming annual revelry of romance, I went to the Dulwich Picture Gallery website to find out if there are any pictures I could take my beloved along to see.

There’s a great [...]

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City life vs country life

Live in Peckham? Do you want to be on the telly? Channel 4 are making a documentary series about the differences between city and country life. They are looking for a number of households in inner city London who would be prepared to experience life in the country.

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Dulwich meets Oklahoma (2/2)

Oklahoma City Museum of Art Associate Curator, Jennifer Klos, and the Gallery’s Director, Ian Dejardin, continue their discussion about the recent display of Dulwich’s Dutch Italianate paintings which closed recently in Oklahoma.

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Dulwich meets Oklahoma

A travelling exhibition of Dutch masterpieces is on its way back to London after being on show at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The Gallery’s Director, Ian Dejardin, spoke with Oklahoma’s Associate Curator, Jennifer Klos, about the exhibition The Dutch Italianates: 17th-century Masterpieces from Dulwich Picture Gallery.

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Reminders of Dulwich all over the globe

Have you ever wondered why there’s a red phone box in the grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery? It’s a nod to the architectural history of the building.
Under the terms of the bequest which established the [...]

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How to avoid the Christmas rush – shop locally in Dulwich

I’m having my usual festive panic!

Aaargh! We’re nearly half way through December. I haven’t put the decorations up yet. I’ve got back-to-back social engagements between now and Christmas Day. My liver is already about to [...]

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