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Current exhibition

a white gallery space with colourful tuftings on the wall and bright mural in the centre

Claudia Martínez Garay

Sat 24 Aug - Sun 17 Nov 2024
Every seed is awakened / Wed-Sun, 11:00 - 18:00 (Open late Thu 19:00)

Discovery Film Festival 2024

Animation still – two boys looking around a garden – one of the boys is glowing from within, his skin lit up warmly

Discovery Film Festival 2024

Sat 19 October – Sun 3 November

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Paddington, a little brown bear wearing a red hat, leans on a rock in a Peruvian mountain range.

Paddington in Peru

Fri 8 - Thu 28 Nov 2024
A sword fight between two men in Gladiator 2

Gladiator II

Fri 15 - Thu 28 Nov 2024
A row of happy film fans in DCA cinema, they are smiling

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Upcoming events

Silhouettes of stunt people over a stormy sky – a martial arts expert, a skydiver and a motorcyclist

Art of Action

Celebrating high-octane cinema with an exciting new season
Freddy Krueger standing in shadow beside boiler room equipment

Dundead Halloween

Join us for six spooky screenings this October
Man riding a horse while holding a bird of prey. Her is wearing a hat and a his clothes are made of rich, patterned textiles.

Shogun to The Crown: Costume design with Carlos Rosario and Jane Petrie

Thu 14 Nov 2024
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CRAFTED

Sat 23 - Sun 24 Nov 2024
Join us in our bright gallery space for our annual festive market.
A cinema-goer enjoys DCA Cinema.

Vouchers and gift memberships

A DCA voucher is the perfect gift for the film fan, artist or creative in your life. Alternatively, a DCA Gift Membership provides discounts, offers and priority booking.

News and stories

News
Two women sit on a blue sofa together in a colourful and decorated room. They are looking at one another.
Fri 25 Oct

New films from Friday 25 October

See what's on at DCA Cinema, including The Room Next Door, Emilia Pérez, Discovery Film Festival 2024 and more.
Learning
Peruvian flag and completed activit sheets on the wall of Create Space
Wed 9 Oct

Activity Sheets Inspired by Claudia Martínez Garay

Design your own tufting, create a coat of arms and more
Cinema
A large projector silhouetted against a blue sky.
Thu 3 Oct

Celebration of Celluloid

Join us for a mini-season celebrating the magic of celluloid film
Cinema
Jeremy Strong as Ray Cohn and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in The Apprentice
Tue 1 Oct

October films at DCA

It's a packed month at DCA Cinema - have a look at what's coming up.
Learning
Family in Create Space for Discovery Film Festival 2022
Mon 30 Sep

Family Activity at DCA

Find out what's on for families during October and download our Family Activity Calendar
Learning
Hello in there wee one book surrounded by baby scan and tys
Tue 17 Sep

Creating Hello in There Wee One

Take a look at the process behind Hello In There Wee One, a new book designed for parents-to-be
Two children and two adults sitting at a table doing creative activities, laughing.

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A gallery full of dark blue light, with a film projected on a wall showing a figure lying on its back with a cloud of insects above it.

Gallery

Contemporary art exhibitions in our two beautiful gallery spaces
colourful seats in DCA cinema

Cinema

Bringing you new releases, vintage favourites and indie gems from around the world
A group of people choose paints in DCA Print Studio.

Print Studio

State-of-the-art facilities for printmaking, photography and digital design
Learning artist helping a fmily to screen print in Create Space

Learning

See, think, make and do at DCA
Two customers browse in DCA Shop.

Shop

Open Mon-Sun, 10:00-17:30
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Eat & Drink at Jute Café Bar

A popular choice in the heart of the city