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DCA

We enrich people's lives through art, culture and creativity.

What's on today and tomorrow

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Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood 

Sat 19 Apr - Sun 13 Jul 2025

Upcoming events

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Bring a Baby: Stay and Play

Wed 23 Apr - Wed 9 Jul 2025
A painting of breast pumps, bottles and milk containers

Relaxed Art Making

Thu 8 May 2025
Pots of different coloured pains for signwriting

Signwriting

Sat 17 - Sun 18 May 2025

Dundead 2025

See the full festival programme and book festival passes

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Dundead Film Festival 2025

Dundee's horror and cult film festival returns for its thirteenth edition
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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

Dundead
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Mon 28 Apr

Discover more at Dundead 2025

We've made some additions to the line-up
Weekly cinema
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Fri 25 Apr

New films from Fri 25 April

See what's on including When Autumn Falls, Warfare, Sinners and more.
News
A boy plays a seagull game at Drop in and Play
Tue 8 Apr

Games Wanted for Drop in and Play at DCA

We're looking for new and unreleased games to showcase at Drop in and Play! Apply by Fri 25 April.
Cinema
The DCA building from the outside.
Tue 8 Apr

Accessible events this April at DCA

Captioned, audio described and relaxed screenings
Dundead
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Mon 7 Apr

Introducing Dundead IPA with Holy Goat

We've partnered with local brewery Holy Goat for a limited-edition beer.
Learning
Display of screenprints on the wall of Gallery 1 for Spring Holiday Pop-up
Thu 3 Apr

A creative start to spring with Spring Holiday Pop-up

Families takeover Gallery 1 to kick start the school holidays
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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
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Learning

See, think, make and do at DCA
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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