What’s On

This exhibition highlights the collection of objects donated to the William Morris Society by Helena Stephenson, the woman who also bequeathed Kelmscott House to the Society upon her death in 1972. Stephenson was an avid collector and enthusiast of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. She was a member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, Read More

William Morris was a frequent visitor to Manchester, and the only Morris & Co shop outside London was located on the city’s Albert Square. His now famous dictum: Do not have anything in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful, was first heard in Manchester, as was the first of Read More

Although widely recognised as the supreme achievement in the Victorian revival of stained glass, the windows (1885-1897) at Birmingham Cathedral by Burne-Jones and Morris & Co. have not been the subject of any detailed technical analysis. Their recent conservation (by Holy Well Glass of Wells, Somerset) in 2023, which enabled close-up access to the glazing, Read More

The William Morris Society has been fortunate to acquire several new items for its collection in recent months. Firstly, a spectacular Morris & Co woodblock for the Sunflower wallpaper was generously donated in the summer of 2024. Until then, the Society did not have any woodblocks in its collection, making this an incredible donation. In Read More

This is a rare opportunity to get up close with items that are rarely on show to the public with a specialist tour of both Emery Walker’s House and the nearby William Morris Society premises. The tour will explore the Arts & Crafts textiles in both collections, including exquisite examples of May Morris’ work. The Read More