What’s On

From about 1868 to his death in 1893, Frederick Garrard made a range of tiles at the Millwall Pottery in London, in early Dutch polychrome delftware style as well as reproductions of early Spanish cuenca tiles and some medieval line impressed tiles. Recently, a few of his tiles have come to light revealing designs based 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

On 16 October 2024    6-7pm The Victorian Radicals exhibition currently showing at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery explores how three generations of artists revolutionised the visual arts in Britain, reaffirming the value of beauty and the handmade in a rapidly changing world. In this online talk, discover some highlights of the exhibition to find out Read More

On 23 October 2024    11-11:30am To mark the latest exhibition at Kelmscott House, our October Coffee with a Curator talk will highlight some of the treasures from the collection that feature in this beautiful display.Marion Helena Stephenson née Deverell (1885-1972) lived at Kelmscott House from 1926 to 1972. Marion was a keen Morrisian, enthusiastic collector Read More

On 1 November 2024    10:30am-12:30pm Two workshop sessions for children aged 6-12 years Woolly Owls: in the first part, make an owl friend by knitting or winding yarn round an owl shape. If you have never knitted before this is an easy way to begin. Then it’s Puppet time! We will make hand and finger Read More

On 11 December 2024    6-7pm Ruth Mallory was born in Godalming to Arts and Crafts ‘royalty’. Her father, Hugh Thackery Turner, designed Godalming’s Titanic Memorial, her mother May founded the Women’s Guild with May Morris. When she married the young Charterhouse teacher George Mallory in 1914 her world changed for ever. Kate’s talk reveals that Read More

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

On 6 November 2024     6:00pm William Morris is one of the central figures in Olivia Laing’s latest bestsellling book, The Garden Against Time. In this discussion with Torin Douglas MBE, she will be exploring what gardens meant to Morris, both as real places of sanctuary and inspiration, and as an abiding metaphor for utopia, a Read More