Events
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ALL FORTHCOMING EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE

Online talk: The Mirror of Everyday Life: Morris’s Book Collecting and the Kelmscott Press
In accordance with his historical, aesthetic, and political theories, William Morris’s collection of medieval manuscripts, early printed books, and books about medieval art and material culture were meant to be…
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Coffee with a Curator – online talk
Join Curator Helen Elletson online to explore some of the fascinating objects in The William Morris Society’s collection. Our Easter-themed collection highlight for April is the beautiful but relatively little-known…
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Online Session – William Morris: Wallpaper Man; Useful/Beautiful
William Morris: Wallpaper Man is an exhibition of new work made in collaboration with the William Morris Society that explores the legacy of William Morris as a visionary thinker and ‘protector’…
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Online talk: A Kelmscott Chaucer for our times
William Morris founded his Kelmscott Press in 1890 in order to save the fine art of hand printing in Britain. When in 1896 his last book, the Works of Geoffrey…
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Online embroidery course with Becky Hogg: Strawberry
Learn how to make a stunning embroidered strawberry in metal threads with designer Becky Hogg Please note that this is an online class which takes place over 2 consecutive weeks:…
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Workshop: Wood engraving with Peter Lawrence
Come and explore the art of wood engraving with Peter Lawrence, a long term member of the Society of Wood Engravers and Morris enthusiast. Learn about the history of wood…
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Online talk: Emery Walker, typographer
Simon Loxley looks at Emery Walker’s contributions to the typographic identities of what were later called ‘the great triumvirate of English private presses’ – the Kelmscott Press, the Doves Press…
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