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BRANGWYN’S BIG PRINTS BOOK

Tuesday 10 December 2024

Dr Libby Horner has made a tremendous contribution to our knowledge and appreciation of the work of Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956), and this is perhaps her most ambitious project to date. It...

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SPOTLIGHT ON OBJECTS DONATED BY A PASSIONATE MORRIS COLLECTOR

Monday 28 October 2024

An exhibition at The William Morris Society’s Museum in Hammersmith, London, highlights a collection of beautiful objects donated by Helena Stephenson. She was an enthusiastic admirer of William...

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WILLIAM MOORCROFT, POTTER: INDIVIDUALITY BY DESIGN

Wednesday 16 October 2024

This book is a fitting tribute to William Moorcroft (1872–1945), one of the most successful artist potters of his time. Best known for making vases decorated in his distinctive tube-lining...

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VICTORIAN RADICALS EXHIBITION IN BIRMINGHAM

Monday 30 September 2024

A show in the Gas Hall at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery features visual and decorative arts from the city’s outstanding collection. Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the...

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DEFINING OWEN JONES CONFERENCE IN OXFORD

Friday 20 September 2024

Defining Owen Jones (1809-1874): Architect and Designer for a Modern Age is a conference organised by the Ashmolean and V&A Museums, to be held in Oxford on 1-2 October 2024. Owen Jones...

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INCREASE TO DAS COLLECTION ACCESS GRANT

Tuesday 27 August 2024

The DAS Trustees have agreed to increase the maximum amount to be awarded for each Collection Access Grant (CAG) from £5000 to £7500. This increase will apply to the next CAG with applications...

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ST MARY’S CHURCH STUDY DAY

Monday 22 July 2024

The Church of St Mary’s, Bourne Street is, architecturally and artistically, one of the most distinguished late 19th century Anglo-Catholic mission churches in London. To mark the 150th...

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ENRICHING THE V&A: A COLLECTION OF COLLECTIONS (1862–1914)

Monday 17 June 2024

Told in six parts, the story begins with the Museum, how it defined its mission and how to achieve it. The first important gift, from John Sheepshanks in 1857, was a collection of paintings...

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THE MATERIAL LANDSCAPES OF SCOTLAND’S JEWELLERY CRAFT, 1780–1914

Wednesday 22 May 2024

Written by the curator of Scottish history collections at National Museums Scotland, this book is a highly original account full of new information from contemporary letters, newspapers, novels...

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THE ART OF WALLPAPER AT THE WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY

Friday 19 April 2024

An exhibition at The William Morris Society in Hammersmith explores the visually rich art of wallpaper. A range of beautiful wallpapers on loan from Sanderson's Design Group’s archive portrays...

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