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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Saturday 06 April 2024
A major exhibition of over 350 works is currently at San Domenico Museum in Forli, Italy. Italian masters from Cimabue to Veronese are presented in dialogue with the British Pre-Raphaelites who...
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