William Morris
UPCOMING
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Explore our upcoming events and activity schedule including; lectures by leading authorities on William Morris and related topics, visits to houses and other historic buildings of interest, and more below.
Up-coming Events
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 22nd September
The AGM will be held at the Gallery on
Tuesday 22nd September 7.00 for 7.30pm start.
Hadrian Garrard, WM Gallery Director, will be our speaker.
Please book to reserve your place at:-
Talks
13th October at 7.30pm
Martyn Hillier
' My experiences while working at the British Museum'
Martyn worked at the British Museum for many years before coming to the
William Morris Gallery in semi-retirement.
He will tell of a number of quirky and fascinating jobs
he had in his different roles whilst working there.
19th November at 7.30pm
Mary Greenstead
'Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft:
from London’s East End to Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire'
Inspired by the ethos of Toynbee Hall and the ideas of John Ruskin and Edward Carpenter,
C R Ashbee set up the School and Guild of Handicraft in Whitechapel in 1888 before
moving two years later to Essex House in Mile End Road.
The Guild’s next move in 1902 was a much larger undertaking –
hugely romantic and possibly foolhardy – when 50 craftsmen and their families relocated
to the Cotswold town of Chipping Campden.
This talk looks at the background and long-term impact of this move on Ashbee,
on the Guildsmen and on Chipping Campden itself
which Ashbee referred to as ‘the City of the Sun’.
Both talks will be held at the Gallery 7.30pm start - doors open 7.00pm
£8.00 members £10.00 non-members
Please book to reserve your place at:-
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