William Morris Gallery

William Morris Gallery William Morris Gallery is the only public Gallery devoted to William Morris: designer, craftsman and radical socialist.
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The William Morris Gallery is the only public Gallery devoted to William Morris: designer, craftsman and radical socialist. Housed in the grade II* listed building that was Morris's family home, the Gallery displays the world's most comprehensive collection of his work.

++ Today! Family Day: Welcome Home at the Gallery ++Celebrate a new chapter at William Morris Gallery with a special Fam...
10/10/2026

++ Today! Family Day: Welcome Home at the Gallery ++

Celebrate a new chapter at William Morris Gallery with a special Family Day marking the redisplay of our permanent collection, and the launch of the new exhibition, Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK.

Working with artist Lucy Rainbow, families will design their own 'front door' screen prints, inspired by ideas of welcome, belonging and new beginnings 🎉

Family Day activities start at 1pm - FREE drop-in sessions.

Crafts most suitable for ages 5+

To make the most of your visit, pick up our brand new Family Trail and explore the new collection displays with Indigo the Bird as your guide. Then get creative with our Earthly Paradise 'make your own zine' - children can imagine their own utopias different ways to live.

Last entry to Family Day sessions: 3.45pm

Booking is now open for the first two events in our Earthly Paradise talks programme! Bringing together artists, writers...
08/10/2026

Booking is now open for the first two events in our Earthly Paradise talks programme! Bringing together artists, writers, historians and activists to explore the ways people have reimagined how we live together.

+ Tomorrow Is Built Today +
A special film screening and conversation with Tim Oshodi and Abel Holsborough, exploring self-build housing, collective care and how communities can come together to imagine alternative futures. In celebration of Black History Month. Wednesday 28 October, 7-8.30pm

+ Uncovering the Q***r Roots of British Arts and Crafts
Neal Shasore and Michael Hall uncover the often-overlooked role of q***r lives, homes and communities in shaping the Arts and Crafts movement and our cultural heritage. Thursday 12 November, 7-8pm

Book your place with donation via the Gallery's website.

Image 1: Building Nubia Way, Tim Oshodi

Image 2: Photograph of Edward Carpenter and his partner George Merrill, c.1900. Digital image provided by The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester

++ Join us for the first Introduction to Earthly Paradise ++Join co-curators Hadrian Garrard and Linsey Young for the fi...
07/10/2026

++ Join us for the first Introduction to Earthly Paradise ++

Join co-curators Hadrian Garrard and Linsey Young for the first 'Introduction to Earthly Paradise' of the exhibition run. They'll take you on a tour around the displays and share the ideas, stories and inspirations behind the exhibition, exploring the radical homes, communities and ways of living featured throughout✨

+ Tuesday 13 October 2026, 2-2.45pm

+ Free, drop in session - sign up on the day from 12pm

Photography: Graham Pearson

It's taken shape!Welcome to our newly displayed permanent collection. Designed in collaboration with Sam Jacob Studio, t...
06/10/2026

It's taken shape!

Welcome to our newly displayed permanent collection. Designed in collaboration with Sam Jacob Studio, the newly restored galleries present much-loved works alongside new discoveries and acquisitions that offer new perspectives on Morris’s life, work and enduring legacy.

We’re grateful to the many talented makers, collaborators and partners who helped bring this project to life:

Design: Sam Jacob Studio
Delivery: The Moule Partnership
Graphic design: Europa
Fabrication support: William Beard Woodcraft
Project management: Greenway Associates and Eleanor Townsend
Technical: Tom Adriani, Ben Allchurch, Rebecca Ash, Allen Irvine, Joe Richards
Interpretation support: Sam McGuire and Chris Webb
Interactives: aivaf, Clay Interactive, I Love Dolly Jewellery (Keeley Hogg)
Audio visual: InfoAktiv, Tan Akinsal
Lighting: DHA Design
Conservation: Bainbridge Furniture Conservation, Coronet Conservation, Joanna Whalley, Soteria Conservation,
Framing: Images in Frames
3-D Mountmaker: RJA Mountmaking
Red House model: Miller Bros
Furniture making: Odel Jeffries, Model Maker Studio
Entrance lamp: Stewart Hearn
Entrance banner: Hand & Lock
Fundraising: Barbara O’Brien
Engraving: Sam James Ltd
Sign painting: Aplomb Signs
Graphics production: Omni
Family Trail design: Priya Sundram, Studio Carrom
PR: Sam Talbot
Paint: House of Hackney
Furniture: Ercol
Transport: Bill Tailor

Thank you to our Community Advisory Panel, Community in Residency groups and representatives from our local community who helped shaped the interpretation and family labelling.

Made possible with generous support from The Garfield Weston Foundation and the Wolfson Foundation.

Install photography by Graham Pearson for William Morris Gallery

We're open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Pick up a new Family Trail for the permanent collection on your visit!

'Inside an open house in Epping founded on radical kindness'In today’s Observer, Rowan Moore explores Dial House – the r...
04/10/2026

'Inside an open house in Epping founded on radical kindness'

In today’s Observer, Rowan Moore explores Dial House – the radical Essex home of Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher – and its place in our exhibition Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK.

Featuring beautiful photography commissioned for Earthly Paradise by Matthew Arthur Williams.

Read more: https://observer.co.uk/style/homes/article/inside-an-open-house-in-epping-founded-on-radical-kindness

The exhibition is open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm, free entry.

If you’re dropping into the Gallery today for the opening weekend of Earthly Paradise, pick up a copy of Earthly Paradis...
03/10/2026

If you’re dropping into the Gallery today for the opening weekend of Earthly Paradise, pick up a copy of Earthly Paradise: A Reader 📖

With essays from Charlie Porter, Neal Shashore, Lucy Brownson, Eleni Parousi, Nathalie Olah, Tim Oshodi, Gareth McConnell, Sheena Patel and and Nick Bano.

Edited by Sam McGuire and Linsey Young with a foreword from Hadrian Garrard.

Suggested donation of £5 per copy, supporting the work of William Morris Gallery.

✨Opening night of ParadiseVisit the exhibition and our refreshed permanent collection displays from tomorrow at 10am! ...
02/10/2026

✨Opening night of Paradise

Visit the exhibition and our refreshed permanent collection displays from tomorrow at 10am!

‘He said the secret to a happy life is attention to the details’: William Morris Gallery reopens after major rehang and ...
01/10/2026

‘He said the secret to a happy life is attention to the details’: William Morris Gallery reopens after major rehang and restoration

Read more about the Gallery's renewal project in The Art Newspaper, out today.

William Morris Gallery's doors are open to the public on Saturday 3 October 2026. Coinciding with the start of Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK.

Read more about the renewal project and the upcoming exhibition:

https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/

++ World of Interiors spotlights Earthly Paradise ++In the latest issue of World of Interiors, Debika Ray speaks to Hadr...
29/09/2026

++ World of Interiors spotlights Earthly Paradise ++

In the latest issue of World of Interiors, Debika Ray speaks to Hadrian Garrard, Director of William Morris Gallery, about the extraordinary Stanley Picker House in Kingston upon Thames, a remarkable home shaped by art, beauty and imagination.

Discover works and objects from Stanley Picker House at the upcoming Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK, alongside other stories of the people and places that have inspired our ideas of home, creativity and belonging.

Earthly Paradise opens at William Morris Gallery on Saturday 3 October.

Free entry. Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm

Read the full article at World of Interiors online.

24/09/2026

✨Something new is taking shape...

We've been collaborating with the heritage embroidery atelier Hand & Lock on a special new commission for our newly refreshed Gallery. Here's a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the machine embroidery process bringing this unique addition to life.

William Morris Gallery reopens on Saturday 3 October 2026, alongside the opening of Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.



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