On Saturday, April 23rd, please join us to hear Emily Snow present "William Morris: Subverting Victorian Gender Roles Through Iceland-Inspired Design", exploring how Morris's time in Iceland influenced his work and social activism. This presentation will be held at...
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Annual Meeting 2022
On February 27, the William Morris Society in the US invites our members and the public to attend our digital annual meeting. Join us in fellowship to meet the Society's Board, learn about programs under development in 2022, and recognize this year’s Society Service...
Glessner House Visit: Feb. 18, 2022 – POSTPONED
Join us for an in-person event in Chicago on February 18, 2022! Announcement, January 10: In light of the evolving situation with the Omicron variant and CAA 2022's shift to a fully online format, this event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule when safety...
The Delaware Art Museum’s Reinstalled Bancroft Pre-Raphaelite Collection
On Wednesday 20 October, 2021, 8PM EST, The William Morris Society in the United States will host a virtual talk by Margaretta S Frederick, Annette Woolard-Provine Curator of the Bancroft Pre-Raphaelite Collection at the Delaware Art Museum. In August of 2021 the...
Digital Event and Video: Anna Wager “Subversive Stitching: May Morris and Embroidery”
On September 29, 2021, Dr. Anna Wager (Hobart & William Smith Colleges) presented her lecture "Subversive Stitching: May Morris and Embroidery", exploring the work of May Morris (1862-1938), an accomplished designer, embroiderer, public speaker, writer, educator,...
The Kelmscott Press and Its Legacies
On November 6th, 2021, the William Morris Society (UK) will host a one-day symposium, "The Kelmscott Press and Its Legacies," co-sponsored by the William Morris Society in the United States. This event will take place simultaneously online and in person in London....
International Kelmscott Press Day Schedule
On June 26th, 2021, The William Morris Society in the United States is celebrating International Kelmscott Press Day, commemorating the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Kelmscott Press and the 125th anniversary of the publication of the Press's edition of The...
William Morris and the Founding of the UK Building Preservation Movement
On July 10th, The William Morris Society in the United States will host a digital talk by Philip Venning, former chief executive of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). Aymer Vallance claimed that William Morris’s “greatest and best” undertaking...
International Kelmscott Press Day
On June 26th, 2021, The William Morris Society in the United States is organizing International Kelmscott Press Day, a celebration commemorating the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Kelmscott Press and the 125th anniversary of the publication of the Press's...