Come along on Saturday 28th January to view the free exhibition on William Morris at Two Temple Place!

About the exhibition
The exhibition looks at how William Morris told stories through pattern and poetry.  It will examine the tales that were most important to him, such as the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Norse saga, Arthurian legend and Greek myth.

Morris returned to the same stories throughout his artistic career, and this exhibition explores his continued fascination by arranging the works according to the tale they tell rather than their medium.
For example, five rarely seen panels of the embroidered frieze 'The Romaunt of the Rose' will be exhibited together with editions of 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer', elaborately illustrated by Morris and Edward Burne-Jones and printed by Morris' private press.

Both the frieze and Chaucer drew inspiration from the French medieval text the 'Roman de la Rose' (Romance of the Rose). This will be the first time that these exquisite panels have been seen since their recent conservation by The Royal School of Needlework.

About William Morris
William Morris (1834 – 1896) was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement. He founded a design firm in partnership with the artist Edward Burne-Jones, and the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti which profoundly influenced the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century.

The exhibition has free entry!

We are entering at three different times - 1pm, 1:45pm or 2:30pm so please indicate when you RSVP your preferred time to attend.

Afterwards we will head to a local pub for a chat over a drink.

If you can't see us at the station, please call.

Hope to see you there.

Robert
07905 901 834