Living With Art

Artist in residence Can Altay leads a discussion about the places in which we live, work and spend our free time.

Family Day: Urban Explorers

Family Day is packed full of creative things for families of all ages to make and do together. This month we find out what it is like to step into the shoes of a real artist as we explore our new home, the William Morris Gallery.

Indonesian Textiles

Talk and handling session with textile specialist John Gillow exploring the textile arts of Indonesia that inspired Grayson Perry's Walthamstow Tapestry.

Grayson Perry Curator’s Tour

Join a Gallery curator for a short introduction to the imagery and themes in the Walthamstow Tapestry.

Grayson Perry in Person

The internationally-celebrated artist discusses his latest work.

Michael Rosen: Poetry and Protest

Poet, performer, broadcaster and scriptwriter Michael Rosen explores the social concerns and the radical content of William Morris's poetry, using his own and other poets' work.

Poetry Tour

Join the Forest Poets on a special tour of the galleries as they perform their new poems, which have been inspired by the William Morris Gallery’s collection.

Poetry Tour

Join the Forest Poets on a special tour of the galleries as they perform their new poems, which have been inspired by the William Morris Gallery’s collection.

WMG Late: E17 Art Trail

The William Morris Gallery features the work of printmaker Anna Alcock, photographer Paul Tucker and the Forest Poets as part of the 2012 E17 Art Trail, Bestow. Explore the exhibitions and meet the artists in a relaxed evening atmosphere.

E17 Art Trail Poetry Evening

This event is part of WMG Late: E17 Art Trail. Local, award-winning poet Pascale Petit joins the Forest Poets for an evening of poetry and music.

Lloyd Park Launch Event

Enjoy music, food, children’s entertainment and discovery activities in the newly restored Lloyd Park with a buffet of special activities hosted by the William Morris Gallery Tea Room.

Creative Kids: The Walthamstow Tapestry

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Family Day: Printmaking

Family Day is packed full of creative things for families of all ages to make and do together. This month we experiment with different printing techniques, using pattern and colour to explore William Morris's love of design.

Creative Kids: Animal Prints

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Fellowship Afternoon

The Society of Designer Craftsmen and the William Morris Gallery present a special event for artists, designers and craftsmen and women to share information, meet like-minded people and find out about exciting opportunities.

Family Day: The Big Draw

Family Day is packed full of creative things for families of all ages to make and do together. This month we get a little bit abstract with drawing and get inspired by Islamic Art.

Meet the Architects

Join us for a conversation with Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects. John Pringle and Penny Richards discuss their approach to refurbishing the William Morris Gallery and the challenges of displaying an internationally-significant collection within a Grade II* listed building.

Everyday Encounters Curator’s Tour

Discover the people and ideas behind the work on display in Everyday Encounters, with a curator from the William Morris Gallery.

Creative Kids: Light and Dark

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Volunteer Open Weekend

Learn new skills, get involved in your community and do something fun by becoming a volunteer at the William Morris Gallery or Vestry House Museum.

Family Day: Craft in Action

Family Day is packed full of creative things for families of all ages to make and do together. This month we see some real craftsmen and women in action and have a go at some traditional crafts, including book making, felt making and get hands-on with clay!

Festive Fun

Celebrate the start of the Christmas season with traditional carols sung by the London Forest Choir and some festive activities for all the family, decorate your own Christmas cookie or make a lantern to light up your evening. You could even treat yourself to a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie in our Tea Room and pick up some original presents for friends and family in the gift shop.

Creative Kids: Winter Tales

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

WMG Late: An evening with the Pre-Raphaelites

Step into the unconventional world of the Pre-Raphaelites for an evening of art, live music, gallery talks and entertainment from London-based mixologists The Gin Garden.

Pre-Raphaelites: The 'First Modern Art Movement'

Join Tate curator, Alison Smith, to find out why the Pre-Raphaelites rebelled against the Art establishment and how they changed the artistic landscape of Victorian Britain.

This event is part of WMG Late: An evening with the Pre-Raphaelites.

Creative Kids: Making Beautiful Objects

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Everyday Encounters Curator’s Tour

Discover the people and ideas behind the work on display in Everyday Encounters, with curator Carol Naylor from the Society of Designer Craftsmen.

Arbutus String Quartet

Enjoy an afternoon concert in the beautiful Georgian setting of the William Morris Gallery. The Arbutus String Quartet will play three quartets from the great masters of the genre: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Family Day: Iceland Adventure

Family Day is packed full of creative things for families of all ages to make and do together. This month we discover William Morris's love of stories of adventure and his fascination with Iceland.

Creative Kids: Chinese Dragons

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Chinese Dragons

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

E17 Designers Market

E17 Designers Market comes to the William Morris Gallery with a range of beautiful hand-made crafts that make the perfect Valentines present.

Valentines Dinner

Treat your partner to a romantic meal with music from Forest Philharmonic musicians in the historic surroundings of the William Morris Gallery.

Family Day: Brilliant Buildings

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together.

Teachers' Course: Patternmaking

Join textile designer Sba Shaikh for practical ideas to explore pattermaking through Art & Design and Maths.

David Bailey in Conversation SOLD OUT

Photographer David Bailey talks about his illustrious career and his portraits of London’s East End with Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery.

Creative Kids: Mrs Morris’s tea party

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Mrs Morris’s tea party

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

William Morris’s Birthday Event

This year’s annual celebrations include a birthday toast with traditional music from Walthamstow Folk followed by a talk on the Gallery’s internationally recognised collection by curators Anna Mason and Carien Kremer.

Family Day: Photo Fun

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Drawing

Artist-led drawing workshops for children aged five and over.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Drawing

Artist-led drawing workshops for children aged five and over.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Drawing

Artist-led drawing workshops for children aged five and over.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Puppet making and Performance

Make your own puppet and help us to perform stories about heroes, dragons, knights and wizards at our very own children’s puppet theatre. This workshop explores the story of Sigurd the Volsung.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Puppet making and Performance

Make your own puppet and help us to perform stories about heroes, dragons, knights and wizards at our very own children’s puppet theatre. This workshop explores the story of Sigurd the Volsung.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Puppet making and Performance

Make your own puppet and help us to perform stories about heroes, dragons, knights and wizards at our very own children’s puppet theatre. This workshop explores the story of Sigurd the Volsung.

Creative Kids: Spring wishes

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Drawing

Artist-led drawing workshops for children aged five and over.

Creative Kids: Spring wishes

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Drawing

Artist-led drawing workshops for children aged five and over.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Drawing

Artist-led drawing workshops for children aged five and over.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Puppet making and Performance

Make your own puppet and help us to perform stories from the legend of King Arthur about heroes, dragons, knights and wizards at our very own children’s puppet theatre.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Puppet making and Performance

Make your own puppet and help us to perform stories about heroes, dragons, knights and wizards at our very own children’s puppet theatre.

Easter Holiday Workshops: Puppet making and Performance

Make your own puppet and help us to perform stories about heroes, dragons, knights and wizards at our very own children’s puppet theatre.

David Bailey East End Faces

Join one of the Gallery’s curators for a tour of David Bailey’s photography exhibition.

Sunday Photo Challenge

Take part in our Photo Challenge and enter the Art Fund's Museum of the Year 2013 Photography competition with a chance to win an Apple ipad mini!

Family Day: World of Books

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together.

Sunday Photo Challenge

Take part in our Photo Challenge and enter the Art Fund's Museum of the Year 2013 Photography competition with a chance to win an Apple ipad mini!

Meet the Artist – David Mabb

Join us on May Day to celebrate the opening of David Mabb’s new installation Regime Change Begins at Home.

Sunday Photo Challenge

Take part in our Photo Challenge and enter the Art Fund's Museum of the Year 2013 Photography competition with a chance to win an Apple ipad mini!

Creative Kids: Every Kind of People

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Every Kind of People

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Sunday Photo Challenge

Take part in our Photo Challenge and enter the Art Fund's Museum of the Year 2013 Photography competition with a chance to win an Apple ipad mini!

WMG Late: Vintage Bop and Beats

We prepare for an evening of high-octane entertainment with music, dance, art and fashion from the Swinging Sixties. Featuring London’s original 60s dance troupe The Actionettes.

Imagined Futures

Ruth Kinna, writer and Professor of Political Theory at Loughborough University, discusses News From Nowhere and itsplace in Morris’s politics, his socialism and contemporary radical ideology.

Family Day: Revolting Crafts

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together.

Creative Kids: Brer Rabbit

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Brer Rabbit

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Family Day: Comics and comedy

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together.

Creative Kids: Islamic art in the garden

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Islamic art in the garden

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

The Art of Embroidery: Nicola Jarvis and May Morris

Discover the delicate art of embroidery on a special tour with one of the Gallery’s curators, afterwards meet the artist, Nicola Jarvis.

Rise Up Women! The suffragette campaign for the vote

Diane Atkinson considers Emily Wilding Davison's protest in the wider context of the WSPU's militant campaign for women's suffrage in the years leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.

Adult Workshop: Ornamental Embroidery

Stitch a botanical sampler in the style of May Morris with Ornamental Embroidery teachers Lynn Hulse and Nicola Jarvis.

Family Day: My Secret Garden

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together.

WMG Late: Sweetness and Light

Enjoy a summer's evening at the William Morris Gallery, indulge in a candied feast inspired by the William Morris Garden and listen to the folk-pop choruses of Theo Bard. 

Creative Kids: Birds of a Feather

Make a bird costume and learn to fly with Creative Kids. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Birds of a Feather

Make a bird costume and learn to fly with Creative Kids. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Depersonalisation in Medicine

Artist Emma Barnard and Surgeon Michael Papesh discuss the Person as Patient exhibition.

Young People's Photography Project

Learn digital photography skills with artist Errol Reuben Fernandes and make your own artworks for display at the William Morris Gallery.

Young People's Photography Project

Learn digital photography skills with artist Errol Reuben Fernandes and make your own artworks for display at the William Morris Gallery.

Adult Taster Workshop: Ornamental Embroidery

Stitch a crewel work kit in the style of May Morris with Ornamental Embroidery teacher Nicola Jarvis. For beginners.

Young People's Photography Project

Learn digital photography skills with artist Errol Reuben Fernandes and make your own artworks for display at the William Morris Gallery.

Family Day: Paper It!

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together. Each event includes a make and take so you can remember your special day. Give ordinary objects a makeover using the paper art of decoupage and surround yourself with things that are useful and beautiful.

May Morris: Designer-Craftswoman & Daughter-Editor

A leading figure in the Arts & Crafts movement and a highly skilled embroiderer, May Morris also shared her father's socialist convictions and edited his writings. Biographer Jan Marsh discusses her life.

Creative Kids: Clay Beasts

Unleash your wild side and make clay animals. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Clay Beasts

Unleash your wild side and make clay animals. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Adult Tour: Water House and its owners

Explore the William Morris Gallery, once a luxurious Georgian villa, through the lives of the people who lived there. This event is part of Open House London.

Adult Tour: Building the new Willam Morris Gallery

Discover the transformation of this Grade II* listed building into a popular visitor attraction. This event is part of Open House London.

Family Day: Pattern and Play

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together. Each event includes a make and take so you can remember your special day. William Morris designed amazing patterns to decorate people's homes, join artist David Barnett of See 'n' Make to play and create your own games with pattern.

WMG Late: Ink and Drink

Rediscover the therapeutic effects of colouring-in with professional illustrator Niroot Puttapipat. First 100 guests get a free Pictura book!

Creative Kids: African-American Folktales

A special storytelling session to celebrate Black History Month with Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: African-American Folktales

A special storytelling session to celebrate Black History Month with Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Nicola Tree: The Makers

Join us for an informal viewing of The Makers exhibition, where Nicola Tree will be sharing some of the stories behind her photographs. 

Giles Deacon and more... Teachers' and Educators' Private View

An exclusive evening viewing of the newly-opened Giles Deacon exhibition plus information on William Morris Gallery's current programmes for schools

The Long Table

An alternative dining experience that brings William Morris' ideas of fellowship to life. Enjoy delicious food and good company in a communal atmosphere.

Giles Deacon in Conversation

Join leading fashion writer and commentator Colin McDowell for a conversation with Giles Deacon, "the most adored designer of the past decade" says The Independent

Family Day: Textiles from Africa

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together. Each event includes a make and take so you can remember your special day. Make your own textile designs inspired by African prints and explore Giles Deacon's fashion exhibition to celebrate Black History Month.

Giles Deacon Fashion Design Workshops for GCSE/A Level or BTEC Level 2 students

Inspiring students to design and create thier own fabulous fashions and showcase these at a special catwalk event next term.

WMG Late: Fashion

Unleash your inner fashion designer with free craft activities and expert tutorials from the East London Craft Guerrilla. 

C R Ashbee and the Essex House Press

Mary Greensted discusses Ashbee and the history of the Essex House Press. 

Giles Deacon Fashion Design Workshops for GCSE/A Level or BTEC Level 2 students

Inspiring students to design and create thier own fabulous fashions and showcase these at a special catwalk event next term.

Creative Kids: Sea Faring

Explore life on the sea and great ships in Frank Brangwyn's paintings. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Sea Faring

Explore life on the sea and great ships in Frank Brangwyn's paintings. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Teachers' Course: Safe and Simple Printmaking

Have a go at a range of simple techniques for the classroom not using knives or cutters. With artist Anna Alcock. £40.

Giles Deacon Fashion Design Workshops for GCSE/A Level or BTEC Level 2 students

Inspiring students to design and create thier own fabulous fashions and showcase these at a special catwalk event next term.

The Long Table

An alternative dining experience that brings William Morris' ideas of fellowship to life. Enjoy delicious food and good company in a communal atmosphere.

Giles Deacon Curator's Tour

Discover the story behind the first fashion show at the William Morris Gallery with its curator.

Morris and the Amateur Craftsman

Artist in residence Lizzie Hughes invites amateur craftspeople from Waltham Forest to bring their creations to the Gallery. It could be clothing, textiles, wood or metal work – anything that you’ve made yourself.

Giles Deacon Fashion Design Workshops for GCSE/A Level or BTEC Level 2 students

Inspiring students to design and create thier own fabulous fashions and showcase these at a special catwalk event next term.

Family Day: Future Worlds

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the Gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together. Each event includes a make and take so you can remember your special day. Use your imagination to transform the Gallery into an ideal world with 3-D creatures from the future, inspired by William Morris's News From Nowhere.

Giles Deacon Fashion Design Workshops for GCSE/A Level or BTEC Level 2 students

Inspiring students to design and create thier own fabulous fashions and showcase these at a special catwalk event next term.

Creative Kids: Superheroes

Play with fashion and make an outfit of your favourite superhero. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Superheroes

Play with fashion and make an outfit of your favourite superhero. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

WMG Late: Ignite!

Fashion-themed event for young people.

Winter Warmer

A magical afternoon of festive entertainment at the William Morris Gallery and Lloyd Park, including mulled wine and roasted chestnuts, children's activities, performance by Walthamstow based choir Natural Voices and much more. In partnership with the Friends of Lloyd Park.

Creative Kids: King Arthur

Make a 3-D wall painting of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: King Arthur

Make a 3-D wall painting of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

The Long Table

An alternative dining experience that brings William Morris' ideas of fellowship to life. Enjoy delicious food and good company in a communal atmosphere.

Education Private View for Jeremy Deller's English Magic Exhibition

A chance for teachers and educators to preview this exciting exhibition- chosen as one of Time Out's Top Ten events  - over a glass of wine.  The content will be of particular interest to Art & Design, Citizenship and English teachers.

Family Day: Family Portraits

On the last Saturday of every month we pack the gallery full of fun activities for families to make and do together. Each event includes a make and take so you can remember your special day. Learn how to paint and make portraits with unusual materials and find out about William Morris's family.

Jane Morris: More than a painting by Rossetti

A talk to mark the centenary of the death of Jane Morris. Writer and scholar Peter Faulkner discusses this much overlooked figure, for decades considered only as the Pre-Raphaelite 'stunner' and unfaithful wife of William Morris.

Tea tasting

Learn all about tea and how to brew the perfect cuppa

English Magic Curator's Tour

Join Emma Gifford-Mead, curator of the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, for a tour of Jeremy Deller's exhibition. In partnership with the British Council.

Creative Kids: A Gift of Love

Make gifts to share with your friends and family this Valentine's Day. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: A Gift of Love

Make gifts to share with your friends and family this Valentine's Day. Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

WMG Late: Singles Unite!

Spark a new romance at a Valentine's Day cocktail party with optional speed dating. Drinks, canapes and soulmate-spotting in a romantic setting.

London Children's Book Swap

Swap a book your family has enjoyed and for someone else's recommended read

Jeremy Deller in Conversation SOLD OUT

An opportunity to discover more about the evolution of Deller's installation at the British Pavilion and his long fascination with William Morris.

Family Day: Arabian Nights

Join bloodthirsty kings and a magic lamp as we journey through One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of ancient folk tales from west and south Asia loved by William Morris

Makes You Think! Jeremy Deller inspired workshops for secondary students

These two-hour sessions consider how art can be used as a tool for political campaigning

WMG Late: Jeremy Deller

A live performance from the Melodians Steel Orchestra, plus a special screening of Rosalind Fowler's documentary Folk In Her Machine

Makes You Think! Jeremy Deller inspired workshops for secondary students

These two-hour sessions consider how art can be used as a tool for political campaigning

Creative Kids: William the Strong

Free puppet-making for the under-5s

Creative Kids: William the Strong

Free puppet-making for the under-5s

Banner making workshop with Ed Hall

Make your own trade union style banner inspired by Jeremy Deller's English Magic

Makes You Think! Jeremy Deller inspired workshops for secondary students

These two-hour sessions consider how art can be used as a tool for political campaigning

The Long Table

An alternative dining experience that brings William Morris' ideas of fellowship to life. Enjoy delicious food and good company in a communal atmosphere.

Teachers' Course: Teaching Textiles for Secondary Teachers

For secondary Art & Design/Design & Technology teachers: a chance to share practice, learn new skills and refresh old ones inspired by the gallery displays.

John Ruskin, ‘The Nature of Gothic’ and William Morris

Find out how William Morris was influenced by John Ruskin's essay, 'The Nature of Gothic'

Birds of Prey

Hold one of the incredible birds featured in Jeremy Deller's English Magic

Curator's tour

Join one of the Gallery's curators for an introductory tour of the collection

Creative Kids: Peacock Tiles

Make clay tiles inspired by the magnificent peacock

Family Day: Explore and Draw

Discover the Gallery's hidden treasures

Creative Kids: Printing

Get messy making wallpaper

The Heroic Labour of Frank Brangwyn

Tim Barringer explores Frank Brangwyn's fascination with manual work

Museums at Night: Mr Smith’s Letterpress Workshop

A night of political sloganeering with Mr Smith's Letterpress Workshop

Family Day: Celtic Patterns

An afternoon of ancient alphabets, amazing mazes and zoomorphic letters

Meet the Artist - Diana Furlong

Join us to explore Zoom In, Zoom Out with artist Diana Furlong. This event is part of the E17 Art Trail.

Creative Kids: Painting with Nature

Explore our garden and learn to paint with natural products

The Long Table

An alternative dining experience that brings William Morris' ideas of fellowship to life. Enjoy delicious food and good company in a communal atmosphere.

Free Arts Award artist-led workshop day

Artist-led days with a chance talk to the artist about their work and get portfolio advice

William Morris and the First World War

Tony Pinkney explores Morris's analysis of war and violence

Free Arts Award artist-led workshop day

Artist-led days with a chance talk to the artist about their work and get portfolio advice

Free Arts Award artist-led workshop day

Artist-led days with a chance talk to the artist about their work and get portfolio advice

Free graphic design workshops: create Brangwyn-inspired posters

Explore typography and integration of word and image with artist printmaker Anna Alcock

Free graphic design workshops: create Brangwyn-inspired posters

Explore typography and integration of word and image with artist printmaker Anna Alcock

Free graphic design workshops: create Brangwyn-inspired posters

Explore typography and integration of word and image with artist printmaker Anna Alcock

Family Day: Mega Murals

Help us create a mural to commemorate the outbreak of the First World War

Free graphic design workshops: create Brangwyn-inspired posters

Explore typography and integration of word and image with artist printmaker Anna Alcock

Free graphic design workshops: create Brangwyn-inspired posters

Explore typography and integration of word and image with artist printmaker Anna Alcock

Free graphic design workshops: create Brangwyn-inspired posters

Explore typography and integration of word and image with artist printmaker Anna Alcock

WMG Late: Belgium

Experience the cultural highlights of Belgium, birthplace of Frank Brangwyn

Free graphic design workshops: create Brangwyn-inspired posters

Explore typography and integration of word and image with artist printmaker Anna Alcock

Creative Kids: Yoga

Creative Kids gets active!

The Long Table

An alternative dining experience that brings William Morris' ideas of fellowship to life. Enjoy delicious food and good company in a communal atmosphere.

Curator's tour

Join one of the Gallery's curators for an introductory tour of the collection

Family Day: Beauties and Beasts

Bring Beauty and the Beast to life through movement and dance

Family Day: Indian Textiles

Be inspired by Indian fabric and print like William Morris!

Film Screening: Indian Textiles

Follow the skilled craftsmen who make Bagh prints, Kalamkari and Ajrakh prints, three traditional Indian textiles, in this series of short films. In collaboration with the Crafts Museum, New Delhi.

Frank Brangwyn tour

Join one of our curators to discover the life and work of Frank Brangwyn

Young People's Creative Project

Young people aged 16 - 22 are offered the chance to make their own artwork for exhibition at the William Morris Gallery. This four day project will explore working conditions in the textile industry, focusing particularly on India and Bangladesh and looking at the work of local artist Alke Schmidt. With the support and guidance of artist Della Rees you will experiment with new techniques, visit an artist's studio and make a creative response to this issue.

Summer of Stories

Interactive storytelling sessions inspired by Morris's love of myths and legends

Young People's Creative Project

Young people aged 16 - 22 are offered the chance to make their own artwork for exhibition at the William Morris Gallery. This four day project will explore working conditions in the textile industry, focusing particularly on India and Bangladesh and looking at the work of local artist Alke Schmidt. With the support and guidance of artist Della Rees you will experiment with new techniques, visit an artist's studio and make a creative response to this issue.

Young People's Creative Project

Young people aged 16 - 22 are offered the chance to make their own artwork for exhibition at the William Morris Gallery. This four day project will explore working conditions in the textile industry, focusing particularly on India and Bangladesh and looking at the work of local artist Alke Schmidt. With the support and guidance of artist Della Rees you will experiment with new techniques, visit an artist's studio and make a creative response to this issue.

Frank Brangwyn tour

Join one of our curators to discover the life and work of Frank Brangwyn

Summer of Stories

Interactive storytelling sessions inspired by Morris's love of myths and legends

Creative Kids: Dreamcatchers

Create your own dreamcatcher

Summer of Stories

Interactive storytelling sessions inspired by Morris's love of myths and legends

Brangwyn at War!

Libby Horner reveals the stories behind Frank Brangwyn's First World War designs

The Long Table

An alternative dining experience that brings William Morris' ideas of fellowship to life. Enjoy delicious food and good company in a communal atmosphere.

Summer of Stories

Interactive storytelling sessions inspired by Morris's love of myths and legends

Family Day: Poster Making

Design and make posters to support local causes

Yinka Shonibare MBE comes to Walthamstow

Meet the artist and find out more about his next major commission

WMG Late: Phantasmagorical

Celebrate the ethereal nature of a late summer evening

Creative Kids: Travelling Families

Make your own suitcase and go on a wartime journey

Innoversions 2 – Live music and visual experience for Stowfest 2014

A night of Morris-inspired electronica

Young Curators open day

Find out about the William Morris Gallery's Young Curators Group

Family Day: Spinning Pots

Family fun with pottery

Creative Kids: Black History Month

Weave a web of folk tales featuring Anansi the spider

Friends' Talk: Pre-Raphaelite Women

Lucinda Hawksley discusses the women of the Pre-Raphaelite movement

Family Day: Drawing with Indigo

Discover the magical properties of indigo

Curatorial tour: Rossetti's Obsession

An expert insight into Rossetti’s depictions of Jane Morris

Embroidery Taster Workshop

Embroidery for beginners

Full-Day Embroidery Workshop

Embroider a small panel in the style of Morris & Co.

Ethical fashion workshops for GCSE/BTEC students

Hands-on workshops exploring the issues raised by Tangled Yarns

WMG Late: Obsession

A night of fixation and infatuation

Ethical fashion workshops for GCSE/BTEC students

Hands-on workshops exploring the issues raised by Tangled Yarns

Short course Art & Design CPD for Primary School Teachers

Art & Design for Primary School Teachers at Waltham Forest College.

Starting on Thursday 6 November then on five subsequent Wednesdays 5.30-8pm with Wednesday 12 November at the William Morris Gallery

Tangled Yarns Panel Discussion: Is Fashion Still To Die For?

Panel discussion on working conditions in the textile industry

Creative Kids: Goldilocks

Free fun for the under-5s with Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Ethical fashion workshops for GCSE/BTEC students

Hands-on workshops exploring the issues raised by Tangled Yarns

Christmas shopping night

Beat the crowds and stock up early for Chritmas with our late night shopping event.

Arts Award Bronze and Silver Training

The course will provide full training for new Arts Award Advisers to plan, deliver and assess young people for their Arts Award Bronze and Silver levels.

Arts Award & Beyond: Low Cost Adviser Training

The course will provide full training for new Arts Award Advisers to plan, deliver and assess young people for their Arts Award Bronze and Silver levels.

Family Day: Better Cotton

Turn your old clothes and fabrics into funky new toys

Creative Kids: Making Music

Create homemade instruments

Friends' Talk: Ernest Gimson and William Morris

Mary Greensted discusses the work of Ernest Gimson

Winter Warmer

A magical afternoon of festive entertainment

Creative Kids: Tangled Yarns

Make a giant Creative Kids rug to celebrate fairness

Friends' Talk: Alke Schmidt

Artist Alke Schmidt discusses her Tangled Yarns exhibition

Stitching in Time – A Cameraless Film Workshop

Learn how to make cameraless films with needle and thread

WMG Late: Fashion Conscious (young people's event)

Special late event for young people aged 16-22

Family Day: Medieval Master

Start an apprenticeship in a Medieval Craft Guild

Friends' Talk: Eleanor Marx

Rachel Holmes explores Eleanor Marx's role in feminism and socialism

Creative Kids: Gift of Love

Make a gift for Valentine’s Day

WMG Late: (Un)acceptable behaviour

An evening for breaking the rules

London Children's Book Swap

Bring along a story book you've enjoyed and swap it for someone else's recommended read.

Q&A with Yinka Shonibare MBE

The internationally-renowned artist discusses his work with Zoe Whitley

Family Day: Family Tableaux

Enter the photo booth and make your own family tableaux

Full Arts Award Adviser Training

The course will provide full training for new Arts Award Advisers to plan, deliver and assess young people for their Arts Award Bronze and Silver levels.

Still Ragged: 100 Years of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (film screening)

A new documentary exploring the legacy of the ground-breaking book by Robert Tressell                                                       

Creative Kids: Victorian Costume

Our regular session for children under 5 to enjoy with their parents and carers

Curatorial tour of The William Morris Family Album

Find out more about the Morris family and the making of the exhibition in this free guided tour.

Darren Hayman performs Chants for Socialists

Darren Hayman performs his new collection of songs based on William Morris's Chants for Socialists

Darren Hayman performs Chants for Socialists

Darren Hayman performs his new collection of songs based on William Morris's Chants for Socialists

ART MILES 2015

Raise much-needed funds for the Gallery while exploring your creative side in the beautiful surroundings of Lloyd Park.

Friends' Talk: John Henry Dearle

Natalia Martynenko-Hunt discusses John Henry Dearle's life and work

Arts Award and Beyond Primary Awareness and Artsmark Event

This short course explores  ways in which Arts Award can be delivered successfully in primary schools both by teaching staff and arts practitioners. We will look at Discover and Explore as well as how Bronze can be introduced for Years 6 post SATS as an effective transition project. We are also combining this session with details about the Artsmark process and the benefits that schools derive from applying for this award to recognize quality provision in the arts. The session begins with Registration and refreshments at 4.00pm and will finish at 6.30pm. £20 per school, booking essential! Trainer: Yolanda Guns, Arts Award and Artsmark moderator.

Family Day: Museum Curators

Be a curator for the day - pick your favourite objects from the collection for your very own museum

WMG Late: Fakery

Explore "fakeness" in popular culture through art, music and poetry.

Creative Kids: William’s Birthday Party

Our regular session for children under 5 to enjoy with their parents and carers

Adire: Indigo Textiles Amongst the Yoruba (film screening)

Discover the traditional textile art of Adire, indigo resist dyed cloth made in Yorubaland, Nigeria

Dyeing Workshop: Adire

Learn about the mystical properties of natural indigo dye and create your own uniquely patterned fabric to take home

Family Day: London’s Mighty River

Experiment with new and unusual ways to represent the Thames in art

Poetry Performance: Aisling Fahey

A performance by Young Poet Laureate and Walthamstow resident, Aisling Fahey

Friends' Talk: Philip Webb

Tessa Wild examines Philip Webb's life and work

Adult Workshop: The Art of Dressmaking

Costumier Dee Sheehan will lead a one-day workshop in which you will use Dutch Wax fabric to make a child's costume to take home.

Creative Kids: Music from Nigeria

Create your own instruments and make music to celebrate Adire fabric from Yorubaland, Nigeria

Creative Kids: Music from Nigeria

Create your own instruments and make music to celebrate Adire fabric from Yorubaland, Nigeria

Dementia Awareness Week: Introductory Tour with Tea and Biscuits

An introduction to the Gallery and our activity programmes followed by tea and biscuits in the Acanthus Room.

Dementia Awareness Week: Handling Session

Handling session exploring printed textiles from India

Dementia Awareness Week: Tea and Singalong

An introduction to the Gallery followed by a singalong

Creative Kids: African Wax Fabric - Part of African Textiles Season

Create a funky new pencil case based on the colourful patterns in Yinka Shonibare's exhibition.

Family Day: African Wax Fabric

Learn the art of batik, create designs using wax resist and make a funky new pencil case using African Wax Fabric from Yinka Shonibare’s exhibition

WMG Late: All Blues

Submerge yourself in an intense indigo experience

Free Arts Award & Beyond network meeting

Free Arts Award & Beyond network meeting for educators and community groups. 

Creative Kids: Fafnir the Dragon

Our regular session for children under 5 to enjoy with their parents and carers

Friends' Talk: Morris and Holst

Mike Roberts explores the personal relationship between Morris and Gustav Holst

Family Day: Catch the Sun!

Make your own sun catcher inspired by the colourful stained glass windows produced by William Morris's company.

Creative Kids: Pond Dipping

Our regular session for children under 5 to enjoy with their parents and carers

Young Curators Taster Day

Interested in joining our Young Curators Group? Find out what's involved.

David Mabb: In Conversation

David Mabb in conversation with Larne Abse Gogarty

Film screening: October: ten days that shook the world

Screening of a revolutionary classic

Family Day: Russian Constructivism

Explore David Mabb's exhibition Announcer and make imaginary machines of the future.

Constructing Pages: full-day book illustration workshop

Create your own illustrated page design with artist Amber Khokhar

Curatorial tour: Announcer

Free tour of David Mabb's exhibition, Announcer

Young People’s Creative Project: Bob and Roberta Smith

A unique opportunity to create artwork for exhibition at the Gallery under the guidance of professional artists and curators.

Summer Holiday Storytelling: The Canterbury Tales

Travel back to Medieval England and meet Chaucer's colourful cast of characters

WMG Late: Under Construction

Join us for a summer evening of revolutionary design and poetry.

Summer Holiday Storytelling: The Canterbury Tales

Travel back to Medieval England and meet Chaucer's colourful cast of characters

Creative Kids: Creative Kids V Lissitzky!

Our regular session for children under 5 to enjoy with their parents and carers

Summer Holiday Storytelling: The Canterbury Tales

Travel back to Medieval England and meet Chaucer's colourful cast of characters

Summer Holiday Storytelling: The Canterbury Tales

Travel back to Medieval England and meet Chaucer's colourful cast of characters

Family Day: Petting Zoo

For our spectacular summer Family Day we will be visited by a real life petting zoo!

Creative Kids: The Canterbury Tales

Meet Chanticlear and the Fox in our adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s famous story

City of London Walk: Architects, Poets and Painters

A meander through romanticism, gothic alleyways, aestheticism and the resting space of poets

Friends' Talk: Art and the Russian Revolution

An illustrated talk exploring the unfolding of the revolution during and after 1917.

Stowfest 2015: Arsenic Mines

A special gig celebrating the Stow Festival's fifth anniversary

Family Day: Animate

Use animation to make Chaucer's funny stories come alive

WMG Late: Child's Play

Discover the dark side to classic fairy tales through music, poetry and spoken word

Creative Kids: Brer Rabbit

Create your own prints of Brother Rabbit, one of Morris's best-loved designs

The Big Draw: Inspired by Nature Drawing Days for Primary Schools

Be inspired by Lloyd Park and William Morris’s designs from nature to create a vivid sketch book of natural forms

The Big Draw: Inspired by Nature Drawing Days for Primary Schools

Be inspired by Lloyd Park and William Morris’s designs from nature to create a vivid sketch book of natural forms

Friends' Talk: William Morris and his Workers at Merton Abbey

David Saxby examines Merton Abbey, the home of Morris's workshops

Adult Workshop: An Introduction to Weaving

Learn more about William Morris's woven textiles and create your own woven sample with artist-weaver Rezia Wahid MBE

Young People's Creative Project

A free workshop for Young People (aged 16-22) this October Half-Term

Young People's Creative Project

A free workshop for Young People (aged 16-22) this October Half-Term

Young People's Creative Project

A free workshop for Young People (aged 16-22) this October Half-Term

Puppet Performance: Sigurd the Volsung

E17 Puppet Project perform their sell out show based on Morris's Icelandic sagas

Young People's Creative Project

A free workshop for Young People (aged 16-22) this October Half-Term

Puppet Performance: Sigurd the Volsung

E17 Puppet Project perform their sell out show based on Morris's Icelandic sagas

Young People's Creative Project

A free workshop for Young People (aged 16-22) this October Half-Term

Puppet Performance: Sigurd the Volsung

E17 Puppet Project perform their sell out show based on Morris's Icelandic sagas

Family Day: "Art Makes Children Powerful"

Drawing activities to make you strong in body and mind

Moving Plant Collages

Explore cameraless film techniques with our artist in residence

Creative Kids: Active Drawing

Make drawings using your whole body

Rosalind Fowler: Talk and film screening

Our artist in residence discusses and screens her work

Wenlock Abbey: A hidden gem of the arts and crafts movement

Dr Cynthia Gamble reveals and brings to life some of the secrets of Wenlock Abbey

Takeover Day: Thomas Gamuel Primary School guided tour

Join pupils from Walthamstow’s Thomas Gamuel Primary School for a gudied tour of the Gallery

Takeover Day: Thomas Gamuel Primary School guided tour

Join pupils from Walthamstow’s Thomas Gamuel Primary School for a gudied tour of the Gallery

Adult Workshop: Indian Block-Printing Workshop

Discover William Morris’s fascination with Indian printed textiles and learn how to block print a tunic with artist Sba Shaikh

Christmas Shopping Late

Beat the West End crowds at our annual Christmas shopping late

Family Day: Icelandic Sagas

Make your own puppet of the brave Prince Sigurd, Brynhildr the Valkyrie or Fafnir the dragon

WMG Late: Agitate

Explore the art of protest through punk music and poetry

Creative Kids: Art is Your Human Right

Let your creativity run free and be inspired by artist activist Bob and Roberta Smith

Winter Warmer

A magical afternoon of festive entertainment

Tinting film using plant dyes (artist in residence event)

Drop-in activity using natural dyes to add colour to film with Rosalind Fowler.

Creative Kids: Playing with Sound

Sing and play music together just like William Morris did with his children

Forage, dig and experiment with film (artist in residence event at OrganicLea)

Drop-in experimental filmmaking activity with Rosalind Fowler.

WMG Late: Imprint

FREE late event for people aged 16 - 25 with live performances from award winning poets, free food and hands on activities with Paekakariki Press.

Family Day: Artist in Residence

Create your own artwork with our artist in residence Rosalind Fowler.

WMG Late: Illuminate

A magical evening of immersive illumination

Ecological 16mm filmmaking workshop (artist in residence event)

One-day filmmaking workshop with artist in residence Rosalind Fowler and James Holcombe

Creative Kids: Chinese Year of the Monkey

Make an animal mask to celebrate the Chinese new year of the monkey

Lecture: Edward Lloyd

Dr Sarah Lill sheds light on the life of Edward Lloyd

London Children's Book Swap 2016

Bring along a story book you've enjoyed and swap it for someone else's recommended read

An Evening Collective of Cultural Expression

Art, music and vocal performances to celebrate LGBT History Month

Family Day: Social Fabric

Create your own kanga using traditional block printing

OrganicLea Open Day

A celebration of Rosalind Fowler's residency and film screening of new work in progress at OrganicLea, Chingford

Teachers' Course: Printmaking across the Primary Curriculum

This course offers both primary art co-ordinators and non-specialist primary staff an in-depth opportunity to develop new practical skills and shows how to integrate these into cross-year curriculum planning to enrich the artistic output of the whole school.

Social Fabric: Curator Talk

A unique insight into the history, trade and ongoing significance of textile traditions in eastern and southern Africa.

Creative Kids: African Kanga

Create a kanga to signify the Creative Kids family

Book Launch: Lindenborg Pool by Sean Parfitt

Special launch of Lindenborg Pool, a new publication by Be a St Press featuring William Morris's short story and new art works by Sean Parfitt

Adult Workshop: Indian Block-Printing Workshop

Discover William Morris’s fascination with Indian printed textiles and learn how to block print a tunic with artist Sba Shaikh

Social Fabric: Print Workshops for Schools

Design Kanga style: practical art and design workshops for secondary GCSE and 16+ Art & Design students

Family Day: Art Alive

Celebrate the arrival of spring with crafts inspired by nature

Stories from the World: Folk Tales from Africa

Interactive sessions for families with award-winning storyteller Giles Abbott

Object Exchange: More Than A Copy launch

Pick up your copy of a magazine created by young people

Stories from the World: Folk Tales from Africa

Interactive sessions for families with award-winning storyteller Giles Abbott

Underline: Behind the Scenes with Giles Round at the William Morris Gallery

Artist Giles Round discusses his new Art on the Underground commission for Blackhorse Road station

Creative Kids: Boats and Trains

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Creative Kids: Boats and Trains

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

Fashion Showcase

Join fashion label CHiCHia and Professor Frances Corner 

Social Fabric: Print Workshops for Schools

Design Kanga style: practical art and design workshops for secondary GCSE and 16+ Art & Design students

Social Fabric lunchtime tour

Free exhibition tour with curator Rowan Bain 

Social Fabric: Print Workshops for Schools

Design Kanga style: practical art and design workshops for secondary GCSE and 16+ Art & Design students

Family Day: Experience Africa!

Discover the rich cultural heritage of Africa, in partnership with African Diaspora Kids

Forest + Found: Pop Up Shop and Demonstrations

Wood carving and quilting demonstrations from Walthamstow-based design duo

Bank Holiday Monday: Forest + Found: Pop Up Shop and Demonstrations

Wood carving and quilting demonstrations from Walthamstow-based design duo

Friends' Talk: George James Howard: Painter and Patron

Art historian Peter Burman discusses the work of aristocrat George Howard as a painter and patron of art

Stow Film Lounge screening: Tsotsi

Film screening to co-incide with Social Fabric

Social Fabric: Print Workshops for Schools

Design Kanga style: practical art and design workshops for secondary GCSE and 16+ Art & Design students

Tour- Social Fabric, London Craft Week

Go behind the scenes to view the William Morris Gallery’s collection of block printed textiles.

Creative Kids: Handa's surprise

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids

Museums at Night: The Night House

An after-hours celebration of the end of the day in the Gallery where William Morris once lived, with poetry by Joelle Taylor and Dzifa Benson, and music by Darren Hayman.

Social Fabric: Print Workshops for Schools

Design Kanga style: practical art and design workshops for secondary GCSE and 16+ Art & Design students

May Morris Conference 2016

This two-day study event will present new research on May Morris’s life and work, in advance of a new exhibition at the William Morris Gallery in 2017.

Social Fabric: Print Workshops for Schools

Design Kanga style: practical art and design workshops for secondary GCSE and 16+ Art & Design students

Adult Workshop: Screen Printing

An introduction to fabric screen printing with Inky Cuttlefish Studios

Family Day: Customise

Personalise your clothes and accessories using different materials

Creative Kids: Opposites

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids

WMG Late: Utopia

An evening for dreaming and lively discussion

Family Day: Manga

Create your own manga style comic book

Adult Workshop: Ceramics 1

An introduction to shaping clay

Young People's Poetry Workshop

Experience a live poetry performance, learn to express yourself and write creatively with award winning poet Charlotte Higgins

Friends' Talk: Walter Crane: The Arts and Crafts, Painting and Politics

Art historian Morna O’Neill explores the political and aesthetic ideals of Walter Crane

Creative Kids: Making Art Outdoors

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids

Clare Twomey Q&A

Clare Twomey discusses her Time Present and Time Past installation

Family Day: Spinning Pots

The ever popular potter's wheel returns to Family Day

The Poster Collective: Creative Project for Young People

A unique opportunity to create artwork for exhibition at the Gallery under the guidance of professional artists and curators in our annual creative project for young people.

Stories from the World: Indian Fairy Tales

A season of lively family storytelling with Giles Abbott

The Poster Collective: Creative Project for Young People

A unique opportunity to create artwork for exhibition at the Gallery under the guidance of professional artists and curators in our annual creative project for young people.

WMG Late: Transmission

Our first WMG Late open mic night, plus inspiring performances and a ceramics workshop co-curated with Vine Collective. Find out how you can perform at the William Morris Gallery Late!

The Poster Collective: Creative Project for Young People

A unique opportunity to create artwork for exhibition at the Gallery under the guidance of professional artists and curators in our annual creative project for young people.

Adult Workshop: Ceramics 2

An introduction to glazing ceramics

The Poster Collective: Creative Project for Young People

A unique opportunity to create artwork for exhibition at the Gallery under the guidance of professional artists and curators in our annual creative project for young people.

Warner Estate Memory Session

Have you ever lived in a Warner home? Come along to this friendly open afternoon and share your experiences of Warner properties with artists Lucy Harrison and Katherine Green.

Stories from the World: Indian Fairy Tales

A season of lively family storytelling with Giles Abbott

Creative Kids: The Lambikin

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids

Stories from the World: Indian Fairy Tales

A season of lively family storytelling with Giles Abbott

Stories from the World: Indian Fairy Tales

A season of lively family storytelling with Giles Abbott

Family Day: Petting Zoo

Our annual animal extravaganza!

Art, Food and Environment: E17 Art Trail Idea Sparks Talk

Join us for a lively evening of panel discussion, debate and drinks to stimulate ideas in the run up to next year's E17 Art Trail (3 - 18 June 2017).

Useful and Beautiful Tour

A curator-led tour of the Gallery’s most important textiles

Creative Kids: Play with Clay

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids

Ceramics Intensive - Student Study Day for GCSE/6th Form/BTEC

Boost Art & Design Critical Studies and sketchbooks and get inspiration for ceramics projects this term

Stowfest 2016: More News From Nowhere

An evening of Morris-inspired performances

London Open House

Discover the architectural history of the Gallery

Family Day: Painted Furniture

Paint onto objects and decorate your own photo frame

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Friends' Talk: The Kelmscott Manor Venus and William Morris's "House of Love"

Art historian Julia Dudkiewicz discusses the mysterious Venus painting preserved at Kelmscott Manor

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Creative Kids: Science of Nature

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, a regular session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers.

WMG Late: Roving Diagnostic Unit

Join Bobby Baker and fellow artists in their epic quest to diagnose the William Morris Gallery!

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Family Day: African American Quilts

Explore the history of African American quilts to mark Black History Month

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family.