Open House London

Curator led behind the Scenes Tour of Wiliam Morris Gallery

Family Day: Bookmaking

Have a go at creating your own book and paper-marbling for the cover

Creative Kids: Celebrate the Big Draw in a playful way

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

The Big Draw x The Enchanted Garden

Help-yourself drawing activities inspired by The Enchanted Garden

The Big Draw x The Enchanted Garden

Help-yourself drawing activities inspired by The Enchanted Garden

The Big Draw x The Enchanted Garden

Help-yourself drawing activities inspired by The Enchanted Garden

Family Day: Black History Month

Bring the family to explore traditional West African Adinkra printing

Curatorial Tour of The Enchanted Garden

An in-depth look at The Enchanted Garden

Cultural Learning Teachmeet / Private View of The Enchanted Garden

An exclusive evening viewing of this new exhibition, launch of Borough of Culture education plans, and a chance to network

Creative Kids: Pot around with Peter 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: Monet's Masterpiece

Create a mini garden inspired by Claude Monet's painting in The Enchanted Garden exhibition

Kids in Museums Takeover Day

Join pupils from Walthamstow’s Our Lady and St George Primary School as they give guided tours of the Gallery

Islamic Gardens in the UK: Quiet Places of Meditation?

Mark Bryant discusses his research into Islamic community gardens

Rob Ryan: Artist's Talk

Join Rob Ryan for a personal introduction to the exhibition

Creative Kids: A Winter's Scene

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

Paper Craft Lanterns (Winter Warmer family event with the Friends of Lloyd Park)

Decorate your own lantern to take home!

Creative Kids: Fairies and Angels

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

Curatorial Tour of The Enchanted Garden

An in-depth look at The Enchanted Garden

Family Day: "En Plein Air"

Wrap up warm and enjoy painting outdoors

Creative Kids: A gift of love

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

Family fun with printing this Half Term

Join artist Antonietta Torsiello to create your own prints just like William Morris did

Family Day: Screen & Shout

Screen-print a poster inspired by our exhibition of Chinese art

Creative Pathways: An insight to creating unforgettable events

Have your chance to hear from creatives and entrepreneurs featured in the first London Borough of Culture's 2019 Programme. Hear about their own unique journeys, gain advice on flourishing in the Arts and network with others.

Artsmark for Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 19 /The Cultural Revolution Educators' Private View

An exclusive opportunity to find out about bespoke Artsmark support for LBoC schools 2019 and ejoy an exhibition private view

LBWF Arts Award & Beyond Network: Spring Term Meeting

A chance to share practice and network with other colleagues Arts Award colleagues (rescheduled from 13 February 2019)

Creative Kids: Tale as old as time

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 influence on British Muslim architecture

Architect Shahed Saleem explores parallels between the work of William Morris and the architecture of Islam in this country

Volunteer Open Day

Gain new skills and experiences by volunteering at the William Morris Gallery or Vestry House Museum

Family Day: Happy 185th Birthday William Morris

Celebrate Morris's birthday and make a gift inspired by the Arts and Craft movement

Creative Kids: Red is for... Revolution

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: Thaumatrope and Flipbook Animation

Create your own flipbook and thaumatrope

Cultural Revolution Curator's Tour

Creative Pathways: An insight into the music industry

Have your chance to hear from creatives and entrepreneurs featured in the first London Borough of Culture's 2019 Programme. Hear about their own unique journeys, gain advice on flourishing in the Arts and network with others.

Creative Kids: Oh So Natural!

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

Stanisław Wyspiański and the Polish Arts and Crafts movement

Art historian Julia Griffin introduces the Polish Młoda Polska (Young Poland) movement and the work of its foremost representative, Stanisław Wyspiański

Family Day: Hey Clay! Special - Made in London

Build a London landmark from clay

Creative Kids: Fabled Beasts

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: Fabled Beasts

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

Art Night

The Gallery opens late as part of Art Night, Europe’s large free contemporary arts festival

Creative Pathways: An insight into Spoken Word and Poetry

Have your chance to hear from creatives and entrepreneurs featured in the first London Borough of Culture's 2019 Programme. Hear about their own unique journeys, gain advice on flourishing in the Arts and network with others.

Family Day: Colourful Textiles

Make colourful textiles with crafts expert Momtaz Begum-Hossain

Creative Kids: Block Print Party

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

Summer holiday activity: Traditional Block Printing

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: 3D Sculpture Workshop

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Marvellous Marbling

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Marvellous Marbling

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Wonderful Weaving

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Textiles Self Portrait

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Wonderful Weaving

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Marvellous Marbling

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Traditional Block Printing

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Wonderful Weaving

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Textiles Self Portrait

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Marvellous Marbling

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Printing With Nature

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Textiles Self Portrait

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Summer Holiday Activity: Printing With Nature

Free summer holiday workshop inspired by our collection and special exhibitions

Family Day: Mud Cloth Animals

Meet the Suntrap animals and have a go at making a traditional textile from Mali

Creative Kids: Make a Happy Mark

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

Open House London Guided Tour- morning

A Curator led behind the scenes tour of the William Morris Galley and collections store

Curatorial tour of Madge Gill: Myrninerest

Join curator Sophie Dutton for a free tour of our Madge Gill exhibition

Open House London Guided Tour- afternoon

A Curator led behind the scenes tour of the William Morris Galley and collections store

Creative Pathways: An insight into film

Have your chance to hear from creatives and entrepreneurs featured in the first London Borough of Culture's 2019 Programme. Hear about their own unique journeys, gain advice on flourishing in the Arts and network with others.

Family Day: Icelandic Stories

Hear stories, decorate story telling stones to help you make your own magical tales

Morris: A Ghost for Today Symposium

An exploration of Morris’s relevance and why he matters in these times of ecological and political instability.

Women of Walthamstow: Cloth, Activism and Empathy

Rose Sinclair discusses the presence of Dorcas Clubs and Societies in and around Walthamstow

Creative Kids: Big Draw Special

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

Children’s Mask Making Half Term Workshop

Join artist Nicholas Pankhurst to create Bauhaus-inspired masks

Family Day: Big Draw Special

Join us by the walled garden for outdoor ceramic tile drawings

Creative Kids: Build A Geometric Mobile

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

Creative Pathways: An insight into Street Art

Have your chance to hear from creatives and entrepreneurs featured in the first London Borough of Culture's 2019 Programme. Hear about their own unique journeys, gain advice on flourishing in the Arts and network with others.

Family Day: Bauhaus Costume Design

celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus and create your own tabard inspired by the works of Bauhaus tutor Oskar Schlemmer

William Morris’s Flowers

A talk on the floral designs of William Morris

Creative Kids: Shine A Little Light

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: All Aboard!

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

Volunteer Drop-In Day

Find out about volunteering at the William Morris Gallery or Vestry House Museum.

Volunteer Open Day

Gain new skills and experiences by volunteering at the William Morris Gallery or Vestry House Museum

Volunteer Open Day

Find out about volunteering at the William Morris Gallery or Vestry House Museum.

Curatorial tour of Pioneers: William Morris and the Bauhaus

Curator Roisin Inglesby leads a free tour of Pioneers

Family Day: Celebrate Chinese New Year

Make a Chinese Dragon and have a go at gilding using imitation gold leaf

The Strange Case of Kandinsky, Klee and the Bauhaus Artists in Calcutta

In December 1922 an exhibition of Bauhaus art opened in Calcutta. Why is this major transcultural moment hardly remembered today?

Creative Kids: Say It With Flowers

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: Digital Self Portraits

To coincide with our new exhibition, have your self-portrait taken against a Morris pattern!

Creative Kids: Happy Birthday, William Morris

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

Printmaking online family workshop with Anna Alcock (am)

Relief printmaking at home: A William Morris Gallery online family workshop

Join artist Anna Alcock live from her studio for a virtual printmaking workshop  and get  first-hand expert guidance to create a 2-colour relief print with craft foam or polystyrene.

Printmaking online family workshop with Anna Alcock (pm)

Relief printmaking at home: A William Morris Gallery online family workshop

FJoin artist  Anna  Alcock live from her studio for a virtual printmaking workshop and get  first-hand expert guidance to create a 2-colour relief print with craft foam or polystyrene. For families with children age 5-15 years od

Arts Award Advice Session

Still time to join our summer Arts Award  Online programme and celebrate your childrens's  arts achievements

Each Friday morning of the summer vacation there will be 15 minute advice slots  for young people signed up with the LBWF Online Arts Award programme for Discover, Explore, Bronze or Silver. If you are new to Arts Award and want to find out more you can book one free advice slot before signing up.  For Discover you can use activities you have been doing over the holidays so for if you have a photo record of them. 

Creative Kids: Weave Anansi Spider

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: Fishy Tales

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

Family Day Online: Mermaids and More

Hear mermaid tales from around the world with storyteller Wendy Shearer.
Make a moving mer-tail with artist Esther Neslen. 

Creative Kids: Make a Jolly Holly Wreath

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

Creative Kids: Make a Fairytale Crown for Cinderella & her Prince

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

Creative Kids Live: Make a Wild Animal Stained Glass Window

Creative Kids Live is a monthly arts and craft online session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers at home. Repeated at 1pm

Online Family Workshop: Exploring Drawing

Explore drawing and markmaking to create a woodland scene inspired by William Morris's love of nature

Online Family Workshop: Put Yourself in the Frame

Create your own artistic portrait based on the work of artist Kehinde Wiley

Online Family Workshop: Printmaking made easy

Have a go at basic relief printmaking inspired by the designs of William Morris

Creative Kids Live: Make Arts & Craft Pasta Jewellery

Creative Kids Live is a monthly arts and craft online session for children under five to enjoy with their parents and carers at home. Repeated at 1pm

Playing with Pattern Online Teachers Course

Playing with Pattern : For primary teachers with an interest in Art & Maths

Launching an interactive resource and workshop to support teaching and learning of key stage 2 maths through creative design. W

Creative Kids Live: Daisy, Daisy

Join us live online for our regular arts and crafts sessions for under-5s

Creative Kids: Clippity Clop (am)

Creative Kids at the William Morris’s Gallery A free, family art and craft workshop, online live, for children Under 5 years old. Make a folk craft hobby horse for your adventures in the Land of Fire and Ice

Creative Kids: Clippity Clop (pm)

Creative Kids at the William Morris’s Gallery A free, family art and craft workshop, online live, for children Under 5 years old. Make a folk craft hobby horse for your adventures in the Land of Fire and Ice

Distant Fellowship: In Conversation

Join our online discussion for an insight into ‘Distant Fellowship: Morris and South Asia’ in partnership with South Asian Heritage Month

Inspired by May Morris- Talk with Kerry Lemon

A talk for London Open House Festival with artist Kerry Lemon

Creative Kids - Build a Birdhouse

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, the William Morris Gallery's regular session for under-fives.

Half Term Activities - Young Poland Family Trail

Half Term Activities - Young Poland Family Trail

Half Term Activities - Young Poland Family Trail

Half Term Activities - Young Poland Family Trail

Half Term Activities - Young Poland Family Trail

Teachers' Evening - Welcome back to the William Morris Gallery

Join us to find out what’s going on at the Gallery and a chance to catch up with colleagues.

Creative Kids: A Celebration of Light

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, the William Morris Gallery's regular session for under fives.

Please note: This month's sessions will have slightly different times to our usual ones. There are two 1hour and 15min sessions at 10am and 12pm. Please register for one session only.

Young Poland Winter Late

A special festive after-hours event celebrating our exhibition Young Poland

Young Poland Family Day at William Morris Gallery: With Christmas paper crafts

Celebrate the Christmas season with our ‘Young Poland’ inspired Family Day at the William Morris Gallery. For families of all ages – drop in.

Creative Kids: Craft Polish Christmas Decorations!

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, the William Morris Gallery's regular session for under fives

Creative Kids: Weave some magic!

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, the William Morris Gallery's regular session for under fives.

Young Poland Family Day: Wood block printing

Free, drop-in event for families of all ages.

Special Half Term Family Day – Make a flower and fruit fragranced pouch

A special William Morris Gallery Family Day this February half term, celebrating fruit, flowers and their natural fragrances.

Diana Taylor: Artist's Talk

 Join Diana Taylor for a discussion of her work and a personal introduction to her exhibition, A Ghost for Today.

Creative Kids: Be an activist like William Morris!

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, the William Morris Gallery's regular session for under fives

Family Day: Paper Fashion

On 12 April it’s Family Day at the William Morris Gallery and we’re celebrating our new exhibition Althea McNish: Colour is Mine. Free admission. For families with children of all ages.

Creative Kids: Get Botanical!

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, the William Morris Gallery's regular session for under fives.

Creative Kids: Music Makers

Play, make and get hands on with Creative Kids, the William Morris Gallery's regular session for under fives.

Wild Drawing in Colour with Bryony Benge-Abbott

Explore the gallery gardens through a ‘wild drawing’ creative practice developed by artist Bryony Benge-Abbott

Wild Drawing in Colour with Bryony Benge-Abbott

Explore the gallery gardens through a ‘wild drawing’ creative practice developed by artist Bryony Benge-Abbott

Family Day: Carnival Headdress Making – Inspired by Althea McNish

A special Family Day for Half Term. For families with children of all ages. Free admission.

Headwrap Styling with Alison Lewis from Liberty

Join Liberty’s Alison Lewis for a headwrap styling event celebrating the magnificent designs of Althea McNish

Wild Drawing in Colour with Bryony Benge-Abbott

Explore the gallery gardens through a ‘wild drawing’ creative practice developed by artist Bryony Benge-Abbott

Curator Talk - Althea McNish: Colour is Mine, for Macmillan Cancer Support

Curatorial talk on Althea McNish: Colour is Mine