Visit to the De Morgan Foundation, Wandsworth
Thursday 15 March 2012
The Foundation has recently reopened at the same address, the former Wandsworth Library, and is now constituted as part of the Wandsworth Museum on West Hill. The collections of work by William and Evelyn De Morgan have been redisplayed and previously unseen work added. Coffee and biscuits will be offered on arrival and we shall have a talk by the Curator on the history of the Foundation and its future plans followed by a guided tour of the collections.

A weekend in Liverpool
Friday 23 March – Monday 26 March 2012
Rich in trading and industrial history, Liverpool has been described by English
Heritage as England’s finest Victorian city, and in recognition of its fine architecture
several areas have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It boasts
two cathedrals and a wealth of museums, galleries and fine civic buildings. A full
programme is being researched to include Port Sunlight, the Williamson Art Gallery,
Sudley House and the Anthony Gormley Sea Figures.

A Pottery and an Arts and Crafts House in Wimbledon
Saturday 24 March 2012
Originally advertised in DAS newsletter 93, this event was heavily oversubscribed, but the owners have kindly offered to host a second visit. The programme remains as for the first visit, beginning at the Pottery and continuing after lunch with a visit to the house.

‘British Design 1948–2012, Innovation in the Modern Age’: A Lecture
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Ghislaine Wood, cocurator of the forthcoming V&A exhibition will give a talk on putting together this show, which will celebrate the best of British postwar art and design from the 1948 ‘austerity’ Olympic Games to the summer of 2012.

Exploring Chelsea: A Walk
Saturday 26 May 2012
Robin Wyatt leads a circuit walk highlighting some of the post-1850s architectural and decorative features that contribute to the unique character of this artistic quarter of London. These will include houses by Norman Shaw, Macmurdo, Oliver Hill and Darcy Braddell; the homes of famous artists and writers; lesser-known buildings, including a Thirties cinema facade with a bas-relief portrait of W. FrieseGreene, the ‘father of modern cinema’, and the factory and showroom (now a shoe shop!) of Charles Knowles & Co., handprinters of wallpapers for Christopher Dresser, C.F.A. Voysey and others; plus further places of interest.

DAS Summer Picnic: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Saturday 16 June 2012
After lunch Curator Max Donnelly will give a highlights tour of the Europe and America 1800–1900 Gallery, including the recently conserved 19th-century lunette paintings. Assistant curator Melanie Vandenbrouck-Przybylski will discuss the Constantine Alexander Ionides’ collection, bequeathed to the Museum in 1901. The day will conclude with the traditional DAS raffle. Members are recommended to visit the exhibition British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age.

An Arts and Crafts House in North London
Wednesday 11 July 2012
The visit to a private Arts and Crafts House in North London is to be hosted by the granddaughter of a potter who was active in the early 20th century. The collection has been commissioned and assembled with great care over three generations. A highlight of the collection is furniture from the Barnsley workshop.

Study Visit to National Museum, Cardiff
Friday 14 September 2012
Andrew Renton, Head of Applied Art, and Rachel Conroy, Assistant Curator, will lead a study session and tours of the newly refurbished and redisplayed?Welsh National Museum of Art. The visit will include the newly displayed Victorian collections, European design 1880s–1980s, a new gallery devoted to Sir William Goscombe John and ‘The New Sculpture’, a collection of Maurice Marinot glass and extensive displays of modern and contemporary craft.

FOREIGN TOURS:

9–14 May 2012
After successful visits to Copenhagen and Oslo, the Society is arranging to travel
to Stockholm, where we will focus on the National Romantic Movement and Nordic
Classicism leading to modernism. Advised by Prof. Kerstin Wickman and with the
help of other local experts, we will look at the work of Gunnar Asplund, Ragnar Östberg, Carl Malmsten and others. Public buildings covered are likely to include the
City Hall (Stadhuset), the National Library, Skogskrematoriet and Kapellet (Unesco
World Heritage Site), the National Museum and Waldermarsudde (the Prince Eugen
collection). Visits are also planned to the Manilla Villa, the Svenskt Tenn interior
design company (founded 1924), the Association for Contemporary Swedish Silver,
and auction houses.

B&B at the Bauhaus: Dessau and Berlin
Wednesday 26 – Sunday 30 September 2012
The Bauhaus in Dessau welcomes visitors to stay in their historic student
accommodation and organises tours of the School and the Masters’ Houses. It is proposed to follow this visit with 3 days in Berlin to visit the exhibition on Karl Friedrich Schinkel and catch up with some of the numerous architectural developments, new museums and displays realised over the last 20 years.
Expressions of interest accompanied by a £100 deposit should be received by 1 April 2012.

The following foreign trips are currently proposed:
Spring 2013 - New York (to coincide with the Koloman Moser exhibition at the Neue Gallerie)

Autumn 2013 - The Netherlands

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