Saturday 21 November 2020
The William Morris Society’s new exhibition explores the influence of Islamic patterns on British Arts and Crafts, highlighting themes of nature, locality and cultural interactions. It features...
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Monday 09 November 2020
This book considers the history, theory and considered meanings of ‘icon’, in relation to the 20th Century and contemporary furniture. It provides new ways of understanding and appreciating...
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Monday 19 October 2020
The Box, a multidisciplinary arts and heritage space, opened to the public at the end of September. A new structure of glass and mirror tiles joins three historic buildings, the former Museum and...
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Monday 05 October 2020
Curator, collector and DAS trustee patron Muriel Wilson helped to introduce British art to the world during the 20th century. An important early Peter Blake painting from her collection is...
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Saturday 19 September 2020
This attractive and impressive volume shows the 589 modern rings in the Alice and Louis Koch collection. Started by successful Frankfurt jeweller Louis Koch (1862–1930) and his wife, Alice...
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Tuesday 01 September 2020
The conservation of two historic wall paintings in the House of Lords has been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Conservation Project of the Year. The paintings, The Death of Nelson at the...
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Monday 17 August 2020
The DAS is delighted to announce two Collections Access Grants. One grant of £4800 is to the William Morris Gallery for an exhibition on The Century Guild. Its extensive collection of Guild...
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Monday 03 August 2020
The Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia in Norwich has reopened in July with extensions of two exciting exhibitions. `Art Deco by the Sea’ explores how the style shaped the modern...
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Tuesday 14 July 2020
The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis led to a torrent of anger and widespread unrest. One consequence has been the renewed call to consider the impact of memorials in public places. Debate...
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Monday 29 June 2020
Henry Van de Velde was the most international artist of the Art Nouveau period and a pioneer in fostering Modernism in architecture and design, yet he has been neglected by Anglo-Saxon...
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