We are open every Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. All year round. Last entry 3.30pm.
Entry £5.
Craftsman, designer, poet, printer, socialist, novelist, environmentalist
William Morris was a revolutionary force in Victorian Britain. His work dramatically changed the fashions and ideologies of the era and he remains as influential and important today as he was in his own time.
The William Morris Society was founded in 1955 to share knowledge of the life and works of William Morris amongst our members and the wider public.
The Society is based in the Coach House of Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, Morris’s London home for the last eighteen years of his life and where there is now a charming museum and event space…
What’s On
The Society has an exciting variety of talks, workshops and events, both online and at Kelmscott House throughout the year.
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
The William Morris Society
After a successful debut in 2025, we're delighted to announce the return of our exclusive Morris by Moonlight evening events! Join us after hours for a candle-lit evening at the William Morris Society Museum and experience this hidden gem by moonlight. The evening will commence with an introductory highlights talk from 6.15-6.30pm on the history of Kelmscott Read More
26 Upper Mall, The William Morris Society, W6 9TA
To celebrate the William Morris Society’s 70th anniversary, the Society has opened a new semi-permanent exhibition which explores the life and work of Victorian Designer, Poet, Activist, Craftsman, and Environmentalist, William Morris (1834-1896), at his family home overlooking the River Thames in Hammersmith. Morris lived here for eighteen years with his wife, Jane Morris (1839-1914), and Read More
1:30 pm
4:00 pm
The William Morris Society and Emery Walker's House
This is a rare opportunity to get up close with items that are rarely on show to the public with a specialist tour of both Emery Walker’s House and the nearby William Morris Society premises. The tour will explore the Arts & Crafts textiles in both collections, including exquisite examples of May Morris’ work. The Read More
June 13, 2026
6:00 pm
8:30 pm
The William Morris Society
Join us in the Library for an evening of song, opera and spoken word at Kelmscott House this spring. The William Morris Society have collaborated with Opera Prelude to create the Kelmscott Series; three intimate concerts inspired by Morris’s love of beauty, nature, craftsmanship, and human connection. Blending English song, opera, and spoken word, and Read More
May 12, 2026
10:00 am
4:00 pm
26 Upper Mall, The William Morris Society, W6 9TA
This immersive one-day workshop explores the rich, tactile world of traditional block printing, drawing inspiration from the enduring designs and philosophy of William Morris. Working with Indian woodblocks, participants will discover printmaking as a slow, deliberate and deeply human craft. William Morris championed the value of the handmade over the machine, believing that beauty lay Read More
April 22, 2026
6:00 pm
8:30 pm
The William Morris Society
Join us in the Library for an evening of song, opera and spoken word at Kelmscott House this spring. The William Morris Society have collaborated with Opera Prelude to create the Kelmscott Series; three intimate concerts inspired by Morris’s love of beauty, nature, craftsmanship, and human connection. Blending English song, opera, and spoken word, and Read More
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"The Beauty of The Earth exhibition was a powerful reminder of the connection between nature, creativity and craft." - Catherine, The Princess of Wales We were thrilled to hear about HRH The Princess of Wales, private visit to @arcwinch last week to view their current exhibition, Beauty of the Earth: The Art of May, Jane and William Read More
We are pleased to announce that The William Morris Society and Seep, an innovator in sustainable cleaning tools, have collaborated on their newest limited edition set of eco sponge cloths. The Society has provided two iconic Morris & Co. designs from their collection to perpetuate Morris’s vision to “have nothing in your houses that you Read More
