PAST BLAST: William Morris, the 19th-century textile designer synonymous with the British Arts and Crafts movement, is making a comeback with the completion of more than 40 unfinished, archival works ...

William Morris by Abel Lewis, printed by James Edward Bruton (Brunton) platinotype cabinet card, April 1880. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON The British artist William Morris is well known for his ...

Late 19th century Europe saw great enthusiasm for Islamic art and culture. A few adventurous Victorians travelled to the Middle East and delighted high society with tales of their exploits, while ...

Whatever the variety of their other opinions, visitors to England in the 19th century were united in at least one thing. The country’s urban environment was hideously ugly and any care for or pleasure ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. By a curious turn of fate, one of the world’s largest collections of works relating to the British arts and ...

The steps from the restaurant run easily into the park. This was my initial encounter with the William Morris Gallery, which has just been awarded Britain’s biggest art prize – £100,000 – as the Art ...