🇬🇧 William Morris Gallery: A Love Letter to Arts & Crafts! 🎨🏛️

📍 ​​William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Rd, London E17 4PP​​ Hidden in ​​Walthamstow​​, this ​​free gem​​ inside Morris’s former home reveals why he’s Britain’s ​​pattern king + socialist visionary​​. ​​✨ Why Visit?​​ ✔️ ​​Original Morris wallpapers​​ you can touch ✔️ ​​Interactive textile displays​​ (design your own vine motif!) ✔️ ​​Secret garden​​ where his floral patterns come alive ✔️ ​​Zero crowds​​ – unlike V&A’s Morris mania ​​🖼️ Collection Highlights​​ 🌿 ​​"Strawberry Thief"​​ (his most famous print) ✊ ​​1891 Labour Day posters​​ (artist + activist!) 🦉 ​​Pre-Raphaelite pals’ works​​ (Dante Gabriel Rossetti, etc.) ​​☕ Perfect Break​​ ✔️ ​​Garden café​​ with ​​William Morris tea blends​​ ✔️ ​​Lloyd Park picnics​​ under ​​19th-century trees​​ ​​🚇 Getting There​​ ✔️ ​​Victoria line to Walthamstow Central​​ + 15-min walk ✔️ ​​Pass Red House​​ (his iconic home) en route ​​📚 Pre-Visit Homework​​ ✔️ ​​Morris’s socialist writings​​ (art + politics intertwined) ✔️ ​​Japanese "Mingei" movement links​​ (Sōetsu Yanagi’s idol) ✔️ ​​Chinese scroll motifs​​ that inspired his vines ​​🛍️ Take Home Magic​​ ✔️ ​​Liberty-style scarves​​ in the gift shop ✔️ ​​Hand-blocked notebook​​ (£12) #WilliamMorris #ArtsAndCrafts #LondonMuseums #HiddenLondon #PatternLover #DesignHistory #FreeLondon #VictorianLondon #SocialistArt