1996 - WILLIAM MORRIS CENTENARY YEAR

illiam Morris died on 3 October 1896. A hundred years later many organizations and institutions--including the William Morris Society--are celebrating his life and work through exhibitions, lectures, tours, publications, and other programs. Our aim here is to provide the most comprehensive list of activities throughout the world. Toward this effort we welcome information on events.

Please send details to:
Mark Samuels Lasner
William Morris Society in the US
Biblio@aol.com

The listings are divided first by geographical location, then by type:

Australia

• Exhibitions
• Talks, Lectures, and Conferences

Canada

• Talks, Lectures, and Conferences

Germany

• Exhibitions

Iceland

• Exhibitions
• Talks, Lectures, and Conferences
• Other Events

Italy

• Talks, Lectures, and Conferences

Portugal

• Talks, Lectures, and Conferences

Russia

• Exhibitions

United Kingdom

• Exhibitions
• Talks, Lectures, and Conferences
• Other Events

United States

• William Morris Centenary Events in New York, December 1996, including William Morris in Our Time conference at City University of New York and William Morris: The Collector as Creator exhibition at the Grolier Club
• Exhibitions
• Talks, Lectures, and Conferences

There were also many new publications occasioned by the Centenary.