Artworks ripe with fruit and veg
By volunteer Louise Reasbeck From Roman “Unswept Floor” mosaics, through apples grasped by infants in Dutch masterpieces, to familiar but indistinct citrus shapes in impressionist [...]
Representation of Grief
Volunteer Sonja Seear discusses how Victorian painters created emotive pictures which express grief. Sonja has responded to some of the picture on display in our [...]
Syrian Artist of Hope: Meet Vian Kolhussein
We asked aspiring artist Vian Kolhussein to create paintings in response to Evelyn De Morgan's paintings of the First World War. She created a beautiful [...]
Volunteering with De Morgan: A Trip to Simon Gillespie’s Studio
Volunteer James Cox accompanied De Morgan Curator Sarah Hardy on a visit to Simon Gillespie's studio to learn more about picture conservation. Artemisia Gentileschi in [...]
Evelyn De Morgan’s ‘The Salutation’
As we welcome you back to our museums, volunteer Amy Plewis shows you one of her favourite paintings in the De Morgan Collection on the [...]
Rainbows as Symbols of Hope for 🌈 Pride Month
Alicia has worked with us on our forthcoming “Artist of Hope” exhibition at Towneley Hall, Burnley, from 17 July. She shares her thoughts on the [...]
Sunflowers and the Aesthetic Movement
Our volunteer Louise delves into the history and significant of this yellow summer flower 'The Sunflowers' by Van Gogh (1888) The showy sunflower [...]
Lustreware, a short history
On this week's blog, De Morgan volunteer Bernard gives an overview of the history of lustre glazing, which was so brilliantly reinvented by William De [...]
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
On Friday, we will welcome our guest Speaker Susie Beckham to introduce the life and art of Anna Alma Tadema. To set the scene, our [...]