Mrs Stirling remembered
Mrs Stirling was born in 1865 and during her near hundred year life span she saw many changes; politically, socially, and artistically. Sir John Betjeman [...]
St George and the Hidden Dragon
Today is St George’s Day, and we’re busy installing our next exhibition, Hidden Heritage: Mrs Stirling, Old Battersea House and the De Morgan Collection. One [...]
A Fresh Look for the Gallery
Our recent rehang of the gallery From time to time, repeat visitors to the gallery will wander in, take a long look around and declare, [...]
The final resting place of William and Evelyn De Morgan
The headstone of Roddam Spencer Stanhope On a bleak winter’s day in January 1917, William De Morgan’s funeral service was held at Chelsea Old Church. [...]
The History of the Longstaff Reading Room
On the weekend of the 22nd-23rd September 2012, the De Morgan Centre offered free entry as part of 2012’s Open House London weekend, a city-wide initiative [...]
Recently discovered albums of Roddam Spencer Stanhope Photographs
John Roddam Spencer-Stanhope (1829-1908), uncle of Evelyn de Morgan, was a pre-Raphaelite and symbolist painter. He was one of the group of artists which worked [...]
Brookwood Cemetery and the London Necropolis Train
Cemeteries are often beautiful, peaceful places, perfectly suited to contemplative remembrance. 40 minutes away from Central London by train, nestled in the idyllic Surrey countryside, [...]
Bram Stoker’s ‘De Morgan’
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Bram Stoker’s death. Although best known as the author of ‘Dracula’, Stoker was a keen theatre enthusiast and during his [...]
A De Morgan Word Cloud
Any museum professional worth their salt can tell you that feedback from visitors is absolutely essential to the development of a worthwhile, enjoyable gallery. At the [...]
Young visitors descend on the museum!
We always like to welcome younger visitors here at the De Morgan Centre, and this week has been particularly exciting – we’ve had a school [...]