Support the William Morris Gallery

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We strongly object to the current plans by the London Borough of Waltham Forest for considerably reduced weekday openings of the William Morris Gallery. We also object to removal of the curators of the Gallery's important collection - one of the largest collections of William Morris material in the world. Access and interpretation are crucial to the success of any museum, and to reduce both is unacceptable. The Gallery is a vital international, national, and local asset to Walthamstow, and should be maintained accordingly.

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  • glenys w
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    • Australia
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    • lived there for 2 years, it needs looking after
  • Jon N
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    • London
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    • UK
  • Rosemary E. A
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    • England
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    • England
  • Tom B
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    • London
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    • UK
  • Djuna C
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    • USA
  • Marianne L
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    • USA
  • Anne S
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    • Brighton
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    • UK
  • Alex B
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    • London
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    • UK
  • Daisy P
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    • London
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    • UK
  • Julie B
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    • Los Angeles, California
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    • United States
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    • Please keep this treasure available to the public.
  • Edward R B
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    • Pasadena, California
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    • USA
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    • The Wm Morris Gallery, with its peerless staff, is an indispensable resource that must remain as accessible as possible.
  • David J
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    • CA
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    • United States
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    • Please save this crucial gallery and collection
  • Cynthia C
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  • Mona S
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    • Pasadena
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    • CA
  • Kimberly C
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    • San Marino, CA
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    • USA
  • Anne M
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    • Pasadena, CA
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    • United States
  • Christine D. O
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    • Alhambra, California
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    • USA
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    • Please save this vital historical resource.
  • Cheryl H
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    • Pasadena, California
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    • USA
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    • Your most intimate treasure of William Morris art history was the highlight of my trip to London and a lifetime memory. Please don't limit this for others!
  • Edward S. Cooke, J
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  • Kori M. C
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    • Pasadena California
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    • USA
  • Donald L
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    • British Columbia
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    • Canada
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    • This is an issue of international significance.
  • Ann H
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    • Los Angeles, CA
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    • USA
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    • I was in London 3 weeks ago and made a special trip to the William Morris Gallery on a friend's recommendation. I was very pleased with all the information about WM and would hate to see the gallery cut back or closed.
  • Morna O
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    • New Haven, CT
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    • USA
  • John C
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    • New Haven, CT
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    • United States
  • Elizabeth A
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    • Melbourne
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    • Australia
  • Yoshiko Y
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    • Port Orchard/WA
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    • USA
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    • Please keep the William Morris Gallery open to the public as it used to be. It's a very important cultural institution not for the Morris fans but for those who are concerned about arts, crafts, politics, and literature.
  • Anna B
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    • UK
  • Rosalind P. B
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    • Cambridge
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    • UK
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    • I take trips of students from Cambridge University to the WMG every year, and am astonished that the council is considering cutting access to such an invaluable resource.
  • David J
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    • London
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    • UK
  • Gavin S
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    • London
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    • England
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    • The William Morris Gallery is one of Waltham Forest's greatest assets which I would have thought the Council would cherish. I regard the proposals for the gallery as wilful barbarism.
  • Mark C
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    • England
  • Philip A. S
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    • Manchester
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    • UK
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    • Most local councils would be proud to have a gallery of international status, and would build upon their strengths by seeking grant aid rather than making cuts. Does the council want Waltham Forest to be known only for its gang culture? This decision is a sign of short-term thinking and mismanagement. I hope there is still time for a re-think. Creative solutions to the budget problem do exist. For example, has the possibility of linking the William Morris Gallery to a higher education institution been fully explored?
  • Kathryn W
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    • Cambridge
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    • Cambridgeshire
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    • I am a History of Art student and the gallery was immensely important in helping me understand my course on the Arts and Crafts Movement.
  • Julie L. S
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    • North Adams, MA
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    • USA
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    • This is an irreplaceable, international cultural institution that should be saved at all costs.
  • Miranda S
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    • UK
  • Bruce S
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    • Port Orchard, Washington
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    • USA
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    • Especially, but not only now, we should be advocating people know more of William Morris and his work, not less.
  • Diane W
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    • Washington, DC
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    • US
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    • The William Morris Gallery is a superb small museum. It would be a terrible waste to lose the wonderful curatorial staff and reduce public access to its collections.
  • Jenny L
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    • England
  • Stacey S
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    • Carbondale, IL
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    • United States
  • Anne Stewart O
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    • Falls Church, Virginia
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    • USA
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    • I have traveled from the US to do scholarly research at the Gallery and have also featured it in a travel article. It is an irreplaceable resource that Walthamstow should celebrate and work on making better-known, not put off-limits to researchers (which is what will happen if opening hours are so drastically cut and if there are no curators to maintain the collection and assist researchers). There is probably no other Brition, apart from royalty, for whom so many homes and original sites are open to the public. Why doesn't Walthamstow work to make the Gallery, plus Red House, Kelmscott House in Hammersmith, and Kelmscott Manor, plus Morris's first decorating commission (still in use at V&A) and Wightwick Manor, one of his company's biggest commissions, into a "William Morris trail" for school groups and adults?
  • Emma M
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    • London
    • Country
    • England
  • Christopher W
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    • London
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    • England
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    • The WMG is an institution of international importance. If it is to have a future it cannot be run without expert, specialist staff, especially if the plan is to apply for major project funding, which it sorely needs.
  • Abigail A
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    • New Haven, CT
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    • USA
  • R. Allen S
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    • San Marino, California
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    • USA
  • Douglas S
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    • Ottawa
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    • Canada
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    • It is vital that the Professional staff continue to preserve, add to and interpret the WMG collections.
  • Eleanor B
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    • United Kingdom
  • Scott W
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    • West Hartford, CT
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    • U.S.A.
  • Linda J
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    • New Haven, Connecticut
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    • USA
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    • The life and livelihood of the William Morris Gallery must be preserved.
  • Susan M
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    • Fresno, CA
    • Country
    • USA