The William Morris Gallery: a Plan for the Future

You are invited to a Public meeting on Wednesday 10 June, at Harmony Hall, Truro Road, Walthamstow, at 7.45pm to discuss the future of the William Morris Gallery

In the last two years there has been a lot of upheaval and change at the Gallery, accompanied by much anger, discussion and debate: budgets have been cut, then restored, staff dismissed and others appointed.

At the root of the problems lies the fact that the world’s premier William Morris collection is owned and financed solely by an impoverished London Borough, an unfair burden in uncertain times.

To help secure its future, group of local residents formed the William Morris Independent Trust Group and, with the help of professional advice and research, have drafted a plan to run the Gallery as an Independent Trust. The Gallery and the collection would still be owned by the Council, and admission would be free as always, but management would be by the Trust, and the budget secure from the ups and downs of Council funding. This structure would make it much easier to attract outside funding, and build the security to keep the Gallery as a world-class institution.

This meeting will see the same presentation already shown to the Council’s Cabinet Member for Arts, Culture and Leisure: everyone who cares about the Gallery is welcome to comment, offer their own ideas, and discuss how to help the Borough’s prime attraction thrive.

Please join us on June 10th.

Martin Duncan-Jones
Michael Gold
Ros Kane
Anita Morse
wmorristrust@yahoo.com

Harmony Hall in Truro Road is off  the High St, near the side entrance to Selbourne Walk.

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