Mission

The De Morgan Foundation is a small arts charity with a world class collection of fine and decorative art by William and Evelyn De Morgan, from mid 19th to early 20th Century, The De Morgan Collection, the single largest, most comprehensive collection of De Morgan works in the world. The aims of the charity are: To care for the De Morgan Collection and provide public access to it, To provide information about and interpretation of the Collection on many levels, and to promote the appreciation of art and education in art and allied subjects

Category

Education and Skills

Additional Information

The De Morgan Foundation is an arts charity which owns an unparalleled collection of ceramics and oil paintings by William and Evelyn De Morgan, a husband and wife duo who were key artists in the late 19th and early 20th Century. William De Morgan was the foremost ceramic designer of the Arts & Crafts Movement. Evelyn De Morgan was one of the most significant and influential female artists of her generation. The Foundation offers the widest possible access to the Collection to the public via strategic partnerships with complementary organisations across the country, through a series of loans and temporary exhibitions. It also provides an online, searchable database of the collection and images of the artworks themselves, as well as information about the collection and the life and work of the De Morgans. All the paintings in the collection can be viewed in high resolution on Google Arts & Culture. The Foundation also runs educational programmes, activities, talks and events, to encourage exploration, understanding, appreciation of and insight into the Collection.