Image Dining Room, Emery Walker's House (Lucinda MacPherson)
Emery Walker’s House reopens with exhibition exploring historic printing partnerships and displaying rare private press books from the Arts and Crafts movement.
Emery Walker’s House, considered Britain’s most well-preserved Arts & Crafts home, has reopened following its seasonal closure. The Hammersmith-based house museum now features a new exhibition, Printing Partnerships: Emery Walker & the Private Press Movement, alongside a spring programme of specialist tours.
The exhibition explores Walker’s pivotal role in typography and printing, showcasing his collaborations with figures such as William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Press. Rare volumes from these ventures, including Walker’s final project with Wilfred Merton and Bruce Rogers, are on display within the atmospheric setting of the historic house.
To complement the reopening, the Emery Walker Trust has introduced specialist textile tours and candlelit evening tours, offering an in-depth exploration of the house’s extensive collection of Arts & Crafts textiles and Morris & Co wallpapers.
Known for its remarkable interiors and personal artefacts, many of which were created or gifted by Walker’s artistic contemporaries, the house is a unique resource for those interested in the history of design and craftsmanship.
Pre-booking is essential for all tours, with further information available on the Trust’s website.
