Elaine Hirschl Ellis sat down with The Worlds Times to discuss her lifelong passion for the Arts & Crafts Movement and the unique travel experiences she has been curating for decades. The interview offers a look into the philosophy behind Arts & Crafts Tours, touching on the company’s commitment to small, intimate groups and its […]
Ireland’s landscape is richly adorned with remnants of its medieval past, each narrating tales of spiritual devotion, architectural innovation, and cultural evolution. Among these, Emain Macha (Navan Fort), Clonmacnoise, Dromore Castle, Kilmacduagh, and Thoor Ballylee stand as monumental testaments to Ireland’s historical narrative. An exploration of these sites offers profound insights into the nation’s medieval […]
As you prepare to join us on our upcoming tours this year, such as The Culinary History and Delights of Scotland, Arts & Crafts Gardens and Houses in Wales, William Morris and His Influence or The Arts and Crafts in Ireland, it is important to be aware of new travel requirements for Americans traveling to the U.K. starting in […]
Join us for an exclusive tour this August, where we will explore the enchanting houses and gardens nestled in the Borders of England and Scotland, as well as the serene Lake District.
Mary Lowndes was an influential leader in the Arts and Crafts movement, for her stained glass work and for opening doors for other women stained glass artists.
People all over the world are using their phones and webcams to meet and congregate virtually. We thought it would be so exciting to list places on the internet that are offering virtual tours to learn more about art and history. We discovered that the British Museum of London has on online virtual tour along […]
A new book titled Ernest Gimson: Arts and Crafts Designer and Architect written by Annette Carruthers, Mary Greensted and Barley Roscoe is being published by Yale University Press in October 2019. Ernest Gimson has been described as ‘the greatest of the English artist-craftsmen’ (Pevsner 1960) and was a central figure in the British Arts and […]
If you are interested in the Arts & Crafts Movement – a little or a lot – I heartily encourage you to give our small group tours a try. What makes a good trip? Lots of advance research. Unless you like to go to the same place over and over (I know many people who go to Paris every chance they get, for example), it’s disappointing to spend a lot of money and time visiting a new destination only to learn later that there were specific places you could have visited, but didn’t know about while you were there.
In 1977 I organized an exhibition at Morley College in South London of paintings by the then little known, and unappreciated, nineteenth-century painter George Howard, the 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843-1911), but in recent months his name keeps cropping up. His delightful portrait of William Morris’s two daughters, Jenny and May, painted at Naworth, featured […]
I am so excited to announce that Arts & Crafts Tours has been featured in an article in the popular Arts & Crafts Homes and The Revival magazine!
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