The Paper Store
The Paper Store house changing displays from The Wilson's collection of archival items relating to Edward Wilson, Cheltenham, the Arts and Crafts Movement, the Emery Walker library and more.
Local history display
Until late March 2016
This display showcases a new selection of watercolours by Edward A. Wilson, and a display exploring the lives of the Wilson family in Cheltenham. Also on display are items relating to the 100th anniversary of Gloucester Aircraft Company, the 150th anniversary of the Cheltenham Camera Club (including the important role of ET Wilson in setting up the club), an updated display of Cheltenham playbills reflecting the excitement of attending the theatre in Regency times, and a display exploring the lives of the Wilson family in Cheltenham.
Image shows Edward Thomas Wilson, Founder of the Cheltenham Camera Club.
Emery Walker Library: More Than Mere Drawing: book illustration and the private presses
Until late March 2016
Many private press books from the late 19th and early 20th centuries were lavishly decorated and illustrated. This display from the Emery Walker Library showcases illustrators, illuminators and book decorators, including Edward Burne Jones, Walter Crane and Lucien Pissaro.
Image shows frontispiece from Songs by Ben Jonson, Eragny Press, 1906 (detail)