Virtual Museum
Welcome to the Virtual Museum.
Here you can access a huge library of images that cover the Leicester Arts and Museums collection of Ernest Gimson related objects, as well as the Dryad collection. Other resources include videos of contemporary craftsmen and a downloadable walking trail around Leicester. Click on an image to enter a section.
For may of the objects we have included a selection of detail images. To view these, click on any of the thumbnails on the object pages.
| Ernest Gimson Collection | |
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Ernest Gimson and related objects View the Leicester Arts and Museums Service Gimson collection |
| Dryad Collection | |
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Dryad collection View a large selection of the Leicester Arts and Museums Service's Dryad collection |
| John Paul Cooper | |
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John Paul Cooper View the John Paul Cooper objects from the Leicester Arts and Museums Services collection |
| Ernest Gimson | |
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Ernest Gimson related images and objects In this section you can view images related to Ernest Gimson that aren't part of the Leicester Arts and Museum Service collection. These include images of the houses he designed, objects from other craftsmen and objects from other museums. |
| Contemporary Craftsmen videos | |
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Contemporary Craftsmen videos View craftsmen working in the traditional Arts & Crafts style |
| Leicester City centre walking trails | |
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Here you can download two walking trails that take in many buildings and houses around Leicester City centre, either built by Ernest Gimson or closely accociated with him. The walks were expertly written by Rowan Roenisch. |