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'The Art & Craft of Print' exhibition

Detail from 'Pelagonium' wood engraving by Angie Lewin showing pagoda-style building, two characters and plants
Detail from 'Pelagonium' wood engraving by Angie Lewin | © Alun Callender

This summer, the National Trust celebrates the art and craft of printmaking with a major summer show at Mottisfont in Hampshire.

'The Art & Craft of Print'

This beautiful exhibition explores contemporary British printmaking in its many forms. Curated in partnership with St Jude’s Prints, it brings together many leading printmakers working in Britain today, including Angie Lewin, Mark Hearld, Emily Sutton and Jonny Hannah. From screen print and linocut to wood engraving, letterpress and lithography, the displays and behind-the-scenes insights reveal the intricate, often complex processes behind the art.  

Mottisfont’s intimate gallery spaces will immerse the visitor in the artists’ work, complemented by St Jude’s award-winning wallpaper and fabric designs. 

Useful to know

  • The exhibition runs 9 May to 30 August 2026.
  • Entry to the exhibition is included as part of the usual property admission fee (free for National Trust members, Art Fund members and under 5s).
  • The Art gallery at Mottisfont is open 11am–4.30pm daily; last entry 4pm
  • There is no need to book. 
  • See the Visitor information section on the Mottisfont homepage for further details.
Visitors in the walled rose garden at Mottisfont, Hampshire

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Enjoy every season at Mottisfont, with its ancient trees and babbling brooks, from rich autumn foliage and the scented Winter Garden to snowdrops, the first harbingers of spring and, of course, the world-famous Rose Garden.

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