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Chruchyards and Chaffinches!: Bank Holiday 5th May. A fun day for all the family. A drop in activity between 11.00 and 4.00 free with admission to the Museum. Hunt round Haworth Churchyard with our special Discovery Bags. Follow our graveyard trail, do a spot of headstone rubbing find a hidden world of living things you never knew were there with our bug catchers and viewers. Brontė Society events take place throughout the year. A contemporary arts programme also takes place at the Brontė Parsonage Museum. To join our mailing list for events information contact bronte@bronte.org.uk/ 01535 642323. Forthcoming events include; Friday 1 February - 31 December 08 No Coward Soul: New, special exhibition at the Parsonage focusing on Emily Brontė - Brontė Parsonage Museum - Free on admission to the museum - For further information contact bronte@bronte.org.uk / 01535 642323 Friday 1 February - 31 December 08 Making Myths: Special exhibition focusing on myths that surround the Brontės' lives and works - Brontė Parsonage Museum - Free on admission to the museum - For further information contact bronte@bronte.org.uk / 01535 642323 Saturday 8 March Resurgam: An exhibition of paintings, inspired by the Brontės, by artist Bob Littleford - Free on admission to the museum - For further information contact bronte@bronte.org.uk / 01535 642323
Monday 19 May - Friday 25 July Elmet: Special exhibition at the Parsonage of photographs by Fay Godwin from her collaboration with Ted Hughes, Elmet - Free on admission to the museum - For further information contact bronte@bronte.org.uk/ 01535 642323 June AGM Weekend Friday 6 June to Tuesday 10 June 2008 The Beryl Bainbridge and Baby God events described below are part of the June AGM Weekend programme. For full details, click on the following links: June AGM Weekend 2008 programme and June AGM Weekend booking form Friday 6 June Beryl Bainbridge: Dame Beryl Bainbridge, one of our most prolific and well respected authors, will be visiting Haworth to read from and discuss her work. This event will open a weekend of Brontė Society events - West Lane Baptist Centre, Haworth - 3.30pm - Admission £5 on the door - For further information contact 01535 640188 / jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk. Friday 7th June Baby God: Emily Brontė and Wuthering Heights: To coincide with the museum's 2008 special exhibition No Coward Soul, focusing on Emily Brontė, this panel discussion will bring together a number of established authors who have acknowledged the influence of Wuthering Heights on their own writing, and will explore their personal responses to the novel. The discussion, chaired by Patsy Stoneman, will include Sally Beauman, Stevie Davies, Helen Dunmore and Toby Litt - West Lane Baptist Centre - 8pm - Tickets £12.00 in advance from hedley.hickling@bronte.org.uk/ 01535 640195 Friday 20 June Simon Armitage: Poet, Simon Armitage, will be reading from and discussing his work. As part of this event the museum will be open until 7.00pm for those who wish to view the museum and the Elmet exhibition - West Lane Baptist Centre - 7.30pm - £9.50 (£5 16 years and under) Tickets in advance from jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk/ 01535 640188 Friday 1st August - Friday 31 October Annelies Strba: An exhibition of new work by Swiss artist Annelies Strba, inspired by the Brontės and the Parsonage - Brontė Parsonage Museum - Free on admission to the museum.
August Summer Arts Events: We'll be running a series of arts events during August to give visitors the opportunity to see artists at work. Events will include a photographic project to record 21st century visitors as Charlotte, Emily and Anne; a specially commissioned piece from puppetry theatre company Frolicked and making artworks from materials collected on walks around the parsonage - dates tbc - Further details will be on the website soon - bronte@bronte.org.uk. If you wish to join our new e-mailing service and receive updates on contemporary arts events please contact jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk. |