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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 please contact bronte@bronte.org.uk/ 01535 642323. To download the current programme click here. Saturday 14 April - Sunday 10 March 2013 Bronte Relics: A Collection History: New exhibition looking at the fascinating history of the Bronte Parsonage Museum collection, a story almost as extraordinary as the Bronte story itself - Bronte Parsonage Museum - Daily - Free with admission to the museum. Thursday 3 May - Thursday 20 September Costumes from Jane Eyre 2011: An exhibition of the Oscar-nominated costumes from the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, displayed in the period rooms of the museum - Bronte Parsonage Museum - Daily - Free with admission to the museum. Friday 8 June Dickens and the Brontes: Heritage Authors: To mark the 2012 Dickens bicentenary, Professor Michael Slater explores the connections between Charles Dickens and the Brontes - 2pm - West Lane Baptist Centre, Haworth - Tickets £6 and should be booked in advance from jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188. Saturday 9 June Origin and Slavery in Wuthering Heights: A screening of 'A Regular Black, The Hidden Wuthering Heights', a documentary exploring themes of race and slavery in Emily Bronte's novel. Following the screening, panellists Terry Eagleton, Bonnie Greer and Caryl Phillips will discuss the themes. The evening will offer a fascinating new reading of the novel and the audience will be invited to join in the debate - 8pm - West Lane Baptist Centre, Haworth - Tickets £12 and should be booked in advance from jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188. Friday 22 June - Wednesday 5 September Hope's Whisper: Rebecca Chesney: An exhibition by artist Rebecca Chesney concluding her year-long residency at the Bronte Parsonage Museum, with the Weather Project. The exhibition will feature new work by Rebecca responding to the Brontes and the weather. For further details of the project you can visit Rebecca's blog at: http://www.bronteweather.blogspot.co.uk/. Thursday 26 July Literary weather: To accompany her exhibition, Rebecca Chesney will be in conversation with writer and critic Alexandra Harris on the cultural significance of weather. The evening will take place after hours at the Bronte Parsonage Museum and tea and cake will be served. The conversation will be accompanied by readings of 'weathery' passages from literature - Tickets £14 and places limited to 14, bookings from jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188. Thursday 5 July Victoria Hislop: The bestselling author of The Island visits Haworth to discuss her new novel The Thread - 7.30pm - West Lane Baptist Centre, Haworth - Tickets £6 and should be booked in advance from jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188. Friday 31 August - Sunday 2 September Bronte Festival of Women's Writing: Back for a third year, the festival will feature talks and readings by prominent and emerging women writers, with an increased focus this year on participation and writing workshops. The full programme will be announced in June. Join our festival mailing list to receive details as soon as they are released: jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188. Friday 31 August Sadie Jones: We're delighted to welcome novelist Sadie Jones to open the festival weekend, to discuss her new novel The Uninvited Guests - 7.30pm - West Lane Baptist Centre, Haworth - Tickets £6 from jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188. Friday 28 September - Monday 3 December Ways to the stone house: Simon Warner: Artist in residence 2012 for the Watershed Landscape project, Simon Warner will exhibit a series of tiny landscape films in the rooms of the Bronte Parsonage Museum. The exhibition will also document the progressive ruination of Top Withens, using photographs from the Parsonage archives as well as iconic images by Bill Brandt, Fay Godwin, and Sylvia Plath - Bronte Parsonage Museum - Daily - Free with admission to the museum. Saturday 6 October Unbounded Moor: A symposium on Landscape and Literature: Poet Simon Armitage is the key note speaker at this one day symposium exploring landscape and literature, curated by Simon Warner as part of his residency. Other contributors include artists, experts and academics. Full details will follow, for further information contact jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188. |
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