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The Brontë Parsonage Museum reopened on 1st February 2008. This year's features are a special exhibition "No Coward Soul" celebrating the life and work of Emily Brontë the author of Wuthering Heights and a redisplay of Branwell Brontë's paintings. The exhibition will be the first time all of the Society's Emily collection has been on display together.

Special Tours of the Brontë Parsonage Museum – New for 2008

3 May and 24 May more dates to be announced shortly

Get a new view of the story of the Brontë Family and an opportunity to see behind the scenes.

For the first time for many years we are able to offer the public a tour of the Brontë Parsonage Museum plus a look behind the scenes and a closer look at some treasures from the Society’s world famous collections.

The tours are restricted to 12 people.

9.45 meet your guide for a short introduction to the house and the surrounding features

10.00 tour of the house with your guide

11.15 visit to the Library and opportunity to view selected items from the collection.

11.45 end of tour and your opportunity to go back and view the house at your leisure or visit the exhibition in the Old School Room opposite the Museum.

All this for the special introductory price of £12.95 per head unfortunately we are not able to offer reductions for children or concessions. There will be a minimum tour of 6 people. Pre-booking is essential. Call 01535 642323 to book

It is now much easier to help to support the work of the Brontë Society and Brontë Parsonage Museum.

You can now:
Use the improved  online shop -  remember all profits from the shop go to support the work of the Brontë Parsonage Museum, preserving items once owned by the Brontë Family. 
If you are a company or individual wishing to donate money or services to the Bronte Society please contact us directly on 01535 642323 or bronte@bronte.org.uk  There is also extra information for those wishing to remember the Society and Museum by leaving a legacy in their will.

You can also raise money for the society by using the everyclick search engine.

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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.

Brontë Society events take place throughout the year. A contemporary arts programme also takes place at the Brontë 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 Brontë - Brontë 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 Brontës' lives and works - Brontë 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 Brontës, 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 Brontë 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 Brontë and Wuthering Heights: To coincide with the museum's 2008 special exhibition No Coward Soul, focusing on Emily Brontë, 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 Brontës and the Parsonage - Brontë 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. 

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