Join us for our Brontë Lounge with Anne Lister’s biographer, Helena Whitbread MBE.
Since 1983, Helena has been decoding Anne Lister's diaries, becoming the first person in 1988 to publish about Lister’s relationships with women.
#AnneLister#BronteLounge#Bronte
⚠️ The Museum will reopen as usual on Sunday 24 November, from 10am - 5pm.
Thank you for your understanding while we dealt with adverse weather - we look forward to seeing you at the Brontë Parsonage Museum! ❄️
⚠️ Due to adverse weather conditions, the Museum is closed today, Saturday 23 November, for the safety of staff, volunteers and visitors.
Please check our website and social media channels for updates. We apologise for any inconvenience, and thank you for your understanding.
⏰There's still time to submit your paper proposal for the 2025 Brontë Society Conference - the deadline is 31 December.
Find out more about next year's theme and how to submit at https://t.co/e8yR07OmTT.
Successful papers will feature in a special edition of @BronteStudies ✍️
Behind the scenes of our special podcast episode with the wonderful @JennyMitchellGo!
We discuss ‘Jane Eyre’, researching Black history, and a mystery Brontë object…
Listen here (and stay tuned for the rest of series two in 2025!): https://t.co/ATY10T5FbX
#BlackHistoryMonth
This month, we're running an online, five-week course with Dr Sam Hirst, where we'll explore the influence of Byron's life and work on the Brontës' writing 🪶
Secure your place and find out more at https://t.co/0cOYP561ne.
@RomGothSam
Join us for our Annual Brontë Society Lecture, given by Graham Watson - author of 'The Invention of Charlotte Brontë'.
📅 Saturday 5 October, 1pm
🎟️ £5 (free for Brontë Society members)
📌 Online (Zoom)
Find out more and book tickets at https://t.co/0cOYP56zcM
@GrahamWatson73
Do you notice anything different on the Brontë plaque in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey?
The diaereses (dots) above the 'e' in Brontë have now been added!
Read about the mystery of the missing diaereses on our website: https://t.co/x6a8NlTpsm
@TheSharonAgency@wabbey
There's still time to get tickets for this weekend's Brontë Festival of Women's Writing... or join us online with a Digital Pass!
👉https://t.co/0cOYP561ne
And we're excited to announce a new addition for Saturday: best-selling author Lucy Adlington!
@historywardrobe#BFWW2024
✨The Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing is back from Friday 20 - Sunday 22 September!✨
We're celebrating children's and YA literature, with a fantastic line up of speakers, including bestselling author Dame Jacqueline Wilson!
See what's in store:
https://t.co/O0b9qCtKW6
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded full museum accreditation from Arts Council England!!!
This a big achievement for a small, independent museum and we couldn't be prouder! 🤩
https://t.co/qJgyMwejU1
This weekend, Bradford Literature Festival takes to Brontë Country, exploring the lives of Yorkshire's famous literary family...
There's still time to book tickets for their exciting programme of Brontë-themed talks and events here: https://t.co/10RDCn8XSK
@BradfordLitFest
📢We're excited to announce next year's Brontë Society Conference:
‘Under an African summer’s sun’
Re-mapping the Brontës: Place, Race and Empire
⏰Deadline for submitting proposals is 31 December 2024.
👉Find out more: https://t.co/APVkHxQsev
@BronteStudies
Two icons of Victorian literature are the focus of this upcoming talk in partnership with @EGaskellsHouse.
Join us as we delve into the lives and works of Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell...
🕰️Wednesday 26 June, 7pm
🎟️£6, online
Get tickets at https://t.co/lH01LbnJF7
A Thursday Talk with a Branwell focus!
Come along in person this Thursday at 2pm at the Museum...
Or book onto the online version at 7pm Thursday evening: https://t.co/mCsfkAFhIi
Director Rebecca Yorke, representing the Brontë Parsonage Museum and Bradford at the Creative Industries Garden Party yesterday!
The party was held at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the creative arts across the UK 🌻
@bradford2025@DCMS@ace_national
🎶Heathcliff, it's me I'm Cathy, I'm screening at Theatre in the Mill on Saturday🎶
Don't miss Andrea Arnold's elemental 2011 adaptation of Wuthering Heights: https://t.co/qooOyGgLMD