When the cold blood shoots through every vein; When every pore upon my shrunken skin A knotted knoll becomes, and to mine ears Strange inward sounds awake, and to mine eyes Rush stranger tears, there is a joy in fear’ [...]
Chawton House is taking part in East Hampshire's first ever literary festival! Between 2 and 10 October the area’s first nature and literary festival will celebrate local literary greats and their love of the East Hampshire countryside. Follow in [...]
This August, we welcome Dr Kim Simpson into a new role as Deputy Director. Kim has been the Postdoctoral Fellow at Chawton House since 2016, a post shared between the library and the English Department at the University of Southampton, [...]
. On this day in 1817, Jane Austen died. To commemorate her life, we are sharing the title article from our latest issue of The Female Spectator, written by Curator and Collections Manager Emma Yandle, about one of our [...]
Are you 15-25, and an aspiring writer? Last week was the final week of our Man Up! exhibition. To mark its end, we are inviting young writers to take part in a creative writing competition inspired by the exhibition. [...]
Earlier this year, we announced a new summer Fellowship programme aimed specifically at early career researchers. In August we will welcome three residential Visiting Fellows working on women’s writing of the long eighteenth century. These Fellowships have been [...]
Closing this week, it's your last chance to catch Man Up! When Chawton House's daring exhibition opened in March 2020, it was swiftly forced to close a mere three weeks later following the nationwide Lockdown. We attempted to adapt to [...]
Curator Emma Yandle tells the story behind our latest exhibition Made in Lockdown, displaying artworks and creative projects made by our volunteers. We are exceptionally lucky to have such a talented and creative group of volunteers supporting our work [...]
Chawton House is amongst the shortlist for the national Museums + Heritage 'Pandemic Pivot Award' The Pandemic Pivot Award recognises our extraordinary achievement in adapting and changing our whole operation to keep going through the Covid crisis. Of the nomination, [...]
Coming May 17, Chawton House re-opens its doors to the public with Made in Lockdown launch. Chawton House opens a special showcase featuring items made by volunteers over Lockdown and relaunches its daring exhibition Man Up! for a final hurrah, [...]