Sir George Young Visits Chawton House Library
Standing before the portrait of Edward Austen Knight, Hampshire MP Sir George Young was delighted to come face to face with his ancestor on a recent visit to Chawton House Library.
Chawton House Library Visiting Fellowships 2013-14
Applications are invited for one-month Visiting Fellowships at Chawton House Library (CHL) to be taken up between October 2013 and the end of August 2014.
Anniversary Sponsors Needed
We are now seeking Anniversary Sponsors to support the Library during its 10th anniversary year in 2013 and help us build on the wonderfully generous support we have received in the past decade.
A Day in the Life of Chawton House Library…
For somewhere apparently so quiet and rural, it’s a hive of activity at Chawton House Library, which belies its tranquil setting.
We are on the homepage of Bing.com today!
Chawton House Library is delighted to announce that we have been chosen as Microsoft search engine Bing.com’s charity of the month for November 2012.
Golsoncott Foundation Award
Chawton House Library is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant to support conservation and education work on the charity's art collection.
Support Received for Chawton Sampler
Chawton House Library is delighted to announce that thanks to the generous support of Erna and John Hiscocks of Hiscocks Antiques, Kent, the Mary Pennington sampler will be fully conserved in time for the 2013 anniversary.
Experience C.18 Parlour Entertainment!
What better way to spend a wintery Saturday afternoon than doing as Jane would have done: making the most of domestic entertainments available in poetic miscellanies.
Autumn/Winter Event Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the newest programme of events, starting in September 2012, are now available to buy online.
‘Much Ado About Muffs: Actresses, Accessories, and Austen’
An exhibition based on Dr. Laura Engel’s fascinating insight into eighteenth-century culture illustrated by the collections at Chawton House Library.