Our visitor season has begun
Our visitor season has begun and we are now open to the public until 28th October, including Sundays and bank holidays.
Launch of ‘Emma at 200’ exhibition
Executive Director Dr Gillian Dow’s welcome to Friends for the launch of our exhibition.
Please Support our ‘Emma at 200’ exhibition
Chawton House Library is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Emma, by John Murray, in December 1815, with a landmark exhibition ‘Emma at 200: from English Village to Global Appeal’.
Current exhibition: Emma at 200
Many of our supporters will know that this year is the bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen’s novel Emma.
New at the Library: Rare Books & Artefacts on Display
We are excited to announce the introduction of new display cases here at Chawton House Library.
We celebrate the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
On 5 September we celebrate 20 years since this landmark in television history.