In “Dressing Obstinate Headstrong Girls”, costume designer and fashion historian, Jolene Marie Richardson, will be examining how costume designers use Jane Austen’s characters
They were ‘fond of dancing and excelled in it’. From learning from famous dancing masters, to performing at the assembly rooms
Join curator Elisabeth Murray to discover more about fashion during the Regency period, through the lens of the Fashion Museum Bath collection.
Step out of the pages of Austen and straight into Bath’s own art-deco picture-palace as we bring Pride & Prejudice back to the big screen
Join Hilary Davidson, associate professor and chair of MA Fashion and Textile Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York as she presents her new book:
Bring your family to Austens at the Abbey for a series of exciting, Regency-themed craft activities for ages 4+, special tours throughout the day.
Austen’s characters come to life partly because of their delicious – often absurd – inconsistencies
In Jane Austen’s novels, gossip swirls around the characters. We will see how gossip is the life-blood of the small communities
Architecture is everywhere in Jane Austen’s novels and it plays an important role in the stories she tells.
Architecture plays a vital role in Jane Austen’s Persuasion as the enjoyment of rural or coastal landscapes are contrasted to the urbanism of Bath.
Join No.1 Royal Crescent for a fun, interactive workshop exploring Jane Austen’s life and writing.
Take a deeper dive into the themes of the exhibition The Most Tiresome Place in the World: Jane Austen & Bath, with curator Izzy Wall.
Join Professor Kathryn Sutherland as she explores The Watsons. Probably written in Bath in 1804-5, The Watsons was left unfinished.