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The Sense and Sensibility Display in the Dining Room
The Museum has now adopted the wall in the Dining Room as a space for a small explanatory exhibits, based on its chosen theme for each year. Last year, the Museum celebrated the 200th Anniversary of...
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The Sense and Sensibility Exhibit in the Reading Room
The room in the House which used to accommodate the Museum shop is now a quiet space where visitors can sit and have access to many editions of Jane Austen’s novels and some related works, which are...
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Sense and Sensibility Hats
To celebrate the bicentenary of the publication of Sense and Sensibility in 1811, the Museum has had on display, for the past few months, some costumes from the 1995 film directed by Ang Lee and the...
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Claire Skinner’s Hat from the BBC’s Sense and Sensibility
The next in this series of hats that have been on display at the House is a stunning creation which was worn by Claire Skinner, who played the odious Fanny Dashwood in the BBC’s 2008 adaptation of...
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Mrs Jennings’ Hat
This hat, below, was worn by Linda Bassett in the adaptation of Sense and Sensibility which was first broadcast in 2008 by the BBC. She played the character of Mrs Jennings. This is a view of the crown...
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Margaret Dashwood’s Apron
In addition to the hats we have recently featured, an apron worn by Lucy Boynton has also been on display in the House. Lucy played the character of Margaret Dashwood in the BBC’s 2008 adaptation of...
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Marianne Dashwood and Colonel Brandon’s Library
Last October the Museum participated in The Big Draw event, which is organised annually by the Campaign for Drawing, an independent charity whose aim is to raise the profile of drawing as a tool for...
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Our First Anniversary Give–Away
Today is the anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire. Visitors to the museum will be asked to join in our celebrations, as usual, by being offered a warming cup of coffee...
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The First Anniversary Give-away Deadline approaches….
If you want to enter the competition for a chance to win the facsimile edition of Jane Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, then we ought to remind you that you have until the 17th...
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The Winner of the First Anniversary Giveaway Competition is….
…Wendy Phillips whose name was picked from a non –Regency hat this morning. Congratulations Wendy! If you would like to contact me by email at this address: janeaustenshousemuseumblog-at-gmail-dot-com...
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