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An alert from the Brontë Parsonage Museum for next Tuesday, August 12:

SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT WILL CAPTURE MUSEUM VISITORS AS CHARLOTTE, EMILY AND ANNE BRONTË

A special photography project taking place at the Brontë Parsonage Museum on Tuesday 12 August will see artist Kate Potter photographing museum visitors as Charlotte, Emily or Anne Brontë.

The artist will be resident at the museum for one day, taking photographs of visitors which she will later develop using a traditional photographic technique called collodion to resemble the photography of the Victorian period.

The event will be a unique opportunity for visitors to purchase a portrait of themselves as a Brontë.

Photography was invented during the Brontës’ lifetime, yet there are no definitive images of the Brontë sisters. The above image, however, is believed by many to be the only known photograph of Charlotte Brontë, taken in the last year of her life in 1854.

“We’re looking for as many people as possible to come along and have their photograph taken as Charlotte, Emily or Anne. This special project will explore the Brontës’ visual identities and will invite twenty-first century visitors to imagine what the sisters may have looked like”. (Jenna Holmes, Arts Officer)

The project is just one of a series of exciting arts and education events taking place at the Brontë Parsonage Museum over the next week.

Guided Walks On Monday 11th August visitors can join Education Officer Sue Newby on short walks around Haworth to discover what it would have been like in the time of the Brontës. If it’s raining there will be a talk inside instead.

Wild Weaving On Thursday 14 August there will be a drop-in craft session at the museum throughout the day.

Weave yourself something wild to take home with you!

All events will be throughout the day and are free with normal admission to the museum – visitors taking part in the photography project will have the opportunity to purchase their portraits on completion of the project.

EDIT:
Check also 24 Hour Museum.

Categories: Art-Exhibitions, Brontë Parsonage Museum