An alert for tomorrow, May 28, at the Brontë Parsonage Museum:
with Dr Murray Tremellen
In-person 2pm. Brontë Space at the Old School Room
Free with entry to the Museum and for residents in BD20, BD21 and BD22
Online 7:30pm £6 On Zoom: a link will be sent before the event
The Brontës are famous for their Yorkshire roots, but they were well aware of events in the wider world. In the 1820s, when they were still children, Britain went to war with the powerful Asante Empire in West Africa. In connection with our new exhibition, The Colonial Brontës, Parsonage curator Dr Murray Tremellen explores the history of the First Anglo-Asante War and shows how it became a key source of inspiration for the Brontës’ juvenile writings.
Dr Murray Tremellen has been a curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum since May 2023. He previously worked as curator of social history at York Museums Trust. He co-curated this year’s temporary exhibition, The Colonial Brontës, in collaboration with principal curator Ann Dinsdale and guest curator Prof. Corinne Fowler.
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