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| Literature in Context - Partnership with the British Library |
| We are working in partnership with the British Library on a two-year project that aims to develop new models through which museums can support English Literature study at Key Stage 3 to 5. We are very pleased to be working in conjunction with 9 other literary heritage sites on this project: Bronte Parsonage Museum, Charles Dickens Museum, Clare Cottage, D H Lawrence Heritage, Dorset County Museum, Dove Cottage, Knebworth Hall, Shandy Hall and Sir John Rylands Library.
Each instituation will be hosting CPD events for secondary English teachers. Providing teachers with inspiration to use museum collections in a creative way with their students. A writer in residence will also be conducting creative writing exercises during the events to reignite a passion for words.
Please visit CPD Events. for a complete listing. |
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| Jane Austen's fiction manuscripts digitized and made available online |
| A new website which launched on Friday 28 May 2010 is collating and making publicly available for the first time the hand-written fiction manuscripts of Jane Austen. The project has been developed by Professor Kathryn Sutherland of St Anne’s College Oxford and funded by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Kathryn Sutherland is Patron of the Jane Austen House Museum.
Professor Sutherland says: ‘The manuscripts were originally held in a single collection by Jane’s sister Cassandra. However at Cassandra’s death in 1845, they were dispersed - first among the Austen family and subsequently into museums and private collections across the world; so the collection hasn’t been viewed as a whole for over 150 years. But now, thanks to the latest digital technology and funding from the AHRC, the manuscripts have been reunited online for the benefit of scholars and the general public alike.’
The project breaks new ground in the online presentation and encoding of any author’s manuscript materials, enhancing remote access to Jane Austen’s writings and allowing anyone interested in her work to make new discoveries for themselves and to see her imagination at work.
The Jane Austen’s Fiction Manuscripts Digital Edition, edited by Kathryn Sutherland, is at http://www.janeausten.ac.uk |
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| Buy Online from our shop |
| This link, or the Shop link above, will take you to Trail Publishing, authorised partner webshop of the Jane Austen's House Museum. They provide the webshop service on our behalf. Here you will find our full range of books and souvenirs related to Jane Austen.
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| Schools |
| We run a thriving schools programme here. We do appreciate that sometimes visitors find the appearance of numbers of teenagers in the museum a bit daunting. Therefore, if you prefer to visit on a day without schools you may want to avoid the following dates in 2011: All Mondays in term times in 2011
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| Volunteers |
| Would you like to be a volunteer steward?
Jane Austen's House Museum needs people with good communication skills to be stewards. If you have any time to spare and would like to know more about these rewarding volunteer roles please ring: 07740 717601 |
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| Internship |
| If you are looking for experience in the museum sector please go to the Schools/Education section of our website and click on Work Experience. We are currently seeking to appoint an intern. |
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Corporate Friends
Contact us for details of this
important new support scheme. We have many opportunities for exposure
of your business to our clientele and contacts.
Alton Sewing Centre
www.alton.sewingcentre.co.uk
R & B Financial Consultants Ltd
Top Floor, Unit 2, Delta Business Park, Wilsom Road, Alton. GU34 2RQ Tel.
01420 80355
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Jane Austen's House Museum, Chawton, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1SD ~ Tel: +44 (0)1420 83262
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