What's on at the Museum...

  1. Photo of a woman throwing pieces of paper in the air. Text reads 'Bronte, Polly Teale'.
    Event

    Brontë Theatre Workshop with Polly Teale

  2. 18th-century painting of a young man.
    Event

    Celebrating Patrick Brontë: A Dewsbury river walk

  3. Photo of a lady with silver hair standing next to a portrait of Anne Lister.
    Event

    The Brontë Lounge with Helena Whitbread


Oil painting of three young, early-19th-century women, with a pillar painted between them and fold marks on the canvas.

Who were the Brontë sisters? 

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë were born in a small, Yorkshire town in the early 1800s. They would go on to write some of the most extraordinary novels in the history of English literature.

Black and white photo of a crowd of people in the 1920s.

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Absolutely fantastic experience. Staff are really friendly and knowledgeable, and the museum provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the Brontes.

Amazing experience for the kids to learn some real history. Nice place for walking and enjoying the ambiance.