You may wish to organise your visit to coincide with one of our events. Here you will find details about forthcoming events at the museum, and news updates about the house.
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LADIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT - A temporary exhibition at the Keats-Shelley House, 9 September - 22 NovemberFrom 9 Sep to 22 Nov 11:00-18:00
Visitors to the Keats-Shelley House often ask what Mary Shelley's life was really like, especially following the death of her beloved husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. ... read more |
"P. B. Shelley and the Force and Science of Matter and Love" A talk by Richard Sha, Professor of Literature at the American University, Washington DC19 Oct from 16:30 to 17:30
Shelley understood matter not in terms of extension and permanence, but instead in terms of dynamic force. Since matter was about change, the poet had to th ... read more |