Jane Austen played the piano and sang throughout her life, building a treasured collection of sheet music that gives us a glimpse into the soundtrack of her world.
A rare example of her manuscript music features in Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter, now on display at Harewood.
Join pianist Laura Klein and singer Gillian Dooley for a morning of music drawn directly from Austen’s own collection. From charming folk songs and elegant arias to playful French theatre tunes, the programme includes music she loved as a child and shared with her family into adulthood. Among the highlights is No Riches from his Scanty Store, a tender song remembered by her niece and now part of the exhibition.
Step into Austen’s musical world and experience the sounds that once filled the drawing rooms of Georgian England.
Regency Reimagined
In celebration of the 250th anniversaries of landscape painter J.M.W. Turner and novelist Jane Austen, we’re bringing the Regency era to life with a spectacular year-long programme of workshops, events, and family-friendly activities.

Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Jane Austen, Her Writing and Her Craft
Thursday 16 Oct 2025

Austen and Turner Lecture Series: What would Turner’s palette look like today?
Thursday 9 Oct 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Mansfield Park
Wednesday 10 Sep 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Longbourn
Wednesday 13 Aug 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Pride and Prejudice
Wednesday 23 Jul 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Sense and Sensibility
Wednesday 18 Jun 2025

Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner's Greatest Hits
Thursday 2 Oct 2025

Write, Inspired by Austen and Turner
Wednesday 4 – Wednesday 18 Jun 2025

Austen & Turner Afternoon Tea
8 May - 19 Oct 2025

Walk in Turner's Footsteps - Guided Walk
Friday 6 Jun – Friday 25 Jul 2025

Pride and Prejudice
Sunday 31 Aug 2025

Regency Ball
Saturday 20 Sep 2025

Free Austen & Turner Family Trail
Saturday 24 May – Sunday 19 Oct 2025

Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter
Friday 2 May – Sunday 19 Oct 2025

Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Jane Austen, Her Writing and Her Craft
Thursday 16 Oct 2025

Austen and Turner Lecture Series: What would Turner’s palette look like today?
Thursday 9 Oct 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Mansfield Park
Wednesday 10 Sep 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Longbourn
Wednesday 13 Aug 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Pride and Prejudice
Wednesday 23 Jul 2025

Jane Austen Book Club: Sense and Sensibility
Wednesday 18 Jun 2025

Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner's Greatest Hits
Thursday 2 Oct 2025

Write, Inspired by Austen and Turner
Wednesday 4 – Wednesday 18 Jun 2025

Austen & Turner Afternoon Tea
8 May - 19 Oct 2025

Walk in Turner's Footsteps - Guided Walk
Friday 6 Jun – Friday 25 Jul 2025

Pride and Prejudice
Sunday 31 Aug 2025

Regency Ball
Saturday 20 Sep 2025

Free Austen & Turner Family Trail
Saturday 24 May – Sunday 19 Oct 2025

Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter
Friday 2 May – Sunday 19 Oct 2025