What's On: Thomas Hardy

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Thomas Hardy

9 upcoming events

Mar 2025

Arthur Neal in the East Wing Gallery at Athelhampton House

Arthur Neal Exhibition in the East Wing Gallery at Athelhampton House

Sun 30th Mar - All day
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Apr 2025

Poetry Reading in the Museum

To coincide with the Roman Dorchester festival and the Museum's Gladiator exhibition, visitors to the Museum on Saturday 12 April are invited to listen to the New Hardy Players reading poetry about ancient Rome.

Sat 12th Apr - 11:00am

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May 2025

Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses – Lecture by Paula Byrne

Event in partnership between the Thomas Hardy Society and Dorset Museum & Art Gallery

Fri 30th May - 7:30pm

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Thomas Hardy: Justice of Peace

Saturday 31st May 2025 from 2pm. Join Mark Damon Chutter, Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society to find out more about Hardy's Justice of the Peace role.

Sat 31st May - 12:00am

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Jun 2025

A Beautiful Thread: Thomas Hardy in Words and Music

A Beautiful Thread celebrates Thomas Hardy in his own words: poetry, novels, and the music he loved so much With Anton Lesser and Orchestra of the Swan.

Sun 1st Jun - 3:00pm
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Jul 2025

Empire, the West Country and Thomas Hardy | Corinne Fowler and Rena Jackson

This joint talk explores the British Empire's impact on the West County, examining Dorset's colonial connections, imperial wealth, and literary responses, including Thomas Hardy's portrayal of global influences in Wessex.

Fri 4th Jul - 6:00pm

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‘The Shadow on the Stone’: Hardy and Archaeology | Mark Damon Chutter

Join Mark Damon Chutter, the Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society, for this special talk as part of our Festival of Archaeology programme.

Wed 23rd Jul - 11:00am

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Aug 2025

Thomas Hardy: The Novels, The Novelist and Dorchester

Saturday 2nd August 2025 from 2pm at Shire Hall. Join Alban O'Brien for this evocative talk which will take you on a Journey through Hardy's Dorchester and his novels.

Sat 2nd Aug - 2:00pm

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Jul 2026

2026 International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival

Sat 25th Jul - All day
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