Happy birthday to our favorite poet. This year we have three programs to celebrate Dickinson with options to tune in from all around the world!:
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195th Birthday Open House
Saturday, December 6, 1-4:30pm ET
In-Person Program
Join us for a birthday party at the Homestead and The Evergreens with tours, crafts, music, hot cider and gingerbread cookies! This program will sell out — please register in advance.
Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute:
Celebrating Jane Austen at 250
Co-Presented with the Folger Shakespeare Library
Tuesday, December 9, 7:30pm ET
In-Person or Online Program
Noted scholar Martha Nell Smith will discuss the life, work, and legacy of Dickinson and Austen and how they continue to shape writers of today.
Newer every day:
A Dickinson Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, December 10, 6pm ET
Online Program
Join the Emily Dickinson Museum as we look back at a year full of new programs, sights, and sounds at the poet’s home. Learn about the art installation that opened in August in the Homestead, recent developments in wallpaper conservation at The Evergreens, and celebrate creative projects inspired by Dickinson with fans from around the world.
Celebrate Emily Dickinson's 195th Birthday with a Gift in her Honor
Emily Dickinson, the middle child of Edward and Emily Norcross Dickinson, was born on December 10, 1830, in the family Homestead on Main Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. She celebrated 55 birthdays before her death in 1886. As an adult she wrote, “We turn not older with years, but newer every day.” (Johnson L379) This year, as we celebrate Emily’s 195th birthday, we invite you to honor her with a gift to the Museum. Our goal is 195 gifts by her 195th birthday, each one a gesture of appreciation to the poet who continues to inspire “Forever—is composed of Nows (Fr690).” Your contribution to the Emily Dickinson Fund keeps her voice vibrant and her story alive for generations to come. Thank you!