Bright Star costumes on display at Keats House

The costumes, one as seen on Whishaw’s Keats and two as worn by Cornish’s Fanny, will be on display at Keats House, a museum in Hampstead, London dedicated to the poet who died of tuberculosis at the tender age of 25, and will remain on display until 22nd November. They can be viewed as part of the general collection which includes a number of Keats’s belongings, from paintings, books and household items to personal mementoes such as letters and the engagement ring he gave to Fanny.

On the cinematic additions, Michael Welbank, the chairman of the Hampstead Heath committee commented: “We hope these costumes will encourage visitors to come and see for themselves where Keats lived in arguably his most productive period as a poet. We are very grateful to Pathé [the film’s distributors] for lending us the costumes.”

And John Fletcher from Pathé was equally pleased at the collaboration, adding that they were “delighted to be working with Keats House and the City of London ahead of the release of Bright Star in the UK, not only for the eagerly awaited costume exhibition but also as a location for much of the film’s promotional activity.”

The costumes can be viewed with the rest of the collection, entrance to the museum costing £5 for an adult and free for those under 16.

For more information about the exhibition and the museum’s opening hours, visit the Keats House website here.

[via MayorWatch]