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Armstrong Browning Library & Museum

The Armstrong Browning Library & Museum is dedicated to the study of the lives and works of Victorian poets Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and houses the world’s largest collection of Browning material and other fine collections of rare 19th-century books, manuscripts, and works of art.

Research & Instruction

Expand Your Understanding of Victorian Culture

There is a difference between our perception of Victorian culture and the lives lived during this important era in human history. This exhibit explores writing and art that sharpens our comprehension of the 19th century world.

ABL Garden of Contentment Furniture Project

Find out how you can help the Armstrong Browning Library provide nearly $30,000 worth of upgrades to the Garden of Contentment's furniture.

Apply for a One Month Research Fellowship

The Armstrong Browning Library offers one-month research fellowships for scholars pursuing doctoral, post-doctoral, or equivalent research. Click below to learn and application requirements and deadlines.

Logan and Martineau Highlight Annual Benefactors Day Celebration

Dr. Deborah Logan, professor emerita of English from Western Kentucky University, will present, “Harriet Martineau: Spirit of the Victorian Age” at Armstrong Browning Library & Museum on the campus of Baylor University and online via Zoom on Nov. 17 at 3:30 p.m. as part of their annual Benefactors Day celebration.

Homecoming Open House to Feature Tours & Treats

The Armstrong Browning Library & Museum will welcome Baylor alumni, family, and other friends for Homecoming tours on Friday, October 21, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available.

New Exhibit Explores Unexpected Dimensions of Victorian Culture

This fall, the Armstrong Browning Library & Museum is hosting “Mythic Women: Archetypal Symbology in ‘Fifine at the Fair,'” an exhibition exploring the topics of sexual desire, social class, and the male objectification of women in Robert Browning’s 1872 poem “Fifine at the Fair.”

ABL Visiting Scholar to Present Lord Byron's Visions of Venice

On Friday, April 8, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. CDT in the Hankamer Treasure Room of Armstrong Browning Library, Dr. Mark Sandy, Professor of English, Durham University (UK) and Armstrong Browning Library Three-Month Research Fellow, will present, "She hath a Spell Beyond Her Name: Byron's Poetic Reflections on Venice, Subjectivity, and Temporality." This event is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed on Zoom.

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