Celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens

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Dickens and the Artists

An exhibition at Watts Gallery explores the connections between Charles Dickens and the visual art this summer. Read more.

British Council's global celebration

Spanning over 50 countries, the British Council is engaging audiences overseas with Dickens through a programme of events. Read more

Dickens and his beloved city

The Museum of London is running the first major exhibition on Dickens in the UK for over 40 years. 'Dickens and London' explores the intimate relation between Charles Dickens and the English capital until June 2012. Read more

Portsmouth celebrates son

Dickens’s hometown is organising a year-long programme of activities to mark the bicentenary of its most famous son. Read more

Medway Dickens Festival

A spectacular event of colour, costume and entertainment in June 2012 in historic Rochester (UK)

About Dickens 2012

Dickens 2012 is an international celebration of the life and work of Charles Dickens that marks the bicentenary of his birth.
 


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In His Own Write

 Led by Professor Jon Mee, from the University of Warwick’s English and Comparative Literary Studies Department, the App offers a plethora of podcasts, articles and videos exploring aspects of Victorian Britain, Charles Dickens’ novels and adaptations of his works.   Visit Websi The original manuscript of 'Great Expectations', currently on show at the Dickens and London exhibition, belongs to the Wisbech & Fenland Museum. Find out more about this piece of history and how it fetched up at the museum in Cambridgeshire. Visit website