Where In the Yorkshire village of Gomersal, about seven miles from Huddersfield. Located in a former wool and cloth merchants' house, the Red House Museum is in the heart of the county's old textile district.
What A historic house with some restored period buildings and garden. The house was built in 1660 and a Georgian facade was later added. "Our aim is tell the story of the Brontës in Kirklees," says museum officer Helga Hughes.
"Everyone knows the Brontës of Haworth, but it's less well known that the same family spent considerable time in Kirklees. Charlotte Brontë's great friend Mary Taylor lived in the Red House and Charlotte used to visit. Mary and the house feature in Charlotte's novel, Shirley.
Opened 1973.
Collection "The Red House is our primary object," says Hughes. It has period rooms with decorations and furniture ranging from the 18th to early 20th centuries. Outside, the barn and cartshed have been turned into local history galleries. There is also a Brontë gallery with letters from Charlotte.
Help at hand Two full-time members of staff: Hughes, who has been museum officer there since 1990, and a head attendant. There is a group of eight part-time attendance staff and a clerical officer.
Budget The museum is part of Kirklees Museums and Galleries Service and funded by Kirklees Council. Admission is free.
Visitors 25,000 in 2008/09.
Highlights "The Red House, obviously, but also many of the stories attached to it," Hughes says. "Mary Taylor was an early feminist and a writer and she led a uniquely independent life.
"She climbed mountains in Switzerland, taught in Germany, and she travelled alone to New Zealand where her brother was, and set up and ran a shop for 15 years before returning home.
"In terms of objects, we have a lovely RAF Phelon & Moore motorbike that dates from the first world war. Many come to see just this.
Sticky moment "The producers making the BBC's Hampton Court Palace Show caught wind that we had started restoring our gardens and invited us to appear at short notice," Hughes says. "We worked very hard to bring our garden up to scratch, but I think we did it."
Survival tip "We have a prolific and well-produced events programme that covers popular memory, the Brontë connections and partnerships with other museums," Hughes says.
"Our Christmas festival started a few years ago and has proved very popular. We deck the house out with evergreen in an early 19th-century style and organise festive food displays, costumed events and show rare Victorian Christmas cards."
This year's festival is between 16-20 December.
Current projects The museum is participating in the Brontë Guide, a project organised with other Yorkshire venues that have connections to the family.
"We are also restoring the kitchen and herb garden area, which will bring the whole site together," says Hughes.