The Bronte Parsonage Museum is undergoing one of its most far-reaching refurbishments of the last 30 years.

The project will transform the exhibition room at the Haworth attraction into a new setting to display the work of the three sisters.

Historic features not seen in decades have been revealed and new artefacts will go on show – and it has been made more family friendly with interactive displays.

“Genius – The Bronte Story” will be launched when the museum opens again on Sunday, February 1.

The transformation of the exhibition room – added to the parsonage in 1870 – has taken about 18 months with help from Ilkley-based design team, Redman.

It replaces the exhibition which had been in place for more than 25 years and focussed on the short but creative lives of Charlotte, Emily and Anne.

Andrew McCarthy, Bronte Parsonage Museum director, said: “At the heart of the new exhibition is the aim of taking people back to the books. This is the most significant change to the museum in nearly 30 years and will transform our main exhibition space.

“The exhibition will still tell the Bronte story, but we have focused more on the Brontes’ writing.

“It will bring together the historic and the contemporary, restoring many of the room’s original features whilst also presenting the exhibition in a contemporary way.”

The restoration had revealed panelling which had obscured many of the room’s historic features, he said, including windows with views out across the Parsonage garden and graveyard down to Haworth Church.