HAREWOOD House, the main location for ITV’s blockbuster series Victoria, opens its doors on March 24 with an exhibition entitled Victorian Harewood.

As filming starts for a second series of ITV’s Victoria, visitors will get a close up view of the costumes worn by many characters from the show, as well as a taste of life in Harewood’s magnificent rooms, many of which are used as sets for the period drama.

The filming for Victoria took place throughout 2015/16 and it transformed Harewood House into Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace. Rooms at Harewood House including the Cinnamon Drawing Room, the Gallery and the Old Kitchen were prominent features in the lavish period drama.

Victorian Harewood will present a collection of costumes from the programme, including the iconic Coronation dress worn by ‘Queen Victoria’. The exhibition also showcases the many rooms used in the series, plus personal objects, letters and archival material from Harewood’s collection including Queen Victoria’s writing set and a bracelet given to Lady Charlotte Canning by Queen Victoria.

Three influential women dominate the exhibition as they did Harewood’s history: Visitors will learn more about Lady Charlotte Canning (Victoria’s Lady in Waiting) and Queen Victoria herself, as well as see how Lady Louisa, the 3rd Countess of Harewood, altered the very fabric of Harewood House in her grand redevelopment.

Running alongside Victorian Harewood are a selection of contemporary art exhibitions. The Empire Line, is an exhibit of contemporary photography by the photographer Gavin Fernandes. Displayed in the Steward’s Room this series of images uses fashion photography to look at narratives of race, culture, history and the Victorian Empire.

In addition, a selection of 21st century re-interpretations of the Victorian bust from artist Kathy Dalwood’s Secret Society series will go in the China Room cupboards. Instead of sculpting in clay or stone the busts are made by direct casting from real things and found objects which are collaged together, moulded and cast in plaster. In addition, artist Steve Manthorp’s The Haunted Doll’s House based on M.R James classic ghost story of the same name, will be displayed in The Old Library.