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The Shakespeare Gallery
Ongoing, Monday through Saturday 10am–5pm
Folger Great Hall
Explore the Folger through our visitor film, digitally leaf through a First Folio with our touchscreen kiosk, and explore our collection through copies of Infinite Variety.
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Elizabethan Garden Tour
April 18–October 17, 2009 10am
April 18–October 17, 2009 10am
Folger Elizabethan Garden
Garden tours are offered at 10 and 11am on the third Saturday of each month, April through October.
The Elizabethan Garden is open year-round, Monday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, and before most Folger performances.
Explore our garden, inspired by herbal references in Shakespeare's plays and also incorporating plants popular in his time, including lavender, creeping thyme, and English ivy; a knot garden; and Shakespearean statues by American sculptor Greg Wyatt. Folger docents offer insights into plantings, Elizabethan customs, and more.
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The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault
June 13–August 29, 2009 10am–5pm
Monday–Saturday
Folger Great Hall
Curators: Folger Staff
See how the collection is viewed by the staff who work with it every day. Discoveries continue to be made, even with things well-known. Highlights include letters about or from Shakespearean actors, toy theater cut-outs, early manuscripts found in book bindings during conservation work, and a “Manuscript grimoire."
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FREE
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