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The Shakespeare Gallery
Ongoing, Monday through Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm–5pm
Folger Great Hall
Discover what it might have been like to see a play in Shakespeare's time in a family-friendly display, The Play's the Thing!, and explore the Folger through our visitor film on why Shakespeare matters.
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Tickets:
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A Book Behind Bars: The Robben Island Shakespeare
May 25–September 29, 2013
10am Monday–Saturday
12pm–5pm Sunday
Folger Shakespeare Library
A copy of the complete works of Shakespeare signed by ANC prisoners at South Africa’s notorious Robben Island prison in the 1970s, including Nelson Mandela. On exhibit for the first time in the US.
Tickets:
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The Folgers Our Founders
May 30–September 29, 2013
10am–5pm Monday–Saturday
12pm–5pm Sunday
Folger Founders Room
Explore the collecting history of founders Henry and Emily Folger through highlights from their early purchases. Shakespearean items include a 1632 Second Folio censored by the Spanish Inquisition, the first known manuscript of a Shakespeare play, and a bracelet braided from the hair of American Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth. The Folgers’ collecting extended beyond Shakespeare to his world; highlights include the first printed edition of Euclid’s Elements and a handwritten letter from Elizabeth I to James IV of Scotland.
Please note: Sundays, open NOON - 5pm
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