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September 2009
| Special Event
Exhibition Opening
Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550–1700
September 17, 2009 6:30pm–8pm
Folger Great Hall
Celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition with remarks and a reception in the Folger's Great Hall.
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Tickets:
Members by invitation
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| Exhibition
Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550–1700
September 18, 2009–January 9, 2010 10am–5pm
Monday–Saturday
Folger Great Hall
Curators: Timothy Billings, with Jim Kuhn
Alexander Huang, video curator
Early modern Europeans imagined China as a land of wonder, of riches, and of enormous opportunity. Rare books and maps from the Folger collection, along with items from the Library of Congress and the Walters Arts Museum, capture England's dawning cultural awareness and admiration of things Chinese.
Tickets:
FREE
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| Lectures
Elizabethan Garden Tour
September 19, 2009 10am
September 19, 2009 11am
Folger Elizabethan Garden
Garden tours are offered at 10am 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.
Tickets:
Free
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| PEN/Faulkner
PEN/Faulkner Gala: "Revelation"
September 21, 2009 6:30pm
Folger Shakespeare Library
Geraldine Brooks, Beth Henley, Alice McDermott, Jay McInerney, Amy Tan, and other writers read short pieces on the topic of “Revelation.” Call 202-636-8743 for details.
Tickets:
$400
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| Music
Early Music Seminar: A Harmony of Friends
September 30, 2009 6pm
Folger Board Room
Drawing on 30 years of researching Folger Consort programs, Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein shares his encyclopedic knowledge on the composers and music of the upcoming concert.
Tickets:
$15
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