Join us for Acquisitions Night, the Folger's annual benefit for its collections, which gives supporters an exclusive look at the rare treasures of the private collection. This year, Steve Enniss, who joined the Folger as Eric Weinmann Librarian in January, co-hosts the event with Folger Director Gail Kern Paster.
Guests have the chance to personally examine books and ask questions as the curators and librarians reveal the newest additions to the world-renowned Folger collection in the Old Reading Room. The reading rooms are only open to the public once a year and are a stunning setting for this special night. A buffet dinner is served in the historic Great Hall, where guests can enjoy the spring exhibition, Extending the Book.
Adopt-a-Book
Guests can browse a display of available adoptees: more than 100 rare books, manuscripts and works of art added to the Folger collection during the past 12 months. Guests can examine these new additions in-depth; Folger curators and librarians are on-hand to answer questions.
Adopted items will receive a bookplate, identifying you or the person you wish to honor.
Conservation Treatment Demonstrations
Guests can watch demonstrations by the conservators and learn how some of the fragile treasures in the collection are conserved.
Tickets:
$100
For more information, please contact:
Caroline Bedinger
Director of Special Events
(202) 675-0324
