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Exhibition   Lectures  


The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault
Jun 13–Aug 29, 2009
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Elizabethan Garden Tour
Apr 18–Oct 17, 2009
Apr 18–Oct 17, 2009
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Quick list of what's on by date:
Lectures April 18–October 17, 2009

Elizabethan Garden Tour  

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.

Exhibition June 13–August 29, 2009

The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault  

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."



Exhibition September 17, 2009–January 9, 2010

Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550–1700  

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. 

Exhibition Ongoing, Monday–Saturday

The Shakespeare Gallery  

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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