Esther Ferington
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Shakespeare & Star Trek Today
Shakespeare’s works are woven throughout Star Trek, but how do the current shows keep up the link? Explore that connection following the Discovery series finale.
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A New Poem by Rita Dove Invites Visitors Inside
Rita Dove shares the story behind her new poem, which is inscribed in the marble edge around the Folger’s west garden.
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A Printing Press Brings History to Life
A newly built recreation of an early printing press, to be displayed in the Shakespeare Exhibition Hall, shows how the First Folio was created 400 years ago.
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New Artwork Illuminates the Renovation
A floating paper sculpture by Anke Neumann lights the stairs from the new visitor lobby to the historic theater above.
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Greeting Visitors with Inviting Outdoor Spaces
Gardens, landscaping, Puck, and poetry
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Exploring the Folger through New Exhibition Halls
A preview of these new spaces
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Expanding to Welcome the World
Spotlight on the Adams Pavilion
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Envisioning the Folger’s Future: Spotlight on Architecture and Design
The architectural vision for the renovation in a conversaton with Director Michael Witmore, architect Stephen Kieran, and landscape architect Anneliza Kaufer.
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Folger Finds: Edwin Booth's royal tunic
Marking the anniversary of actor Edwin Booth’s birth on November 13, 1833, we explore a stunning historical costume from the Folger collection: an embroidered-velvet tunic that Booth wore onstage as King Richard III.