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A New Poem by Rita Dove Invites Visitors Inside
A garden’s embroidery, its fringed pinks and reds, its humble hedges. Every day is Too Much
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A New Poem by Rita Dove Invites Visitors Inside

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Esther Ferington

Rita Dove shares the story behind her new poem, which is inscribed in the marble edge around the Folger’s west garden.

A Printing Press Brings History to Life
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A Printing Press Brings History to Life

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Esther Ferington

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.

New Artwork Illuminates the Renovation
a light sculpture of optical fibers that support and illuminate paper shapes
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New Artwork Illuminates the Renovation

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Esther Ferington

A floating paper sculpture by Anke Neumann lights the stairs from the new visitor lobby to the historic theater above.

Greeting Visitors with Inviting Outdoor Spaces
people walking on paths and sitting on benches and in the grass
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Greeting Visitors with Inviting Outdoor Spaces

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Esther Ferington

Gardens, landscaping, Puck, and poetry

Exploring the Folger through New Exhibition Halls
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Exploring the Folger through New Exhibition Halls

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Esther Ferington

A preview of these new spaces

Expanding to Welcome the World
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Expanding to Welcome the World

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Esther Ferington

Spotlight on the Adams Pavilion

Envisioning the Folger’s Future: Spotlight on Architecture and Design
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Envisioning the Folger’s Future: Spotlight on Architecture and Design

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Esther Ferington

The architectural vision for the renovation

Breathing New Life Into Historic Spaces
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Breathing New Life Into Historic Spaces

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Esther Ferington
Opening the Wall to New Public Spaces
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Opening the Wall to New Public Spaces

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Esther Ferington
The Inside View
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The Inside View

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Esther Ferington
Excavating the Folger's Future
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Excavating the Folger's Future

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Esther Ferington
Magnolia on the March
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Magnolia on the March

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Esther Ferington