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There’s something for everyone. From theater and music, to poetry and exhibitions, experience the power of the arts with us.
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Folger Book Club: Immortal Longings
Folger Book Club: Immortal Longings
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, our April selection is a fiery collision of power plays, spilled blood, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.
Thu, Apr 4, 2024, 6:30pm
Ovid's Metamorphoses: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 6pm
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Folger Consort performs French Baroque settings of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and 18th-century masterpieces by Marais, Telemann, and more.
Fri, Apr 12 – Sun, Apr 14, 2024
Shakespeare is FOR Students with IEPs and 504s
Shakespeare is FOR Students with IEPs and 504s
Teachers are invited to join this free Folger Education professional development session.
Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 8pm ET
O.B. Hardison Series Finale Reading: Edward Hirsch
O.B. Hardison Series Finale Reading: Edward Hirsch
Edward Hirsch will read from his own poetry and from the work of poets who have influenced him.
Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 7:30pm
Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Dr. Patricia Akhimie on "The Goodness of the Night: Editing Othello"
Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Dr. Patricia Akhimie on "The Goodness of the Night: Editing Othello"
Join us for the Folger Institute’s annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture with Dr. Patricia Akhimie, Director of the Folger Institute.
Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 7pm
Folger Book Club: The East Indian
Folger Book Club: The East Indian
Our May book club tells the story of Tony, a young boy kidnapped and indentured on a tobacco plantation during the early days of English colonization in Virginia.
Thu, May 2, 2024, 6:30pm
Folger Theatre: What’s next in the season
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
The classic tales of Ovid come to astonishing life in Mary Zimmerman's adaptation where gods and mortals experience love, loss, invention, and transformation.
Tue, May 7 – Sun, Jun 16, 2024
Poetry
O.B. Hardison Series Finale Reading: Edward Hirsch
O.B. Hardison Series Finale Reading: Edward Hirsch
Edward Hirsch will read from his own poetry and from the work of poets who have influenced him.
Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 7:30pm
Folger Consort
Ovid's Metamorphoses: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 6pm
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Folger Consort performs French Baroque settings of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and 18th-century masterpieces by Marais, Telemann, and more.
Fri, Apr 12 – Sun, Apr 14, 2024
Ticket information
Contact the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu.
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Season subscriptions
Subscriptions are no longer being offered for the 2023-2024 season, but single tickets are available and on sale. Stay tuned for details about the 2024-2025 season, coming soon.
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O.B. Hardison Poetry Series subscriptions
Exhibition halls
Exhibitions
Did you know? When our building reopens to the public, there will be permanent and temporary exhibitions available year-round in two new exhibition halls.