April 2016: Shakespeare at 400

 

April 23, 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. The same date, 52 years earlier, is also believed to be his birthday.

 

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, offers a host of resources to support media coverage of this occasion. Members of the media are also invited to tour the Folger Shakespeare Library’s reading rooms and vault, home to 82 Shakespeare First Folios and other treasures—as well as the Folger’s Elizabethan theater.

 

Assets available via DropBox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v8tn7qyi0lls6mu/AABkzxt94_7eqcxKzpMCwStPa?dl=0

 

 

Saturday, April 23, 2016: The Wonder of Will LIVE with artists, community leaders, actors, and scholars sharing their Shakespeare stories. Co-hosts include the National Endowment for the Arts, American Library Association, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Old Globe, Utah Shakespeare Festival and more. 

 

Sunday, April 24, 2016: Shakespeare’s Birthday at the Folger with performances, sword fighting and stage combat, Elizabethan crafts and birthday cake.

 

More at www.wonderofwill.folger.edu 

 

 

April 7 – July 24, 2016: America’s Shakespeare includes rare letters, costumes, books and media that show how Shakespeare’s work is part of our national story. 

 

Throughout 2016: First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare brings the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio (the first printed source for Shakespeare’s plays) to 50 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. April tour stops include Seattle, WA, Omaha, NE, Manchester, NH, Oxford, MS, Providence, RI, and Columbia, SC.

 

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Folger Shakespeare Library is the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. The Folger welcomes millions of visitors online and in person. We provide unparalleled access to a huge array of resources, from original sources to modern interpretations. With the Folger, you can experience the power of performance, the wonder of exhibitions, and the excitement of groundbreaking research. We offer the opportunity to see and even work with early modern sources, driving discovery and transforming education for students of all ages. Join us in Washington, D.C., on the road, or online at www.folger.edu.