Families

Use your artistic skills to create a performance-inspired artwork that will be displayed in our Rose Exhibition Hall, alongside paintings depicting famous Shakespearean scenes.

In honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, families will explore how celebrations appear in Shakespeare’s plays and share how they celebrate important moments in their own lives. Party hats and streamers not required, as we will make our own!

Families will take inspiration from the season to make connections with nature in Shakespeare’s plays and throughout the Folger itself. Then, head to the Folger’s gardens to compose an “Ode to the Folger Gardens,” using lines from Shakespeare and Rita Dove’s poetry!