Pass the Story On: Shakespeare’s First Folio at 400
Part of Searching for Shakespeare: Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare’s First Folio
Booking and details
Dates Sat, Apr 01 — Sun, Apr 30, 2023
Venue Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Tickets Free
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – Central Library
901 G St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Come see a First Folio — the book that gave us Shakespeare — and explore how some stories are preserved while others are lost.
Pass the Story On: Shakespeare’s First Folio at 400 looks beyond Shakespeare’s legacy as one of the world’s best-known writers to connect Shakespeare’s friends’ efforts to preserve the memory of his work with today’s efforts to preserve stories of D.C.’s Go-Go and Punk scenes.
Come explore whose memories are preserved and how we make sure their stories endure. Come explore the works of artists from the distant and recent past. And then share your story.
Please note that the exhibition and the First Folio are located in different spaces of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. See below for details about hours.
Hours
Main exhibition
Mon – Thu: 9:30am – 9pm
Fri – Sat: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Sun: 1–5pm
First Folio
The First Folio is located in the People’s Archive (4th floor).
Mon – Thu: noon – 7pm
Fri – Sat: 10am – 6pm
Sun: closed
The First Folio is visible through glass walls even when the People’s Archive is closed.
This event is part of Searching for Shakespeare: Celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare’s First Folio, our April 2023 festival in partnership with DC Public Library.