Key	Imgs	Short Description
2004_DC_Folger	11	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2006_DC_Folger	10	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2007_DC_Folger	112	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2009_DC_Folger	112	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2011_DC_Folger	82	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2014_DC_Folger	175	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2015_DC_Folger	2	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2018_DC_Folger	4	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE) They're doing maintenance work on the outside.
2019_DC_Folger	1	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2021_DC_Folger	38	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE)
2023_DC_Folger	24	DC -- Capitol Hill -- Folger Shakespeare Library (201 E Capitol St SE) The Folger will reopen in September 2023.
2017_DC_Folger_Oxford	103	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: 500 Years of Treasures from Oxford 500 Years of Treasures from Oxford Feb 4 - April 30, 2017 Founded 500 years ago in 1517, Corpus Christi College, one of the oldest of the 38 self-governing colleges at the modern University of Oxford, is a repository of extraordinary treasures, few of which have ever been seen by the public. To mark...
2019_DC_Folger_Monument	142	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: A Monument to Shakespeare A Monument to Shakespeare Apr 13, 2019 – Jan 05, 2020 Henry Clay Folger and his wife Emily wanted to create a monument to Shakespeare in the U.S. capital. This would be their gift to the American people, an architectural presence on Capitol Hill, and an anchor to the nation’s cultural mile. This...
2016_DC_Folger_Americas	128	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: America's Shakespeare America's Shakespeare Apr 07 – Jul 24, 2016 What makes the words, ideas, and characters of William Shakespeare—an Englishman—so central to American life and thought? Through a fascinating selection of rare letters, costumes, books, and more, America's Shakespeare reveals how Americans have made...
2018_DC_Folger_Beyond	30	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: Beyond Words: Book Illustration in the Age of Shakespeare Beyond Words: Book Illustration in the Age of Shakespeare Feb 24 – Jun 03, 2018 The Folger exhibition Beyond Words: Book Illustration in the Age of Shakespeare shows how images in early modern books are as full of meaning as the text they illustrate. Explore portraits, views of daily life, maps, and...
2018_DC_Folger_Churchill	79	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: Churchill's Shakespeare Churchill's Shakespeare Oct 06, 2018 – Jan 06, 2019 Mon–Sat: 10am–5pm | Sun: noon–5pm A towering leader during World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was also a lifelong admirer of Shakespeare. Compelling materials from Cambridge’s Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill’s home Chartwell, and...
2015_DC_Folger_Decoding	22	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: Decoding the Renaissance Decoding the Renaissance 500 Years of Codes and Ciphers November 11, 2014–February 26, 2015 The Renaissance was the first great age of mass communication, but it was also the period when the art of secret writing came into its own. The new science of codes and ciphers produced some of the period’s...
2017_DC_Folger_1stFolio	44	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: First Folio! Shakespeare's American Tour First Folio! Shakespeare's American Tour Nov 19, 2016 – Jan 22, 2017 To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Folger Shakespeare Library sent First Folios to all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. This exhibition celebrates their return to the Folger, and is the largest...
2017_DC_Folger_Painting	42	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: Painting Shakespeare Painting Shakespeare May 13, 2017 – Feb 11, 2018 Discover the paintings collection at the Folger—its stories, its glories, and Shakespeare’s power to inspire visual artists. From humble oil sketches to international masterpieces, this exhibition presents a sometimes surprising, and always...
2014_DC_Folger_Thing	97	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: Shakespeare's the Thing Shakespeare's the Thing January 28 - June 15, 2014 Kick off William Shakespeare's 450th birthday year with this wide-ranging, often unexpected display drawn from our unequalled Shakespeare holdings. From Russian and Czech translations to a musical score by Felix Mendelssohn, from centuries-old...
2016_DC_Folger_Will_Jane	168	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library -- Exhibit: Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity Aug 06 – Nov 06, 2016 Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity will take a close look at these two celebrated authors’ literary afterlives—and find some surprising parallels. For both, adaptations and parodies in different...
2007_DC_FolgerOH_070429	89	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library Open House Enjoy jugglers and jesters, music, song and dance, stage combat workshops, and more. It’s the one day of the year when the Folger Reading Room is open to all—plus, birthday cake for everyone! A cake-cutting ceremony in honor of Shakespeare presided over by Queen Elizabeth I at 3:30pm on the front...
2009_DC_FolgerOH_090426	110	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library Open House Enjoy jugglers and jesters, music, song and dance, stage combat workshops, and more. It’s the one day of the year when the Folger reading rooms are open to all—plus, birthday cake for everyone! This year, Elizabethan Fashion is a special focus of the Birthday. We'll explore clothing worn in...
2011_DC_FolgerOH_110417	65	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library Open House Free for All Folger Events: Shakespeare's Birthday It's April, the month we welcome spring at the Folger and celebrate Shakespeare. Enjoy music, games, spontaneous Shakespeare performances on the Folger stage, and more during our annual Birthday Open House ! Plus, get a special preview of the...
2014_DC_FolgerOH_140406	25	DC -- Folger Shakespeare Library Open House Various pictures including some of Stephen H. Grant's talk about the Folgers.

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