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WELCOME TO THE FOLGER

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art, history, and literature with friends and family at the world’s largest
Shakespeare collection.

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OPENING JUNE 21: NEW EXHIBITION GALLERIES, CAFÉ, AND SHOP

Plan your visit


PLAN YOUR VISIT FOR THIS SPRING

Folger Theatre has returned to its historic home on Capitol Hill. Here’s what to
expect when you come to see a performance.

Things to do


WHAT A VISIT WILL BE LIKE THIS SUMMER

Be the first to explore our new exhibition galleries, learning lab, café, and
expanded gardens this summer after a major building renovation.


WHAT’S ON

Join us for in-person and virtual events: theater, poetry, music, and more.

Where We Belong



WHERE WE BELONG

In 2015, Mohegan theater-maker Madeline Sayet traveled to England to pursue a
PhD in Shakespeare, where she found a country that refuses to acknowledge its
ongoing role in colonialism.
Thu, Feb 15 – Sun, Mar 10, 2024
Dates & Tickets
Folger Theatre
Folger Book Club: Daughters of the Deer



FOLGER BOOK CLUB: DAUGHTERS OF THE DEER

In our March session, we look at author Danielle Daniel's imagined lives of her
ancestors in the Algonquin territories of the 1600s.
Thu, Mar 7, 2024, 6:30pm
Dates & Tickets
Folger Virtual
DC & Me: Community Mosaic Visual Arts Workshops



DC & ME: COMMUNITY MOSAIC VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS

Join us at a free community visual art workshop and contribute to the D.C. & Me
Installation project. What do you want to be remembered about your community?
Sun, Mar 03 - Tues, Mar 12, 2024
Dates & Tickets
Multiple venues
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2024



ANTHONY HECHT POETRY PRIZE

Celebrate Waywiser Press’s 18th annual prize with a reading from this year’s
judge, Linda Gregerson, and this year’s winner, Hannah Louise Poston.
Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:30pm
Dates & Tickets
Folger Theatre
Music of Medieval Spain: Early Music Seminar



EARLY MUSIC SEMINAR: MUSIC OF MEDIEVAL SPAIN

Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the
upcoming concert.
Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 6pm
Dates & Tickets
Virtual - Zoom
Engaging All Students Across the Humanities



ENGAGING ALL STUDENTS ACROSS THE HUMANITIES

Teachers are invited to join this free Folger Education professional development
session.
Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 8pm ET
Register Now
Virtual - Zoom
Eudora Welty Lecture: Natasha Trethewey



EUDORA WELTY LECTURE: NATASHA TRETHEWEY

Pulitzer Prize-winner Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet
Laureate of the United States. She will present her lecture inspired by the
writing and life of famed author Eudora Welty.
Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 7:30pm
Dates & Tickets
National Press Club
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About us


ABOUT US

How did the world’s largest Shakespeare collection end up one block from the US
Capitol? Explore the Folger’s origin story.




THE LATEST FROM OUR BLOGS AND PODCAST

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Marmalade boxes, Lenten fasts, and love
Collation


MARMALADE BOXES, LENTEN FASTS, AND LOVE

Posted March 1, 2024
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Heather Wolfe

Heather Wolfe discovers the true intentions behind Jane Skipwith’s marmalade box

A New Poem by Rita Dove Invites Visitors Inside
Folger Story


A NEW POEM BY RITA DOVE INVITES VISITORS INSIDE

Posted February 28, 2024
Author
Esther Ferington

Rita Dove shares the story behind her new poem, which is inscribed in the marble
edge around the Folger’s west garden.

“Cast in darkness": Who should play Richard III?
Shakespeare and Beyond


“CAST IN DARKNESS": WHO SHOULD PLAY RICHARD III?

Posted February 27, 2024
Author
Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor argues for the importance of casting disabled actors as Richard
III, spotlighting Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production with Katy Sullivan in
the title role.

Eddie Izzard on Performing Hamlet Solo
Shakespeare Unlimited


EDDIE IZZARD ON PERFORMING HAMLET SOLO

Posted February 27, 2024


Legendary comedian and actor Eddie Izzard tells us about her one-actor
performance of Hamlet.

Q&A: Madeline Sayet on "Where We Belong," Shakespeare, and Indigenous writers
Shakespeare and Beyond


Q&A: MADELINE SAYET ON "WHERE WE BELONG," SHAKESPEARE, AND INDIGENOUS WRITERS

Posted February 23, 2024
Author
Shakespeare & Beyond

“Things don’t just happen. Everything around us was actually created
intentionally at some point in time, right? So in order to break down systemic
oppression, you really have to look at how things were constructed.”

About 'Daughters of the Deer'
Folger Spotlight


ABOUT 'DAUGHTERS OF THE DEER'

Posted February 22, 2024
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The Folger Spotlight

Introductory information on the March 2024 Folger Book Club selection, which
imagines the author’s ancestors in the Algonquin territories of the 1600s.

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Learn more about the search process


ABOUT THE FOLGER'S SEARCH FOR A NEW DIRECTOR

The Folger is seeking a seasoned and strategic director with energy and vision
to lead the organization into its second century. Learn more about the search
process.


OUR COLLECTION

The Shakespeare First Folio


THE FIRST FOLIO

The Folger has the world’s largest collection of First Folios. Learn more about
the book that gave us Shakespeare.

Collection highlights


A MAJESTIC PORTRAIT

The Folger collection includes about 200 paintings. This portrait of Queen
Elizabeth I by George Gower is dated 1579 making it the oldest painting in our
collection. Two years after he completed this portrait, Gower became Serjeant
Painter to the Queen, making him the most important artist in England.

Our other Elizabeth I holdings include hand-signed letters, books, and even New
Year’s gift rolls detailing her holiday gifts. It is the largest collection of
Elizabeth I materials in North America.

View more collection highlights


SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS

View the full list of plays and poems to read, search, and download our
bestselling editions of Shakespeare’s works.

See all the plays and poems


SHAKESPEARE’S MOST POPULAR PLAYS

Romeo and Juliet


ROMEO AND JULIET

Macbeth


MACBETH

A Midsummer Night’s Dream


A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Julius Caesar


JULIUS CAESAR

Othello


OTHELLO

Hamlet


HAMLET


EXPLORE

Shakespeare’s theater


WHAT WAS SHAKESPEARE'S THEATER LIKE?

Learn about the Globe and other London playhouses where Shakespeare’s company
performed. What was it like to be an actor there, or an audience member?


TEACH

The Folger Method


HOW CAN SHAKESPEARE HELP 21ST-CENTURY STUDENTS BE STRONGER READERS?

Our Folger Method is revolutionizing how not just Shakespeare but all literature
is taught using strategies that allow all students to own – and enjoy – complex
texts.


RESEARCH

Featured research projects and initiatives


IF WE ARE WHAT WE EAT, WHAT CAN RECIPES FROM THE PAST TELL US?

Projects like Before ‘Farm to Table’ unite scholars and practitioners in
investigations into the past to shed light on what matters to us today.


SUPPORT THE THINGS YOU LOVE

Your gifts make access to our collection, learning opportunities, and exciting
experiences happen.

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STAY CONNECTED

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