The goal of the overhaul, which added 12,000 square feet of exhibit space, was to make the Folger “a destination that is worth your while.”
“Who was Shakespeare?” This is how the new exhibition at the Folger Shakespeare Library begins. Starting June 21 — and following major renovations to the interior and exterior of the building — the library will be open to the public to answer that question.
After closing in the summer of 2020, the original building was expanded underground to add 12,000 square feet of new space. The library has a new wing to showcase the Folger collection, which includes about 277,000 printed books, 60,000 manuscripts and 90,000 graphic materials. Here’s what you can expect as the Folger reopens its museum space to the public.
The highlight of the Folger’s expanded footprint: 82 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the largest such collection in the world. The folios are flanked by objects and artifacts from the entire history of Shakespeare’s life and influence. From a schoolbook used by Henry VIII as a boy to a bust of Earle Hyman as Othello, mementos from centuries of modern history are littered throughout the exhibition hall.
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