First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare – Montana

First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare was a touring exhibition from the Folger Shakespeare Library that visited one location in all 50 United States, Puerto Rico, and Washington DC in 2016 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

This article provides highlights from the exhibition’s visit to Montana.

Exhibition Location: Missoula, Montana

Exhibition Venue: University of Montana

Exhibition Dates: June 6, 2016 – June 28, 2016

Partner Organizations:

Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
Montana Museum of Art & Culture
Missoula Writing Collaborative
Montana Public Radio
MCT, Inc.
Children’s Museum Missoula
Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts
Humanities Montana
UM Theatre & Dance
The Roxy Theater
spectrUM Discovery Area
Inspired Classroom
We Are Montana in the Classroom
The President’s Lecture Series
The University Center
Fact & Fiction Books
Mansfield Library Archives & Special Collections
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Missoulian
The University of Montana
Destination Missoula
Missoula Tourism Business Improvement District
SPARK! Arts Ignite Learning, and Humanities Montana

Event List:

April 25 – 27, 2016 – Distance-Learning Festival for High School Learners
May 3-5, 2016 – Virtual Writing Experience
May 9-23, 2016 – Shakespeare at the Movies
May 9 -31, 2016 – Shakespeare’s Sky
May 9 – 31, 2016 – Designing Shakespeare
May 10 – 12, 2016 – Shakespeare for Students High School performances of Romeo & Juliet
May 12, 2016 – Children’s Museum Missoula Free Day
May 20, 2016 – Student Performances of Shakespeare
May 21, 2016 – Best Practices for Teaching Shakespeare: Writing Workshops for Youth, Writing Workshops for Teens
May 25, 2016 – A Blockbuster Book for the Ages: A Panel Discussion of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Book Group reading of The Millionaire and the Bard

Click here to learn about the First Folio that visited Montana.