First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare - Minnesota

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 Minnesota.

Exhibition Location: Duluth, Minnesota

Exhibition Venue: University of Minnesota – Duluth

Exhibition Dates: October 3, 2016 – October 26, 2016

Partner Organizations:

UMD Art History Dept
Duluth Art Commission
UMD Art & Design
Tight Squeek Press
Duluth Art Institute
Karpeles Museum
Duluth Public Schools
Duluth Edison Charter Schools North Star Academy
Harbor City International School
UMD Art Dept
UMD Education Dept
UMD Engineering Dept
UMD English Dept
CSS Education Dept
Duluth Public Library
Lake Superior Writers
UWS Library
CSS Library
CSS English Dept
UWS English Dept
UMD English Dept
UMD History
WDSE/WRPT (Member PBS)
KUMD
UMD Statesman
Zeitgeist/Theatro Zuccone
CSS Center for Early Music
Duluth-Superior Shape Note Singers
CSS English Dept
Low
UMD Music
Twin Ports Choral Project
Kathryn A. Martin Library
Wise Fool Shakespeare
Duluth Playhouse
UMD Theatre
UMD Theatre Costume Shop
Tweed Museum
UMD Alumni

Complementary Exhibitions:

Reframing Ophelia - June 9, 2016 – Summer 2017
- Anticipating the arrival of the First Folio at the Tweed in October, this exhibition introduces audiences to a selection of themes from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, specifically those embodied by the character of Ophelia. Reframing Ophelia is comprised of contemporary artwork from the Tweed’s permanent collection (in addition to many new acquisitions) and includes paintings, photographs, prints, ceramics, and sculpture. There is a strong focus on the artworks of female artists, and it also includes works by Native American and non-Western male artists.

Costumes and Stagecraft for Shakespeare – October 4, 2016 – December 31, 2016
- The Gurthrie Theater, located in Minneapolis, lent costumes from various Shakespeare plays for display at the Tweed Museum of Art to accompany the First Folio! exhibition.

Event List:

October 3, 2016 – My Mind’s Eye: Duluth Artist Imaginings of Shakespeare’s characters – Opening reception at the Duluth Art Institute
October 3, 2016 - Shakespeare on Film at Cloquet Public Library: Much Ado About Nothing
October4, 2016 – Secret Shakespeare – Film Screening
October 6, 2016 – First Folio Grand Opening
October 6, 2016 –Shakespeare Uncovered: A Midsummer Night's Dream with Hugh Bonneville
October 6, 2016 - Shakespeare Uncovered: King Lear with Christopher Plummer
October 7, 2016 – Shakespeare in Shackles: The Transformative Power of Literature in Prisons
October 7, 2016 - Folio Fridays, Duluth Public Library
October 7, 2016 - Wise Fool Shakespeare Presents: Othello by William Shakespeare
October 7, 2016 - ‘Words, words, words’: How to Think Like Shakespeare
October 8, 2016 – Duluth All-Day Sacred Harp Singing
October 8, 2016 - Wise Fool Shakespeare Presents: Othello by William Shakespeare
October 8, 2016 - ‘Constant to Eternity’: Loving Chaucer (and Shakespeare) in Two Noble Kinsmen
October 8, 2016 - Music from Shakespeare's Time and Plays
October 9, 2016 - Wise Fool Shakespeare Presents: Othello by William Shakespeare
October 10, 2016 – Shakespeare Global Showcase
October 10, 2016 - Shakespeare on Film at Cloquet Public Library: Hamlet
October 11, 2016 - TWEEVENING with Jamie Ratliff
October11, 2016 – Secret Shakespeare – Film Screening
October 12, 2016 – Shakespeare's First Folio: the Art and Technology of Early Print
October 12, 2016 - Pericles
October 13, 2016 – Shakespeare Uncovered: The Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman
October 13, 2016 - Shakespeare Uncovered: Othello' with David Harewood
October 13, 2016 - History of the Book: Explore the history of the printed word with English Professor Krista Sue-Lo Twu
October 14, 2016 – Folio Fridays – Free showing of Hamlet (1996) at the Duluth Public Library
October 15, 2016 – Tweed First Folio Family Day: Book arts activities for elementary students and their families
October 15, 2016 - Wise Fool Shakespeare Presents: Othello by William Shakespeare
October 15, 2016 – Maker's Space: Elizabethan Engineering
October 16, 2016 - Wise Fool Shakespeare Presents: Othello by William Shakespeare
October 16, 2016 – Maker's Space: Elizabethan Engineering
October 17, 2016 – Cloquet Library Reading Club: The Tempest with Krista Sue-Lo Twu
October 17, 2016 - Lecture by Doug Stewart, The Boy Who Would be Shakespeare
October 18, 2016 – Shakespeare on Film at Cloquet Public Library: Forbidden Planet
October 18, 2016 – Write Fight: Eight writers enter – only one can win
October 20 – 23, 2016 – Shakespeare In Motion – UMD Theatre’s fall dance concert illuminates the Bard’s connection to dance
October 20, 2016 – Shakespeare Uncovered: Anthony and Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall
October 20, 2016 - Shakespeare Uncovered: Romeo and Juliet with Joseph Fiennes
October 20, 2016 - Tweed First Folio Family Day with Alison Aune
October 20, 2016 – Lecture: Shakespeare's England – Presented by Dr. Steve Matthews
October 21, 2016 – Acting Shakespeare’s First Folio in Today’s Theatre
October 21, 2016 - First Folio Fridays – Free showing of Twelfth Night (1996) at Duluth Public Library
October 21, 2016 - Making Shakespeare’s Books: A Printing Workshop
October 21, 2016 - Minnesota Council of Teachers of English Workshop and Reception
October 21, 2016 - Shakespeare for the Centuries: Dr. Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library
October 22, 2016 – Letterpress Printing Hands-On Workshop
October 22, 2016 - Remixing Shakespeare - with original music by Low
October 24, 2016 – All Shakespeare Nerd Night
October 25, 2016 – Shakespeare on Film at Cloquet Public Library: Julius Caesar
October 25, 2016 – Secret Shakespeare - Film Screening
October 31, 2016 – Shakespeare on Film: Macbeth

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