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Starting in 2017, the Folger has hosted several staff-curated "pop-up" exhibitions. These are temporary exhibits which feature around 15 items from the Folger collection on display for only a few hours. Pop-up exhibitions allow us to display some of our lesser-known or -circulated items, and also give staff outside of the Exhibitions department a glimpse at what curating an exhibit is like. | Starting in 2017, the Folger has hosted several staff-curated "pop-up" exhibitions. These are temporary exhibits which feature around 15 items from the Folger collection on display for only a few hours. Pop-up exhibitions allow us to display some of our lesser-known or -circulated items, and also give staff outside of the [[Exhibitions at the Folger|Exhibitions]] department a glimpse at what curating an exhibit is like. | ||
All exhibitions so far have taken place in the Deck B Seminar Room. | All exhibitions so far have taken place in the Deck B Seminar Room. | ||
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==Past exhibitions== | ==Past exhibitions== | ||
===2017=== | ===2017=== | ||
* ''"The Word they still shall let remain": a Reformation pop-up exhibit'' (November 15) | * ''[["The Word they still shall let remain": a Reformation pop-up exhibit]]'' (November 15) | ||
* ''[[The Discouerie of Witchcraft in the Vaults]]'' (October 31) | * ''[[The Discouerie of Witchcraft in the Vaults]]'' (October 31) | ||
* ''“Black Monday”: Eclipses in the Folger Collection'' (August 21) | * ''“Black Monday”: Eclipses in the Folger Collection'' (August 21) | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 17 November 2017
Starting in 2017, the Folger has hosted several staff-curated "pop-up" exhibitions. These are temporary exhibits which feature around 15 items from the Folger collection on display for only a few hours. Pop-up exhibitions allow us to display some of our lesser-known or -circulated items, and also give staff outside of the Exhibitions department a glimpse at what curating an exhibit is like.
All exhibitions so far have taken place in the Deck B Seminar Room.
Upcoming exhibitions
(TBD)
Past exhibitions
2017
- "The Word they still shall let remain": a Reformation pop-up exhibit (November 15)
- The Discouerie of Witchcraft in the Vaults (October 31)
- “Black Monday”: Eclipses in the Folger Collection (August 21)
See also
- Material Witness, the “source talk” program organized by the Folger Institute featuring "an hour of open discussion and study" of a small group of items curated by a scholar.