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Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-renowned center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts. It is home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection and a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750). | Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-renowned center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts. It is home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection and a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750). The Folger is an internationally recognized research library offering advanced scholarly programs in the humanities; an innovator in the preservation of rare materials; a national leader in how Shakespeare is taught in grades K–12; and an award-winning producer of cultural and arts programs – theater, music, poetry, exhibits, lectures, and family programs. By promoting understanding of Shakespeare and his world, the Folger reminds us of the enduring influence of his works, the formative effects of the Renaissance on our own time, and the power of the written and spoken word. A gift to the American people from industrialist Henry Clay Folger, the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] – located one block east of the U.S. Capitol – opened in 1932. | ||
Folger Shakespeare Library’s collections include rare printed books, manuscripts, works of art, audiovisual materials, and modern scholarship. These materials extend beyond Shakespeare to include a wide range of disciplines – history and politics, theology and exploration, law and the arts – from the early modern period (1500–1750). New acquisitions of rare and modern materials are made regularly through purchases and the generosity of donors. | Folger Shakespeare Library’s collections include rare printed books, manuscripts, works of art, audiovisual materials, and modern scholarship. These materials extend beyond Shakespeare to include a wide range of disciplines – history and politics, theology and exploration, law and the arts – from the early modern period (1500–1750). New acquisitions of rare and modern materials are made regularly through purchases and the generosity of donors. | ||
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Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-renowned center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts. It is home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection and a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750). The Folger is an internationally recognized research library offering advanced scholarly programs in the humanities; an innovator in the preservation of rare materials; a national leader in how Shakespeare is taught in grades K–12; and an award-winning producer of cultural and arts programs – theater, music, poetry, exhibits, lectures, and family programs. By promoting understanding of Shakespeare and his world, the Folger reminds us of the enduring influence of his works, the formative effects of the Renaissance on our own time, and the power of the written and spoken word. A gift to the American people from industrialist Henry Clay Folger, the Folger Shakespeare Library – located one block east of the U.S. Capitol – opened in 1932.
Folger Shakespeare Library’s collections include rare printed books, manuscripts, works of art, audiovisual materials, and modern scholarship. These materials extend beyond Shakespeare to include a wide range of disciplines – history and politics, theology and exploration, law and the arts – from the early modern period (1500–1750). New acquisitions of rare and modern materials are made regularly through purchases and the generosity of donors.
Folger Shakespeare Library is one of the world’s most important centers for Shakespeare scholarship and supports advanced research in a broad range of disciplines.
Through the Folger Institute, the Folger Shakespeare Library brings together the resources of the Library and 40 universities to create a center for advanced study and research. The Institute encourages and advances humanities research and learning through its seminars, conferences, and colloquia.
Folger Shakespeare Library is a leader in how Shakespeare is taught today. It provides resources to more than four million teachers and students in grades K–12 each year and provides local outreach programs for families and the community. It also publishes the Folger Shakespeare Library editions, the leading Shakespeare texts used in secondary schools in the United States.
Folger Shakespeare Library’s award-winning cultural and arts programs – theater, poetry, music, exhibits, and lectures – connect broader audiences to its collections and support the living legacy of Shakespeare in contemporary life.