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===2010s=== | ===2010s=== | ||
*[[Shakespeare's the Thing|''Shakespeare's the Thing'']] January 28 | *[[Shakespeare's the Thing|''Shakespeare's the Thing'']] January 28 – June 15, 2014 | ||
*[[Here Is a Play Fitted: Four Centuries of Staging Shakespeare|''Here Is a Play Fitted: Four Centuries of Staging Shakespeare'']] ( | *[[Here Is a Play Fitted: Four Centuries of Staging Shakespeare|''Here Is a Play Fitted: Four Centuries of Staging Shakespeare'']] (2013–2014) | ||
*[[A Book Behind Bars: The Robben Island Shakespeare|''A Book Behind Bars: The Robben Island Shakespeare'']] (2013) | *[[A Book Behind Bars: The Robben Island Shakespeare|''A Book Behind Bars: The Robben Island Shakespeare'']] (2013) | ||
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*[[Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland|''Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland'']] (2013) | *[[Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland|''Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland'']] (2013) | ||
*[[Very Like a Whale |''Very Like a Whale'']] ( | *[[Very Like a Whale |''Very Like a Whale'']] (2012–2013) | ||
*[[Open City: London, 1500-1700 |''Open City: London, 1500-1700'']] (2012) | *[[Open City: London, 1500-1700 |''Open City: London, 1500-1700'']] (2012) | ||
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===2000s=== | ===2000s=== | ||
*[[Imagining China: the View from Europe, 1500-1700|''Imagining China: the View from Europe, 1500-1700'']] ( | *[[Imagining China: the View from Europe, 1500-1700|''Imagining China: the View from Europe, 1500-1700'']] (2009–2010) | ||
*[[The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault|''The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault'']] (2009) | *[[The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault|''The Curatorial Eye: Discoveries from the Folger Vault'']] (2009) | ||
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*[[To Sleep, Perchance to Dream|''To Sleep, Perchance to Dream'']] (2009) | *[[To Sleep, Perchance to Dream|''To Sleep, Perchance to Dream'']] (2009) | ||
*[[Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper|''Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper'']] ( | *[[Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper|''Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper'']] (2008–2009) | ||
*[[Now Thrive the Armorers: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare|''Now Thrive the Armorers: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare'']] (2008) | *[[Now Thrive the Armorers: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare|''Now Thrive the Armorers: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare'']] (2008) | ||
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*[[History in the Making: How Early Modern Britain Reimagined its Past|''History in the Making: How Early Modern Britain Reimagined its Past'']] (2008) | *[[History in the Making: How Early Modern Britain Reimagined its Past|''History in the Making: How Early Modern Britain Reimagined its Past'']] (2008) | ||
*[[Marketing Shakespeare: the Boydell Gallery, 1789-1805, & Beyond|''Marketing Shakespeare: the Boydell Gallery, 1789-1805, & Beyond'']] ( | *[[Marketing Shakespeare: the Boydell Gallery, 1789-1805, & Beyond|''Marketing Shakespeare: the Boydell Gallery, 1789-1805, & Beyond'']] (2007–2008) | ||
*[[Shakespeare in American Life|''Shakespeare in American Life'']] (2007) | *[[Shakespeare in American Life|''Shakespeare in American Life'']] (2007) | ||
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*[[David Garrick, 1717-1779: A Theatrical Life|''David Garrick, 1717-1779: A Theatrical Life'']] (2005) | *[[David Garrick, 1717-1779: A Theatrical Life|''David Garrick, 1717-1779: A Theatrical Life'']] (2005) | ||
*[[Letterwriting in Renaissance England|''Letterwriting in Renaissance England'']] ( | *[[Letterwriting in Renaissance England|''Letterwriting in Renaissance England'']] (2004–2005) | ||
*[[Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution|''Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution'']] (2004) | *[[Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution|''Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution'']] (2004) | ||
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*[[Word & Image: The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608|''Word & Image: The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608'']] (2004) | *[[Word & Image: The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608|''Word & Image: The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608'']] (2004) | ||
*[[Fakes, Forgeries & Facsimiles|''Fakes, Forgeries & Facsimiles'']] ( | *[[Fakes, Forgeries & Facsimiles|''Fakes, Forgeries & Facsimiles'']] (2003–2004) | ||
*[[Elizabeth I: Then and Now|''Elizabeth I: Then and Now'']] (2003) | *[[Elizabeth I: Then and Now|''Elizabeth I: Then and Now'']] (2003) | ||
*[[Thys Boke is Myne|''Thys Boke is Myne'']] ( | *[[Thys Boke is Myne|''Thys Boke is Myne'']] (2002–2003) | ||
*[[A Shared Passion: Henry Clay Folger, Jr. and Emily Jordan Folger as Collectors|''A Shared Passion: Henry Clay Folger, Jr. and Emily Jordan Folger as Collectors'']] (2002?) | *[[A Shared Passion: Henry Clay Folger, Jr. and Emily Jordan Folger as Collectors|''A Shared Passion: Henry Clay Folger, Jr. and Emily Jordan Folger as Collectors'']] (2002?) | ||
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*[[Designer Bookbinders in North America|''Designer Bookbinders in North America'']] (2002?) | *[[Designer Bookbinders in North America|''Designer Bookbinders in North America'']] (2002?) | ||
*[[Writing on Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe|''Writing on Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe'']] ( | *[[Writing on Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe|''Writing on Hands: Memory and Knowledge in Early Modern Europe'']] (2000–2001) | ||
*[[A Decade of Collecting: Celebrating Ten Years of Acquisitions|''A Decade of Collecting: Celebrating Ten Years of Acquisitions'']] (2000) | *[[A Decade of Collecting: Celebrating Ten Years of Acquisitions|''A Decade of Collecting: Celebrating Ten Years of Acquisitions'']] (2000) | ||
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*[[Seeing What Shakespeare Means|''Seeing What Shakespeare Means'']] (1999) | *[[Seeing What Shakespeare Means|''Seeing What Shakespeare Means'']] (1999) | ||
*[[Designs from Fancy: George Romney's Shakespearean Drawings|''Designs from Fancy: George Romney's Shakespearean Drawings'']] ( | *[[Designs from Fancy: George Romney's Shakespearean Drawings|''Designs from Fancy: George Romney's Shakespearean Drawings'']] (1998–1999) | ||
*[[Papers and Porcelains: Two Recent Gift Collections|''Papers and Porcelains: Two Recent Gift Collections'']] (1998) | *[[Papers and Porcelains: Two Recent Gift Collections|''Papers and Porcelains: Two Recent Gift Collections'']] (1998) | ||
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*[[Mapping Early Modern Worlds|''Mapping Early Modern Worlds'']] (1998) | *[[Mapping Early Modern Worlds|''Mapping Early Modern Worlds'']] (1998) | ||
*[[Housewife's Rich Cabinet: Remedies, Recipes, & Helpful Hints|''Housewife's Rich Cabinet: Remedies, Recipes, & Helpful Hints'']] ( | *[[Housewife's Rich Cabinet: Remedies, Recipes, & Helpful Hints|''Housewife's Rich Cabinet: Remedies, Recipes, & Helpful Hints'']] (1997–1998) | ||
*[[Shakespeare's Unruly Women|''Shakespeare's Unruly Women'']] (1997) | *[[Shakespeare's Unruly Women|''Shakespeare's Unruly Women'']] (1997) | ||
*[[Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar|''Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar'']] ( | *[[Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar|''Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar'']] (1996–1997) | ||
*[[The Festive Renaissance: Illustrated Books from the Colt Collection|''The Festive Renaissance: Illustrated Books from the Colt Collection'']] ( | *[[The Festive Renaissance: Illustrated Books from the Colt Collection|''The Festive Renaissance: Illustrated Books from the Colt Collection'']] (1995–1996) | ||
*[[Yesterday's News: Seventeenth-Century English Broadsides and Newsbooks|''Yesterday's News: Seventeenth-Century English Broadsides and Newsbooks'']] ( | *[[Yesterday's News: Seventeenth-Century English Broadsides and Newsbooks|''Yesterday's News: Seventeenth-Century English Broadsides and Newsbooks'']] (1995–1996) | ||
===Earlier exhibitions=== | ===Earlier exhibitions=== | ||
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*''Sword and the Pen'' (1995) | *''Sword and the Pen'' (1995) | ||
*''Collectors’ Choice'' ( | *''Collectors’ Choice'' (1994–1995) | ||
*''Royal Autographs: the Tudor and Stuart Monarchs of England'' (1994) | *''Royal Autographs: the Tudor and Stuart Monarchs of England'' (1994) | ||
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*''Unfaded Pageant: Edwin Austin Abbey'' [Loan Exhibition] (1994) | *''Unfaded Pageant: Edwin Austin Abbey'' [Loan Exhibition] (1994) | ||
*''Paintings from the Folger Shakespeare Library'' ( | *''Paintings from the Folger Shakespeare Library'' (1993–1994) | ||
*''Famous Beasts: Renaissance Animal Lore'' (1993) | *''Famous Beasts: Renaissance Animal Lore'' (1993) | ||
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*''The Elizabethan View of Italy'' (1993) | *''The Elizabethan View of Italy'' (1993) | ||
*''New World of Wonders, 1492-1700'' ( | *''New World of Wonders, 1492-1700'' (1992–1993) | ||
*''Fine and Historic Bookbindings'' (1992) | *''Fine and Historic Bookbindings'' (1992) | ||
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*''The First Folio of Shakespeare'' (1991) | *''The First Folio of Shakespeare'' (1991) | ||
*''Five Years of Acquisitions'' ( | *''Five Years of Acquisitions'' (1990–1991) | ||
*''Cathedral: Faith in Stone'' (1990) | *''Cathedral: Faith in Stone'' (1990) | ||
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*''Rosenbach Redux: Further Book Adventures in Book Collecting'' (1990) | *''Rosenbach Redux: Further Book Adventures in Book Collecting'' (1990) | ||
*''Shakespeare: The Works (1989) | *''Shakespeare: The Works ''(1989) | ||
*''Age of William III and Mary II – Tercentenary Exhibition'' (1989) | *''Age of William III and Mary II – Tercentenary Exhibition'' (1989) | ||
*''The Grete Herball: Books from the Collection of Mary P. Massey'' ( | *''The Grete Herball: Books from the Collection of Mary P. Massey'' (1988–1989) | ||
*''The Elizabethan Theater: the Theater Art of C. Walter Hodges'' ( | *''The Elizabethan Theater: the Theater Art of C. Walter Hodges'' (1988–1988) | ||
*''Time: The Greatest Innovator: Timekeeping and Time Consciousness in Early Modern Europe'' ( | *''Time: The Greatest Innovator: Timekeeping and Time Consciousness in Early Modern Europe'' (1986–1987) | ||
*''Marianne Moor Exhibition'' (1987) | *''Marianne Moor Exhibition'' (1987) | ||
*''The Compleat Gentleman: Books from English Country Houses'' ( | *''The Compleat Gentleman: Books from English Country Houses'' (1985–1986) | ||
*''Emily Dickinson Centennial Symposium and Exhibition'' (1986) | *''Emily Dickinson Centennial Symposium and Exhibition'' (1986) | ||
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*''The Kemble Family: A Theatrical Dynasty'' (1985) | *''The Kemble Family: A Theatrical Dynasty'' (1985) | ||
*''The Collector and the Dream'' ( | *''The Collector and the Dream'' (1982–1983) "in at least 3 parts" | ||
*''The Treatment of Books and Art Materials'' (1983) | *''The Treatment of Books and Art Materials'' (1983) | ||
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*''Magna Carta'' (1982) | *''Magna Carta'' (1982) | ||
*''Shakespeare, the Globe, and the World'' ( | *''Shakespeare, the Globe, and the World'' (1979–1981) | ||
[[Category: Public programs]] | [[Category: Public programs]] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 28 August 2014
Current exhibition
- Symbols of Honor: Heraldry and Family History in Shakespeare's England July 1 – October 16, 2014
Upcoming exhibitions
- Decoding the Renaissance November 11, 2014 – March 1, 2015.
- The Wonder of Will: 400 Years of Shakespeare 2016 anniversary celebrations
Permanent displays
First folio on display
Founders' Room
Past exhibitions
2010s
- Shakespeare's the Thing January 28 – June 15, 2014
- Very Like a Whale (2012–2013)
- Open City: London, 1500-1700 (2012)
2000s
- Imagining China: the View from Europe, 1500-1700 (2009–2010)
- To Sleep, Perchance to Dream (2009)
- Shakespeare in American Life (2007)
- Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print (2006-2007)
- Letterwriting in Renaissance England (2004–2005)
- Fakes, Forgeries & Facsimiles (2003–2004)
- Elizabeth I: Then and Now (2003)
- Thys Boke is Myne (2002–2003)
- The Pen's Excellencie (2002)
- The Reader Revealed (2001-2002)
- Fortune: All is But Fortune (2000)
1990s
- Mapping Early Modern Worlds (1998)
- Shakespeare's Unruly Women (1997)
- Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar (1996–1997)
Earlier exhibitions
- Elizabethan Households (1995)
- Sword and the Pen (1995)
- Collectors’ Choice (1994–1995)
- Royal Autographs: the Tudor and Stuart Monarchs of England (1994)
- Roasting the Swan of Avon: Shakespeare's Redoubtable Enemies & Dubious Friends (1994)
- Unfaded Pageant: Edwin Austin Abbey [Loan Exhibition] (1994)
- Paintings from the Folger Shakespeare Library (1993–1994)
- Famous Beasts: Renaissance Animal Lore (1993)
- The Elizabethan View of Italy (1993)
- New World of Wonders, 1492-1700 (1992–1993)
- Fine and Historic Bookbindings (1992)
- Reign of the Horse (1992)
- The First Folio of Shakespeare (1991)
- Five Years of Acquisitions (1990–1991)
- Cathedral: Faith in Stone (1990)
- Rosenbach Redux: Further Book Adventures in Book Collecting (1990)
- Shakespeare: The Works (1989)
- Age of William III and Mary II – Tercentenary Exhibition (1989)
- The Grete Herball: Books from the Collection of Mary P. Massey (1988–1989)
- The Elizabethan Theater: the Theater Art of C. Walter Hodges (1988–1988)
- Time: The Greatest Innovator: Timekeeping and Time Consciousness in Early Modern Europe (1986–1987)
- Marianne Moor Exhibition (1987)
- The Compleat Gentleman: Books from English Country Houses (1985–1986)
- Emily Dickinson Centennial Symposium and Exhibition (1986)
- The Kemble Family: A Theatrical Dynasty (1985)
- The Collector and the Dream (1982–1983) "in at least 3 parts"
- The Treatment of Books and Art Materials (1983)
- Martin Luther, 1483-1546: A Jubilee Exhibition (1983)
- Magna Carta (1982)
- Shakespeare, the Globe, and the World (1979–1981)