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Folger Shakespeare Library
Location Washington, DC, USA
Date 1932
Architect Paul Philippe Cret
Type of library Independent Research Library
website address http://www.folger.edu/
Local Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
Visiting Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003-1094, USA
Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday, 10.00 - 16.00
Guided tours daily 11.00, no reservations necessary
Brief History
The Folger Shakespeare Library was founded by Henry Clay Folger
and his wife, Emily Jordan Folger. Mr. Folger died in 1930, so he did
not see the opening of the library on the anniversary of Shakespeare’s
birthday on 23rd April, 1932.
The Folger is an important research centre for scholars interested in
Shakespeare and the Renaissance. It is a lively venue for exhibitions
and the performing and literary arts, and is also a leader in humanities
education for grades K-12.
The building’s architecture has earned it a listing in the National
Register of Historic Places. Inside, the original reading room (see picture)
replicates an Elizabethan great hall. An intimate theatre, designed in the
spirit of an Elizabethan Innyard Theatre, is located at the east end of
the building.
Special Interest
The Folger houses the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed
works, as well as collections of other rare Renaissance books and
manuscripts on all disciplines – history and politics, theology and
exploration, law and the arts. It includes:
- 79 First Folios, the largest collection in the World
- 255,000 books and 55,000 manuscripts
- 250,000 playbills, and other theatrical memorabilia
- 27,000 paintings, drawings, engravings, and prints
- Theatrical porcelain, decorated papers, costumes, and film.
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