Folger Shakespeare Library Expands Celebration of Shakespeare’s Birthday with Staged Reading of Macbeth and a Variety of Events in late April The family-friendly Birthday Festival will return on April 18 and the Folger’s inaugural Director’s Resident Adjoa Andoh MBE will direct and star in the Macbeth Staged Reading WASHINGTON, March 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Folger Shakespeare Library is expanding the scope of its annual celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday with new installations in its exhibition halls, performances, lectures, and a family-friendly birthday party. The April line up of programming will also include a staged reading of Macbeth directed by and starring Adjoa Andoh MBE as a part of […]

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Folger Finds: Fashion in the Tudor court | Folger Shakespeare Library Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

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#FolgerShakespeareLibrary exhibition, How to Be a Power Player: Tudor Edition, which explores the “rules” of succeeding as a courtier. Spoiler alert: dress to impress!
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"Lord, what fools these mortals be." Spotted Puck at the Folger Shakespeare Library, so I had to say hello, one Robin to another. Midsummer Night’s Dream was the first work of Shakespeare that I ever consumed; left a lasting impression!

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Stopped by the reopened @folgerlibrary.bsky.social and found this adorable game at the gift shop that I can’t wait to play. Really loved the new exhibit spaces with all the collection’s treasures like folios of William Shakespeare’s work. #boardgames #folgershakespearelibrary #boardgaymer

Checking out #FolgerShakespeareLibrary this afternoon. Awesome first editions on display. Just spied #LordOfTheRings 1st & #TheWizardOfOz 1st.

Screenshot of a page from handwritten manuscript V.A.8, at the Folger Shakespeare Library

#TodayInMyKitchen Treasure hunting in old manuscript recipe books.

One of today's gems is confirmation of the weight of half a peck of flour:

"A London half peck is 7lb of flour"

#Marginalia #MSV.A.8 #FolgerShakespeareLibrary

Photo shows a folded letter lying half open on a table. The letter is penned by hand in black ink and flowing script, much in the style of a Jane Austen novel when letters were handwritten, folded up, tied with a string, and sealed with red sealing wax. From a Valentine’s Day-inspired workshop hosted by the Folger Shakespeare Library before a performance of ‘As You Like It”. Washington, DC (February 2017)

Lost… | ‘Verloren' #FotoVorschlag
The lost art of writing letters. #FolgerShakespeareLibrary #WashingtonDC #LoveLetter