The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC is home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection. That’s where host ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Adjoa Andoh, the inaugural Director's Resident at the Folger Shakespeare Library, about Shakespeare's relevance in modern times, and specifically to people of color.

“Clear your calendars. Pocket your notes”: So begins a Rita Dove poem beside a new garden path that leads visitors away from the official world of Capitol Hill and into the soon-to-reopen Folger ...

WASHINGTON, March 27, 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, ...

WASHINGTON — The Folger Shakespeare Library is reopening its historic home on Capitol Hill to the public on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, after a major three-year building renovation. The renovation will ...

The Folger Shakespeare Library on D.C.’s Capitol Hill estimates it will remain closed into 2024 due to ongoing renovations, after originally planning to reopen in November. In a news release Wednesday ...

The acclaimed actor, writer, and director will spend a week in Washington, DC engaging with the community and utilizing the Folger's collection WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Folger ...

Acclaimed stage and screen actor has taken part in Washington DC’s Folger Shakespeare Library residency program during a troubling time for the Capitol ...

Update: The Folger Shakespeare Library’s Capitol Hill building will not reopen until 2024, the library said Aug. 9. The exact date in 2024 has not yet been determined. Folger attributed the delay to ...

Folger Shakespeare Library announced it will be pushing back its reopening to 2024 despite marketing the completion of the $80.5 million renovation in April. The previously planned reopening date was ...

The Folger Shakespeare Library has announced its slate of free summer programming for the months of July and August, 2024. From a Cuban salsa night to Arab poetry and music, from an inclusive, ...

Greg Prickman is cagey about the security details around the massive new glass vault on display at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. And he has every right to be—because it contains ...